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WORD DETAIL

去来

きょらい

N1come and go · cross one's mind

Examples

卒業式を前に、これまでの思い出が胸に去来した。

決断の直前まで期待と不安が胸中を去来した。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 去来 is read as きょらい and is a noun and する verb for thoughts, feelings, or memories arising in succession or coming and going through the mind.
  • Basic usage: Recurring memories appear in 思い出が胸に去来する, while alternating feelings appear in 期待と不安が胸中を去来する.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Physical and mental movement
    • Although the characters suggest coming and going, the examples use the word figuratively for movement of memories or conflicting feelings within the mind.
  • Difference from 思い出す
    • 思い出す means recalling a memory; 去来する emphasizes thoughts or feelings repeatedly appearing and receding.

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