| Word form | kerai |
| Original script | 家来 |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Word meaning | Original meaning “rites particular to a specific household”, hence the meaning of those following them. |
| Comments on word | The original characters have changed from 家礼 to 家来, probably by folk etymology. |
| Analyzability | analyzable compound |
| Gloss | ke-rai house-rite |
| Age | Late Old Japanese [21] (794–1185) |
| Lexical stratum | kango (go’on) |
| Year | 源氏 (after 1000) |
| Comparison with Mandarin | semantic change (Japanese) |
| Register | General |
| Numeric frequency | 0 |