Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 来庵, 來杏, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. ṘAH-EE-AHN [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 来 (rai) meaning "to come" or 來 (rai) meaning "come" combined with 庵 (an) meaning "hermitage; retreat" or 杏 (an) meaning "apricot". Other kanji combinations are possible.Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Ryan.