来 come/future

rice 〔米) plus a line, which we'll call a horizontal bolt of RAIghtning. So you can say . . .
In the future, we'll use RAIghtning to cook our rice! ZAP!!!!

next year ★★★★★
来 (come/future) + 年 (year) = 来年 (next year)

next month ★★★★★
来 (come/future) + 月 (moon) = 来月 (next month)

possible ★★★★★ 1/2 KANA
出 (pull out / hand over) + 来 (come/future) = 出来る (possible)

it's possible to do.(I can run, I can shit, but I can't run and shit at the same time.)

since then ★★★☆☆ NP
以 (compared to) + 来 (come/future) = 以来 (since then)

one's future ★★★☆☆

a specific person's future (i.e. the dumb interview question, "What do you see yourself doing 10 years from now?") Also sometimes used with Japan's future.