くる

Common word

  1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to reel, to wind, to spin (thread)

  2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to turn (pages), to flip through (a book), to leaf through (a book), to consult (a dictionary), to refer to (an encyclopedia)

  3. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to count (e.g. the days)

    • それがいつだったか日を繰って確かめた。
      I counted the days to see when it had happened.
  4. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to open one-by-one, to close one-by-one (e.g. shutters)