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来る

来る

Japanese

Verb

来る (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 來る, intransitive, irregular conjugation, hiragana くる, romaji kuru)

  1. To come (toward the speaker/writer).
Conjugation
Antonyms
Derived terms
  •  (せま) () (semarikuru)
  •  ()って () (mottekuru): (v.) bring (the object is a thing)
  •  ()れて () (tsuretekuru): (v.) bring (the object is a person)
  •  () () (kuruhi)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
きた
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Verb

来る (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana きたる, romaji kitaru)

  1. To come, to arrive.
    • 2011, NHK, 天皇誕生日 皇居で一般参賀:
       (きた) (とし) (みな)さん一人 (ひとり)びとりにとり、よい (とし)であるよう (いの)っています。
      Kitaru toshi ga mina-san hitoribitori ni tori, yoi toshi de aru yō inotte imasu.
      I pray that next year [the coming year] will be a good year for each of you.
Conjugation

See also

  •  (きた) (kitasu)