Meaning of 来る in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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来る, 來るJLPT 5
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Kana Readingくる
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Romajikuru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Kuru verb - special class, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
- Meaning
- to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to come back; to do ... and come back
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue
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- Parts of speech
- Kuru verb - special class, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to come from; to be caused by; to derive from
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")
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Example Sentences
来る, 來る, くる used in context
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彼らのコミュニケーションは我々が考えてきたものよりはるかに複雑かもしれません。
Their communication may be much more complex than we thought.
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I came to Tokyo three years ago and have been living here ever since.
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I think the wind's dropping off.
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What goes around comes around.
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In the midst of this it is IT that has made great progress.
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I made sure that children who'd forgotten their red pencil came to borrow one.
Verb Conjugations
Common conjugated forms
Non-Past
Past
Te
Passive
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
come, due, next, cause, become
On: ライ, タイ
Kun: く.る, きた.る, きた.す, き.たす, き.たる, き, こ
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