Word Meaning やって来る

やってくる yattekuru

やって来る is read as やってくる (yattekuru) and means to arrive at the present.

Meaning

English

  1. to arrive at the present
  2. to get where one is
  3. to have been doing something (for a period of time)
  4. to come along
  5. to come around
  6. to turn up

Reading

Kana

やってくる

Romaji

yattekuru

Writing Variants

  • 遣って来る やってくる yattekuru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 14872 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

出来る

できる

to become pregnant

来る

くる

to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")

出来上がる

できあがる

to be very drunk

連れて来る

つれてくる

to bring someone along

来合わせる

きあわせる

to happen to come along

奇想天外より来る

きそうてんがいよりきたる

to think of something bizarre

行き来

いきき

street traffic

来年

らいねん

next year

来日

らいにち

arrival in Japan

本来

ほんらい

originally

来月

らいげつ

next month

Example Sentences

10

He comes at noon.

Santa Claus is coming to town.

Where does wind come from?

Spring comes between winter and summer.

He comes round once a week.

Every day, we get at the very least three clients at the shop.

There is no telling what time he will come.

Many tourists come to this island every year.

Many foreign people come to Japan to work.

Every year without fail, lots of foreigners come to Japan.