Word Meaning 来る

くる kuru

来る is read as くる (kuru) and means to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...").

Meaning

English

to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
to come back
to do ... and come back
to come (spatially or temporally)
to approach
to arrive
to come from
to be caused by

Reading

Kana

くる

Romaji

kuru

Writing Variants

來るくる kuru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 行く・往く Rank 5537 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

来合わせる

きあわせる

to happen to come along

来年

らいねん

next year

来日

らいにち

arrival in Japan

来月

らいげつ

next month

来

らい

next (year, spring, etc.)

出来る

できる

to become pregnant

出来上がる

できあがる

to be very drunk

やって来る

やってくる

to arrive at the present

来客

らいかく

visitor

来春

らいはる

next spring

来週

らいしゅう

next week

来場

らいば

attendance

Example Sentences

次に来る人を呼んでください。

つぎにくるひとをよんでください。

Please call the next person.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 5 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.