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

to arrive at the present
to get where one is
to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to come along
to come around
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 14691 Priority C

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出来る

できる

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来る

くる

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

ことが出来る

ことができる

to be able (to)

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

持って来る

もってくる

to bring

来合わせる

きあわせる

to happen to come along

迫り来る

せまりくる

to be imminent

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

ゆきき

street traffic

来年

らいねん

next year

来日

らいにち

arrival in Japan