来る (Kuru): 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

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 5237 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

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

やって来る

やってくる

to arrive at the present

来客

らいきゃく

visitor

来春

らいしゅん

next spring

来週

らいしゅう

next week

Example Sentences

10

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.

来る？

Are you coming?

王が来る。

The king is coming.

明日も来る？

Will you come here tomorrow, too?

誰か来る。

Someone is coming.

トムは来る？

Is Tom coming?

来週来るの？

Are you coming next week?

明日来るの？

Are you coming tomorrow?

バスが来る。

The bus has arrived.

すぐ来るさ。

They'll be here soon.