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6 words matching 'くる' found
くる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
来る
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Reading : くる   
irregular verb くる, intransitive verb
1. to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
irregular verb くる, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
2. to come back; to do ... and come back  (see also: 行って来る)
3. to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue
irregular verb くる, intransitive verb
4. to come from; to be caused by; to derive from
5. to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")  (see also: と来たら)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 1 (among the 500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 164,984 which gives a rank of 242
来る is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 6,000 (about 136,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 308 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 64
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 16 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
しごと
仕事
られた
です
Are you here on business?
ここ
どれくらいなる
How long have you been here?
いっしょ

"Come with me."
くる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 2,000 (about 491,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 167
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 16 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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來る
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Reading : くる   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 146,000 (about 588,000 results)
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くる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
繰る
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Reading : くる   
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to reel; to wind; to spin (thread)
2. to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to leaf through (a book); to consult (a dictionary); to refer to (an encyclopedia)
3. to count (e.g. the days)
4. to open one-by-one; to close one-by-one (e.g. shutters)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 78,025 which gives a rank of 9,375
繰る is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 211,000 (about 183,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 15573
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 38 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
それだった
って
たし
かめた

I counted the days to see when it had happened.
きたければ
われわれ
我々
いっしょ
一緒
きてよろしい
If you care to, you may come with us.
かれ
くるこない
わたし
どう
こと

It makes no difference to me whether he comes or not.
くる
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• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 2,000 (about 490,000,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 38 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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くる is the reading of the following word:
呉る
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Reading : くる   
Nidan verb (lower class) with `ru' ending (archaic), transitive verb
to give; to let one have; to do for one  (see also: 呉れる; archaic)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 29,753 which gives a rank of 74,192
• Google Japan frequency rank: 30,000 (about 19,700,000 results)
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くる is the reading of the following word:
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Readings : くるる    くろろ    くる    くるり   
枢 can be read in 4 ways: くるる (60%), くる (30%), くろろ (10%), くるり (rare).
noun
1. pivot hinge (using extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame)
2. sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)  (see also: )
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 12 (among the 180,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 17,128 which gives a rank of 162,362
• Google Japan frequency rank: 51,000 (about 8,920,000 results)
No examples found for any form of this word.
くる is a reading of one form of the following word:
えぐる
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out  (often written with kana only)
2. to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain  (often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading えぐる)
3. to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light  (often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading えぐる)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 70,690 which gives a rank of 16,542
えぐる is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 119,000 (about 1,740,000 results)
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Example sentences:
かれ
てつ
ぼう
かぎ
かかったドア
くじ
けた

He pried open the locked door with a crowbar.
抉る
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Reading : えぐる   
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 180,000 (about 399,000 results)
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刳る
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Readings : えぐる    くる   
刳る can be read in 2 ways: えぐる (90%), くる (10%).
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 225,000 (about 98,700 results)
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剔る
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Reading : えぐる   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 230,000 (about 76,000 results)
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くる is the reading of the following word:
佝僂
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Reading : くる   
noun
1. rickets  (see also: 佝僂病; often written with kana only)
2. someone suffering from rickets
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 12 (among the 180,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 16,814 which gives a rank of 163,254
• Google Japan frequency rank: 212,000 (about 175,000 results)
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ライ   く to come   きた to be forthcoming   きた to induce   
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eight
ミ    not yet   
ライ   く to come   きた to be forthcoming   きた to induce   
to wind, reel, spin   
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シ   いと thread   
goods in the tree
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ヒン    elegance   しな goods   
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
ゴ    give; Wu dynasty of China   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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shelf
table
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スウ    hinge   
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ク    ward   
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crossed swords
side open box
えぐ to gouge out   こじ to pry, to prize out   
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hand
カイ   ケツ    decide, determine   
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えぐれる to be gouged out   
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boast   
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reach
トウ   かたな sword   
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