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めくる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
めくる
BOOST
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.)  (often written with kana only)
2. to tear off; to strip off; to take off; to pull off (e.g. a blanket); to pull up (e.g. floorboards); to tear up  (often written with kana only)
3. to roll up (e.g. a screen, a sleeve)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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めくる is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 74,000 (about 4,090,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4614 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
ページめくりなさい
Please turn over the page.
スクリーン
すそ
めくってみれば
だれ
らない
にほん
日本
えいが
映画
りめんし
裏面史
title of book, album etc.
If We Try to Roll Up the Bottom Part of a Screen: The Unknown and Hidden Historical Background of Japanese Cinema
ほん
ページめくる
I turn over a page of the book.
捲る
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Reading : めくる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 124,000 (about 959,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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まく to turn inside out   まくれる to be turned inside out   
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カン   ケン   roll up   ま to roll (up)   まき roll, reel, volume   
hand
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