くる
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Meanings
Kuru verb
Intransitive verb
1. to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
Kuru verb
Intransitive verb
Auxiliary verb
2. to come back; to do ... and come back (Usually kana, after the -te form of a verb)
3. to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue (Usually kana, after the -te form of a verb)
Kuru verb
Intransitive verb
4. to come from; to be caused by; to derive from
5. to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
Other spellings
来くる
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
くる
Used in vocabulary
来くる日ひ
the coming days
Expression
来くる年とし
the coming year
Expression
Examples3504
I'll come by 10.
My father insisted that I should go to see the place.
A Mr Smith came to see you.
I came to Japan two years ago.
I thought you wouldn't come.
Please come to my house.