Kuru

繰る (Kuru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to reel, to wind, to spin (thread), to turn (pages)”.

Meanings

  1. godan verb, transitive verbto reel; to wind; to spin (thread)
  2. godan verb, transitive verbto turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to leaf through (a book); to consult (a dictionary); to refer to (an encyclopedia)
  3. godan verb, transitive verbto count (e.g. the days)
  4. godan verb, transitive verbto open one-by-one; to close one-by-one (e.g. shutters)

Examples

  • I counted the days to see when it had happened.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 繰る

winding

Related words

to repeatto be overturnedto unfoldfundraisingrepetitionto draw (a thread)making doto move uppostponementupward moveinward transfer (of money)extension ladder