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    3. 繰る

    繰る

    繰くる​

    to reel

    KMT10News #38+1Ref L2Verb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab20 strokes

    くる

    Verb, Transitive

    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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    本ほんのページを繰くった。

    I flipped through the pages of the book.

    KMT7Daily LifeLiterature
    彼かれはその単たん語ごの意い味みを調しらべるために、辞じ書しょを素す早ばやく繰くった。

    He quickly flipped through the dictionary to find the meaning of the word.

    KMT10Daily LifeEducation
    日ひを繰くるごとに、試し験けんの日ひが近ちかづいてきた。

    As the days passed, the date of the exam drew nearer.

    KMT10Daily LifeEducation
    彼かの女じょは釣つり糸いとをゆっくりと繰くった。

    She reeled in the fishing line slowly.

    KMT10Daily LifeSports & Martial Arts
    彼かれは朝あさ、ブラインドを一いち枚まいずつ繰くって開あけた。

    He opened the blinds one by one in the morning.

    KMT10Daily LifeHome & Housing

    Characters that make up this word

    繰
    く.る…(2)
    winding・reel・spin・turn (pages)・look up…(1)
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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