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    来る

    来くる​

    to come (spatially or temporally)

    N5KMT6News #16+1CoreCore ConceptsDaily LifeKanji Vocab8 strokes

    來る

    くるクる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive

    Verb, Intransitive, Auxiliary

    2.
    to come back, to do ... and come back
    word usually written using kana alone
    3.
    to come to be, to become, to get, to grow, to continue
    word usually written using kana alone

    Verb, Intransitive

    4.
    to come from, to be caused by, to derive from
    5.
    to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")

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    友とも達だちが明あし日た、私わたしの家うちに来きます。

    My friend is coming to my house tomorrow.

    KMT2Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    彼かれはいつも時じ間かん通どおりに来くる。

    He always comes on time.

    KMT3Daily LifeCore Concepts
    毎まい日にち、仕し事ごとから疲つかれて家いえに帰かえって来くる。

    Every day, I come home tired from work.

    KMT5Daily LifeWork & Career
    冬ふゆが来くる前まえに、暖だん房ぼうの準じゅん備びをしておこう。

    Let's prepare the heating before winter comes.

    KMT5Weather & GeographyDaily Life
    この問もん題だいは、どこから来くるのかを考かんがえる必ひつ要ようがある。

    It is necessary to consider where this problem comes from.

    KMT7Core ConceptsEducation

    Characters that make up this word

    来
    く.る・きた.る・きた.す・き.たす・き.たる・き…(7)
    come・due・next・cause・become
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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