Vocab Info

N1 う-verb (る), Transitive verb

繰(く)るto reel, to wind, to spin (thread), to turn (pages), to flip through (a book), to leaf through (a book), to consult (a dictionary), to refer to (an encyclopedia), to count (e.g. the days), to open one-by-one, to close one-by-one (e.g. shutters)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to reel, to wind, to spin (thread)

      2. 2.

        to turn (pages), to flip through (a book), to leaf through (a book), to consult (a dictionary), to refer to (an encyclopedia)

      3. 3.

        to count (e.g. the days)

      4. 4.

        to open one-by-one, to close one-by-one (e.g. shutters)

    All Forms

    繰る 【くる】

    Details

      • く

      • る

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    Examples

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    • 雨戸(あまど)を繰(く)って移動(いどう)させる。

      To open the shutters one by one to move them.

      • N1
    • 工場(こうじょう)の職員(しょくいん)が繭(まゆ)から糸(いと)を繰(く)っています。

      A factory worker is reeling silk from cocoons.

      • N1
    • 釣(つ)り人(びと)は目印(めじるし)が沈(しず)んだ途端(とたん)に素早(すばや)く釣(つ)り糸(いと)を繰(く)り始(はじ)めた。

      The moment the float sank, the angler quickly reeled in the line.

      • N1
    • 電話(でんわ)帳(ちょう)をパラパラと繰(く)って近所(きんじょ)のお寿司(すし)屋(や)さんの電話(でんわ)番号(ばんごう)を探(さが)しました。

      I flipped through my phone book to find the number of a local sushi place.

      • N1
    • 日(ひ)を繰(く)ってみたら、今年(ことし)が始(はじ)まってからもう半年(はんとし)も経(た)っていた事(こと)に気(き)がついた。

      When I counted the days, I realized half the year had already gone by since it started.

      • N1
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