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N1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

()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)

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    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to reel, to wind, to spin (thread)

    2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

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

    3. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to count (e.g. the days)

    4. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      4.

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

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    繰る 【くる】

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    Examples

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      雨戸(あまど)()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)職員(しょくいん)(まゆ)から(いと)()っています。

      A factory worker is reeling silk from cocoons.

      • N1

      ()(びと)目印(めじるし)(しず)んだ途端(とたん)素早(すばや)()(いと)()(はじ)めた。

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

      • N1

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

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

      • N1

      ()()ってみたら、今年(ことし)(はじ)まってからもう半年(はんとし)()っていた(こと)()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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