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N1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
繰る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)
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to reel, to wind, to spin (thread)
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)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
3.
to count (e.g. the days)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
4.
to open one-by-one, to close one-by-one (e.g. shutters)
All Forms
繰る 【くる】
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雨戸を繰って移動させる。
To open the shutters one by one to move them.
工場の職員が繭から糸を繰っています。
A factory worker is reeling silk from cocoons.
釣り人は目印が沈んだ途端に素早く釣り糸を繰り始めた。
The moment the float sank, the angler quickly reeled in the line.
電話帳をパラパラと繰って近所のお寿司屋さんの電話番号を探しました。
I flipped through my phone book to find the number of a local sushi place.
日を繰ってみたら、今年が始まってからもう半年も経っていた事に気がついた。
When I counted the days, I realized half the year had already gone by since it started.
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