来る (くる) — to come
来る
to come
Frequency #50
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 2
2 characters
auxiliary verb
intransitive
kuru verb (irregular)
action
kuru
くる
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
くる[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- to come
Explained in simple Japanese
- ほかの ところから、こちらへ ちかづく。
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Usage examples
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少なすぎると、買いに来た人が困ります。
Sukuna sugiru to, kai ni kita hito ga komarimasu.
If there is too little, the people who came to buy it are left in difficulty.
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Verb forms
| Meaning | Plain | Polite |
|---|---|---|
| Present |
来る くる |
来ます きます |
| Present negative |
来ない こない |
来ません きません |
| Past |
来た きた |
来ました きました |
| Past negative |
来なかった こなかった |
来ませんでした きませんでした |
| Te-form |
来て きて |
来まして きまして |
| Potential |
来られる こられる |
来られます こられます |
| Potential negative |
来られない こられない |
来られません こられません |
Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.
Related Words
Grammar Points
Grammar patterns commonly used with 来る.
に
Particles
destination
へ
Particles
direction / destination
から
Particles
from (origin in time or space)
〜て
Verb forms
connective form (and then, and)
〜た
Verb forms
plain past affirmative
〜ない
Verb forms
plain negative (don't / doesn't / not)
〜ます
Verb forms
polite non-past affirmative
〜ている
Verb forms
ongoing action (progressive)
Sharing same tag — action
Kanji
Words
- 行く to go auxiliary verb godan verb (iku/yuku) intransitive
- 行く to go godan verb (iku/yuku) intransitive
- 書く to write godan verb (-ku) transitive
- 読む to read godan verb (-mu) transitive
- 見る to see auxiliary verb ichidan verb transitive
- 聞く to hear godan verb (-ku) transitive
- 食べる to eat ichidan verb transitive
- 飲む to drink godan verb (-mu) transitive
- 歩く to walk godan verb (-ku) intransitive
- 走る to run godan verb (-ru) intransitive