来る (くる) — to come
来る
to come
Frequency #50
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
2 characters
kuru verb (irregular) · intransitive
Part of speech (JMdict: aux-v, vi, vk) action
kuru
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.
Meanings
- to come
Kanji Used
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)