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popularsearch-only kana formsearch-only kanji formJLPT N5kuru verbverb (generic)intransitive verbusually written using kana aloneauxiliary verb

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kuru

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kuru verbintransitive verb
to come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive
usually written using kana alonekuru verbintransitive verbauxiliary verb
to come back, to do ... and come back
after the -te form of a verb
usually written using kana alonekuru verbintransitive verbauxiliary verb
to come to be, to become, to get, to grow, to continue
after the -te form of a verb
kuru verbintransitive verb
to come from, to be caused by, to derive from
kuru verbintransitive verb
to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")

komen, verschijnen, opdagen, naderen, niet achterwege blijven
aankomen, arriveren, (zijn bestemming) bereiken
bezoeken, een visite brengen, op bezoek gaan bij, te gast zijn bij
aanbreken, beginnen, voor de deur staan
worden, in een bepaalde toestand raken, in een bepaalde hoedanigheid raken
(een houding) aannemen
invoeren, introduceren, in gebruik laten komen, in zwang brengen
zijn oorzaak vinden in, toe te schrijven zijn aan, te wijten zijn aan, veroorzaakt zijn door
ontsproten zijn uit

arriver, atteindre, provenir de, venir

kommen, ankommen, herankommen, eintreffen, besuchen, aufsuchen, vorsprechen, sich nähern, herkommen, fällig werden, ablaufen, verfallen
herüberkommen, überliefert werden
stammen, herstammen, herrühren, entstehen, sich ergeben, zurückzuführen sein

jön, következik, lesz, megérkezik, megtesz, származik, válik vmilyenné, kézhez kap, közeledik, közelít, megközelít, belép a színre, halad, jól fejlődik, jól nő, sorra kerül, beáll, kezdődik, part felé folyik, válik vmivé, nő, növekszik, állapotba juttat, beszerez, elcsíp, elejt, elfog, elhoz, eljut, elvégeztet, ért, helyre juttat, hoz, hozzáfog, jut, kap, kerül vhova, kerül, kinyer, lelő, lesz vmilyen, leterít, magához vesz, megfog, megszerez, nemz, odaér, rávesz, szert tesz, tesz vmilyenné, vesz

1) приходить, прибывать; приезжать; приходить в гости, 2) приходить, наступать (о чём-л.), 3) происходить, проистекать (из чего-л.), 4) (после деепр.:), а) (имеет значение приходить и приближаться, но не переводится:), б) (указывает на наступление действия:)

priti {tja, kjer je govorec}

llegar, venir

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来

7 strokes

come,due,next,cause,become

Collocations and expressions using 来る

来る者は拒まず

turn away no one

来る者拒まず

accept one who comes to you

Extended information

JMDict ID: 1547720

JMdictDB entry

Short URL: https://jpdct.com/F53I

Appears in the "wordfreq" file compiled by Alexandre Girardi (see wordfreq.README) on the first 12.000 words.

Appears in the "Ichimango goi bunruishuu", Senmon Kyouiku Publishing, Tokyo, 1998.

Frequency-of-use ranking in the wordfreq file: 16

Verb conjugation

Different conjugations of the verb in both plain form and keigo (polite)

Verb conjugations

Form	Term	Used for
Present	現在形（げんざいけい）	Describing a current action
Present negative	現在否定形（げんざいひていけい）	Describing a current action, negated
Past	過去形（かこけい）	Describing a past action
Past negative	過去否定形（かこひていけい）	Describing a past action, negated
Te form	て形（てけい）	Connecting verbs, or making requests
Tai form	たい形（たいけい）	Expressing a desire to do something
Volitional	意向形（いこうけい）	Expressing intention or determination
Imperative	命令形（めいれいけい）	Giving commands
Passive	受身形（うけみけい）	Describing an action done to the subject
Conditional	条件形（じょうけんけい）	Describing a hypothetical situation
Provisional conditional	仮定形（かていけい）	Describing a tentative or uncertain situation
Causative	使役形（しえきけい）	Describing causing someone to do something
Potential	可能形（かのうけい）	Describing ability to do something

Each form has a small speaker icon next to it — click it to hear the pronunciation read aloud.

Plain form vs keigo

Plain form is the basic form of a verb or adjective in Japanese. It's called "plain" because it's the simplest and most straightforward form, without any added politeness or formality. Plain form is used in informal situations, such as talking to friends, family, or people of lower status.

Keigo, on the other hand, is a set of honorific language expressions used to show respect, politeness, and formality in Japanese.

In general, plain form is used in informal situations and keigo is used in formal situations. However, it's important to note that there are different levels of keigo depending on the level of formality and the relationship between the speaker and listener. For example, the keigo used with a superior in a workplace setting might be different from the keigo used with a customer or client.

It's also worth noting that keigo can be difficult to master, even for native Japanese speakers. There are many different honorific expressions and rules for using them correctly, so it's important to study and practice them carefully in order to use them effectively.

Not every form above has a distinct keigo equivalent: the conditional, provisional conditional, causative, and potential forms aren't typically expressed differently in polite speech, so only forms with their own recognized keigo pattern are shown in the Keigo column.

Plain
Present	Loading... 来るくるkuru
Negative	Loading... 来ないこないkonai
Past	Loading... 来たきたkita
Past negative	Loading... 来なかったこなかったkonakatta
Te form	Loading... 来てきてkite
Tai form	Loading... きたいきたいkitai
Volitional	Loading... 来ようこようkoyou
Imperative	Loading... 来いこいkoi
Passive	Loading... 来られるこられるkorareru
Conditional	Loading... 来たらきたらkitara
Provisional conditional	Loading... 来ればくればkureba
Causative	Loading... 来させるこさせるkosaseru
Potential	Loading... 来られるこられるkorareru

Keigo (polite)
Present	Loading... きますきますkimasu
Negative	Loading... きませんきませんkimasen
Past	Loading... きましたきましたkimashita
Past negative	Loading... きませんでしたきませんでしたkimasendeshita
Te form	Loading... きましてきましてkimashite
Tai form	Loading... きたいですきたいですkitaidesu
Volitional	Loading... きましょうきましょうkimashou
Imperative	Loading... 来てくださいきてくださいkitekudasai
Passive	Loading... 来られますこられますkoraremasu

Example sentences

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１０時までに来ます。
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１０時までに来ます。
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I'll come by 10.
Je viendrai à dix heures.
Ich komme um 10.
10-re jövök.
Eu irei às 10.
Я приду к 10.
Vendré como a las 10.
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私の父は私に、ぜひそこを見てくるようにといった。
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私の父は私に、ぜひそこを見てくるようにといった。
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My father insisted that I should go to see the place.
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来る

JLPT N1pre-noun adjectivaladjective (generic)godan verbgodan verb (archaic)intransitive verb

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kitaru

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pre-noun adjectival
next (e.g. "next April"), forthcoming, coming
godan verbintransitive verb
to come, to arrive, to be due to
orig. meaning

komen, arriveren
verslijten, aftakelen
dolverliefd worden op, z'n hart verliezen aan, vallen voor
aanstaand(e), komend(e), eerstkomend(e), volgend(e), {gew.} naast(e)

arriver, venir

kommen, herankommen, alt und nutzlos werden, unbrauchbar werden, sich verlieben
kommend, bevorstehend, nächste

eljön, jön, megérkezik, válik vmilyenné

1) (кн. уст.) приходить; (см.) くる【来る】, 2) проистекать, происходить (от чего-л.); корениться (в чём-л.), 3) (как опред.) будущий, предстоящий (о дате; в переводе часто опускается)

venir, llegar, ser el próximo, ser debido a

How to write

There are some generic rules to write kanji properly, specifying the order on which each stroke should be written, and although there are some exceptions, these rules apply most of the time.

This section represents in a visual way the stroke order of each kanji that composes the word. The animation can be stopped, at any time and each step can be manually advanced.

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Kanji in this word

来

7 strokes

come,due,next,cause,become

Collocations and expressions using 来る

来る者は拒まず

turn away no one

来る者拒まず

accept one who comes to you

Extended information

JMDict ID: 1591270

JMdictDB entry

Short URL: https://jpdct.com/GEfm

Verb conjugation

Different conjugations of the verb in both plain form and keigo (polite)

Verb conjugations

Form	Term	Used for
Present	現在形（げんざいけい）	Describing a current action
Present negative	現在否定形（げんざいひていけい）	Describing a current action, negated
Past	過去形（かこけい）	Describing a past action
Past negative	過去否定形（かこひていけい）	Describing a past action, negated
Te form	て形（てけい）	Connecting verbs, or making requests
Tai form	たい形（たいけい）	Expressing a desire to do something
Volitional	意向形（いこうけい）	Expressing intention or determination
Imperative	命令形（めいれいけい）	Giving commands
Passive	受身形（うけみけい）	Describing an action done to the subject
Conditional	条件形（じょうけんけい）	Describing a hypothetical situation
Provisional conditional	仮定形（かていけい）	Describing a tentative or uncertain situation
Causative	使役形（しえきけい）	Describing causing someone to do something
Potential	可能形（かのうけい）	Describing ability to do something

Each form has a small speaker icon next to it — click it to hear the pronunciation read aloud.

Plain form vs keigo

Keigo, on the other hand, is a set of honorific language expressions used to show respect, politeness, and formality in Japanese.

Plain
Present	Loading... 来るきたるkitaru
Negative	Loading... 来らないきたらないkitaranai
Past	Loading... 来ったきたったkitatta
Past negative	Loading... 来らなかったきたらなかったkitaranakatta
Te form	Loading... 来ってきたってkitatte
Tai form	Loading... 来りたいきたりたいkitaritai
Volitional	Loading... 来ろうきたろうkitarou
Imperative	Loading... 来れきたれkitare
Passive	Loading... 来られるきたられるkitarareru
Conditional	Loading... 来ったらきたったらkitattara
Provisional conditional	Loading... 来ればきたればkitareba
Causative	Loading... 来らせるきたらせるkitaraseru
Potential	Loading... 来れるきたれるkitareru

Keigo (polite)
Present	Loading... 来りますきたりますkitarimasu
Negative	Loading... 来りませんきたりませんkitarimasen
Past	Loading... 来りましたきたりましたkitarimashita
Past negative	Loading... 来りませんでしたきたりませんでしたkitarimasendeshita
Te form	Loading... 来りましてきたりましてkitarimashite
Tai form	Loading... 来りたいですきたりたいですkitaritaidesu
Volitional	Loading... 来りましょうきたりましょうkitarimashou
Imperative	Loading... 来ってくださいきたってくださいkitattekudasai
Passive	Loading... 来られますきたられますkitararemasu

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