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繰る
Readings

kuru
English
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to reel, to wind, to spin (thread)

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
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
to count (e.g. the days)

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to open one-by-one, to close one-by-one (e.g. shutters)

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 繰る, 繰ります
[does], will [do]
繰らない, 繰りません
doesn't [do], will not [do]
Past 繰った, 繰りました
[did]
繰らなかった, 繰りませんでした
didn't [do]
Te-form, Continuative 繰って, 繰りまして 繰らないで, 繰りませんで 繰らなくて
Kanjis
ON: ソウ KUN: く.る
winding, reel, spin, turn (pages), look up, refer to

Stroke: 19 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-6-13 FC: 2699.9


Phrases
それがいつだったか日を繰って確かめた。
Parts: 其れ (それ) 何時 (いつ) (ひ) 繰る (くる) 確かめる (たしかめる)
I counted the days to see when it had happened.