来る

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Etymology 1[edit]

Verb[edit]

来る (kyūjitai 來る, irregular conjugation, hiragana くる, romaji kuru)

  1. To come - to move from further away to nearer to (toward the speaker/writer - as opposed to 行く)
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Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

来る (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana きたる, romaji kitaru)

  1. come, arrive
    来る(きたる)年が皆さん一人びとりにとり、よい年であるよう祈っています[1]
    きたるとしがみなさんひとりびとりにとり、よいとしであるよういのっています。
    kitaru toshi ga minasan hitori bitori ni tori, yoi toshi de aru yō inotte imasu.
    I pray that next year will be a good year for each of you.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "天皇誕生日 皇居で一般参賀", NHK, 23 December 2011