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繰る

くる

N1to reel in · to turn over in sequence

Examples

職人は糸車を回しながら細い糸を繰った。

祖父は古いアルバムのページを一枚ずつ繰る。

Included kanji

Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 繰る is read as くる and means “to reel in” and “to turn over in sequence”.
  • Basic usage: It describes reeling fine thread and turning album pages one by one.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • 糸を繰る / ページを繰る
    • 糸を繰る means drawing in thread successively, while ページを繰る means turning pages in sequence.

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