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JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

winding
reel
spin
turn (pages)
look up
refer to

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ソウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
く.る
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
くり

Common Words

りかえす
Intransitive
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #827
1

to repeat; to do over again

Examples
「いいえ」とイギリス人は繰り返しました
"No," repeated the Englishman.
繰出す
りだ
Godan verb
Freq #4630
1

Transitive verb

to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope)

2

Intransitive verb

to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to flock; to sally forth

Examples
サーカスを見にみんなくりだした
Everyone turned out for the circus.
3

Transitive verb

to send out one after another; to dispatch

4

Transitive verb

to lunge (a spear); to unleash (a punch)

繰広げる
りひろげ
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #5107
1

to unfold; to unroll; to open

Examples
目の前で繰り広げられるやり取りは、俺が入り込む隙なんて一ミリもない。
The exchange unfolding in front of my eyes had not a single millimetre of a gap in which for me to slip.
っくりかえす
ひっくりがえす
引っ繰り返す
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #6190
1

to turn over; to turn upside down; to turn up; to turn inside out; to turn out

Examples
彼はテーブルをひっくり返した
He turned the table upside down.
2

to knock over; to tip over

3

to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset; to reverse

くり返し
繰返し
りかえし
Noun
Freq #6750
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

repetition; repeat; reiteration; iteration; refrain; cycle

Examples
言葉の学習には繰り返しが必要です。
Repetition plays an important role in language study.
2

Adverb (fukushi)

repeatedly

Examples
電話は繰り返し鳴っていた。
The telephone rang repeatedly.
引っくり返る
引っ繰り返る
引繰り返る
っくりかえる
ひっくりがえる
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #7290
1

to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to capsize

Examples
彼は体の平衡を失って、ひっくり返った
He lost his balance and fell down.
2

to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over; to lie on one's back

Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #15253
1

to reel; to wind; to spin (thread)

2

to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to leaf through (a book); to consult (a dictionary); to refer to (an encyclopedia)

3

to count (e.g. the days)

Examples
それがいつだったか日を繰って確かめた。
I counted the days to see when it had happened.
4

to open one-by-one; to close one-by-one (e.g. shutters)

引ったくる
引っ手繰る
Godan verb
Transitive
Usually kana
Freq #18790
1

to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal

Examples
少年が自転車に乗って通りすがりに私のハンドバッグをひったくった
A boy snatched my purse as he rode by on his bicycle.
カラクリ
絡繰り
絡繰
機関
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #19898
1

mechanism; machinery; contrivance; device

2

trick; dodge

3

Abbreviation

mechanical doll; string puppet

勘繰る
んぐ
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #22099
1

to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)

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