くれる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word くれる

呉れる

Usually kana

Freq #40

Ichidan verb - kureru special class; Transitive verb; The receiver is the speaker or someone close to the speaker

to give; to let (one) have

Examples

友達がはがきをくれるように私に頼んだ。

A friend of mine asked me to send her a postcard.

Ichidan verb - kureru special class; Transitive verb; Often as くれてやる; shows mild disdain for the receiver

to give

Auxiliary verb; Ichidan verb - kureru special class; After the -te form of a verb

to do for one; to take the trouble to do

Examples

時間通りに行かなければならないから、明日は待たさないでくれよ。

We have to be there on time, so don't stand me up tomorrow!

Auxiliary verb; Ichidan verb - kureru special class; After the -te form of a verb

to do to someone's disadvantage

7 strokes

Frequency: 1729

JLPT N1

Grade 8

give

do something for

kingdom of Wu

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds

ゴ

Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words

く.れる

くれ

Nanori — Specialized readings used in names

ぐ

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