Word details
繰る
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 繰る.
Dictionary
Entry
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)
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
繰
winding, reel, spin, turn (pages), look up, refer to
19 strokesFrequency 872JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ソウ
Kun
く.る
Nanori
くり
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