繰る

Reading

Kana: くる

Romaji: kuru

Definitions

v5r

vt

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)

4

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

Kanji

繰

Readings: ソウ、 く.る

Meanings: winding, reel, spin, turn (pages), look up, refer to

Example Sentences

彼女(かのじょ)は鞄(かばん)をひったくられた。

➥She had her bag snatched.

それがいつだったか日(ひ)を繰(く)って確(たし)かめた。

➥I counted the days to see when it had happened.

彼女(かのじょ)は腕(うで)からハンドバッグをひったくられた。

➥She had her purse snatched from her arm.

私(わたし)はハンドバッグをひったくられた。

➥I was robbed of my purse.

彼女(かのじょ)はロープをたぐりながら登(のぼい)って行()った。

➥She climbed a rope hand over hand.

彼(かれ)は妹(いもうと)の手(て)からチョコレートをひったくった。

➥He grabbed the chocolate away from his sister.