Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to occur; to happen
Kanji used
to occur
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to well up; to burst; to arise
to well up; to burst; to arise
to well up; to burst; to arise
laughter breaks out
to well up; to burst; to arise
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to have an attack of asthma
function follows form; the outside shapes the inside; (lit.) belief comes from solemnity (i.e. from seeing an ornate temple)
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) the tower of nine storeys (stories) rose from a small heap of earth
Examples (200 in total)
When did this occur?
Something happened.
Where did it happen?