くる
Meanings
Verb (irregular, intransitive)
1. to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
Auxiliary verb (irregular, intransitive)
Usually written in kana
2. to come back; to do ... and come back
after the -te form of a verb
3. to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue
after the -te form of a verb
Verb (irregular, intransitive)
4. to come from; to be caused by; to derive from
5. to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")
Pitch accent
Top 100
Used in vocabulary (49 in total)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to bring someone along
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
Examples (200 in total)
So, you're not coming?
You come, too.
I won't come today.
Come with me.
I thought you wouldn't come.
You're coming today, right?
Come home.
Won't you come over to my place?
Who came?
Come here!
Someone's here.
I wonder who has come.
The king is coming.
My father is coming.
If you don't want to come, you don't have to.
That's why I didn't want to come here.
You don't have to come here.
"Is he coming?" "No, I don't think so."
He hasn't come yet.
I didn't hear that you would come.
He will not come today.
He didn't come on time.
Do you come here often?
Please come here.
Why did you come here?
Shall we arrive earlier?
I came here to meet you.
I'll come later.
Come here right now.
Are you surprised that I came?
He came running.
Come and sit over here.
He wasn't at school today.
No one has come yet.
Why didn't you come?
Let's go back the way we came.
Happiness doesn't come by waiting.
I'm waiting for my friend to arrive.
Come tomorrow morning.
He will come after all.
Why did you come to Japan?
He came even though I told him not to.
I'm sorry, I can't come today.
Why hasn't there been any response?
Did you come here alone?
Yes, please come.
He probably won't come.
He is likely to come.
I had a phone call from a girl.
I only came to say I'm sorry.
I come here to study.
Come and help us.
It is a pity that he can't come.
He may not be able to come.
Come here quickly.
I'm glad you could come.
You, come here.
Your parents didn't come, did they?
Beware! There's a car coming!
Spring has finally arrived.
Do you come from Tokyo?
Where exactly did you come from?
"Is she coming, too?" "I hope so."
I heard that she came here.
He came here again.
She did come here.
Come here and give it a look.
Ah, I have been here before!
He may come today.
What have you come here for?
I had no idea you were coming.
I didn't know where it came from.
She didn't need to come.
Come outside with me.
Come and write your name.
They didn't come here, did they?
I would like you to come with me.
Are you sure you don't want to come tonight?
She came to my aid.
I will get it for you.
I've been here before.
Will he come tomorrow?
Why didn't she come yesterday?
I came here looking for her.
"Why aren't you coming?" "Because we don't want to."
We're already almost there.
The water came up to my waist.
I came here with my mom.
You shouldn't have come here to begin with.
Is this your first visit to this town?
Let me know once you've decided when you'll come.
What has brought you here?
What's your purpose in visiting this country?
He came after everybody had come.
I promise that I'll be here tomorrow.
Come closer to me.
What did you come here so early for?
The point is whether she will come or not.
It is certain that he will come here.
Whether he comes or not, I'll go.
I'm you from the future.
They'll probably come by car.
Do you come here every day?
I have a feeling that she'll come today.
If you invite him, he'll probably come.
Where does all that confidence come from?
I love coming here.
It's no use waiting for him to come.
She did not come for a certain reason.
I am doubtful whether he will come.
How do you come to school?
He came in through the window.
My son came to my room.
It doesn't matter whether he comes or not.
The time will come when you will know the truth.
The time will come when you will regret it.
I will wait here till he comes.
I'm really glad I came here.
You have to come with me.
He isn't supposed to come here.
He came after you left.
I will wait until she comes.
This is the reason I came here.
According to her, he isn't coming.
I've waited forever for this day to come.
I forgot what I came here to do.
Who do you think will come first?
She did come, but didn't stay long.
I took it for granted that you would come.
I feel like I've been here before.
When are you going to come and see me?
You did not need to come so early.
But they will come here tomorrow.
This is the reason why I came here.
I prefer you to come.
She came to see us yesterday.
He came a little earlier than he used to.
I wasn't expecting so many people to come.
The reason I'm here is because I was asked to come.
She came across to speak to me.
I was expecting a letter from her.
Come when you have some time.
Does that mean you won't come?
I'd rather you came tomorrow than today.
Huh? What did I come here for, again?
He said, "Come with us."
I'll bring flowers the next time I visit.
I might come tomorrow.
He will either come or call me.
It doesn't matter to me whether she comes here or not.
Why don't you want to come with us?
I don't know what day he'll come.
Did you really need to come here?
I am sure he'll tell you as soon as he comes.
"Have you been here before?" "Nah, this is my first time."
If I had known that, I wouldn't have come.
We'll be leaving before you get here.
He has not come yet. Something may have happened to him.
What made you decide to come here now?
He is not the boy who came here yesterday.
Why did you come here so early?
He needn't have come himself.
Whenever you come, I'm ready.
I little imagined that she would come.
She says that she wants me to come with her.
I don't think any more students want to come.
What were you doing when she came?
I will make it clear that I won't come again.
The fact that they came here is undeniable.
A man with a big dog came in.
It will be dark by the time the police come here.
The water came up to my knees.
Why wasn't he at school today?
It's your turn. Please come this way.
It's cold outside, so he came inside the room.
He is on his way and will arrive in due course.
Please wait here until he comes.
You must let me know when you come here next time.
I had been reading a book when he came in.
We came here to build a new town.
I have come to Japan not to teach but to write.
Be sure to come here by the appointed time.
If you had come a little earlier, you could have met her.
When are you coming to the moon? We need you.
Thank you for coming all the way in this rain.
I hope the time will soon come when there would be no more war.
Something must have happened to him on the way.
"Sorry again for getting a little lost." "It's fine, I just got here too."
One by one, friends came up to speak to him.
I telephoned to make sure that he was coming.
When I reached the classroom, she was no longer there.
The time will come when you will understand what I mean.
Next time you come, don't forget to give it back to me.
These girls, who're my pupils, have come to see me.
He was going to leave the house when she came.
So why didn't you come?
Ken is so busy that he can't come.
It has been ten years since I came here.
Ten years have passed since I came here.
Please come back in thirty minutes to pick it up.