来る — to come
来る is the #87 most common word in Japanese, a verb. It means “to come” and is pronounced [kɯ̟ɾɯ̟].
#87frequency rank
0.02%of everyday Japanese text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of 来る
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 来た | past | came |
| 来 | present | come |
| こ | present | come |
| 来い | command | come! |
| こい | command | come! |
| 来られる | passive | be come |
| こられる | passive | be come |
| 来ない | negative | do not come |
| こない | negative | do not come |
| 来ず | negative | coming (stem form) |
| こず | negative | coming (stem form) |
| 来ます | polite | |
| きます | polite | |
| きた | past | came |
| 来れば | conditional | if ... come |
| くれば | conditional | if ... come |
| 來 | irrealis | coming (stem form) |
| こ | irrealis | coming (stem form) |
| 來れ | realis | coming (stem form) |
| くれ | realis | coming (stem form) |
| 來 | command | come! |
| 來よ | command | come! |
| こ | command | come! |
| こよ | command | come! |
| 來ず | negative | do not come |
| 來れど | contrastive | |
| くれど | contrastive | |
| 來ば | conditional | if ... come |
| こば | conditional | if ... come |
| 來し | past | came |
| こし | past | came |
| きし | past | came |
| 來けり | past | came |
| きけり | past | came |
| 來つ | past | came |
| きつ | past | came |
| 來ぬ | past | came |
| きぬ | past | came |
| 來たり | past | coming (stem form) |
| きたり | past | coming (stem form) |
| 來る | alternative, kanji, kyūjitai |