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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

FormWhat it isMeaning
来たpastcame
presentcome
presentcome
来いcommandcome!
こいcommandcome!
来られるpassivebe come
こられるpassivebe come
来ないnegativedo not come
こないnegativedo not come
来ずnegativecoming (stem form)
こずnegativecoming (stem form)
来ますpolite
きますpolite
きたpastcame
来ればconditionalif ... come
くればconditionalif ... come
irrealiscoming (stem form)
irrealiscoming (stem form)
來れrealiscoming (stem form)
くれrealiscoming (stem form)
commandcome!
來よcommandcome!
commandcome!
こよcommandcome!
來ずnegativedo not come
來れどcontrastive
くれどcontrastive
來ばconditionalif ... come
こばconditionalif ... come
來しpastcame
こしpastcame
きしpastcame
來けりpastcame
きけりpastcame
來つpastcame
きつpastcame
來ぬpastcame
きぬpastcame
來たりpastcoming (stem form)
きたりpastcoming (stem form)
來るalternative, kanji, kyūjitai

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