Godan verb, transitive verb

  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).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
繰る くる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

winding, reel, spin
く.る くり ソウ (7th, N1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
chirping of birds
ソウ ショウ さわ.ぐ
goods, refinement, dignity
ヒン しな ホン (3rd, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
accuse, argue, dispute
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)