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What does くれる (kureru) mean?

くれる means to give (to me), to do (for me).

Quick facts
Readingくれる
Romajikureru
Part of speechtransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
くれる
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkureru

to give (to me), to do (for me)

  1. 1v1-s · transitive to give; to let (one) have
  2. 2v1-s · transitive to give
  3. 3auxiliary verb · v1-s to do for one; to take the trouble to do
  4. 4auxiliary verb · v1-s to do to someone's disadvantage

Example sentences

  • My older brother gave me this watch.

  • My friend sent me photos.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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