Vocabulary

What does 捲る (めくる, mekuru) mean?

捲る (めくる, mekuru) means to turn (a page), to flip.

Quick facts
Readingめくる
Romajimekuru
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
めくる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmekuru

to turn (a page), to flip

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.)
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to tear off; to strip off; to take off

Example sentences

  • I turned the page of the book.

  • I forgot to flip the calendar page.

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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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