繰る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 繰る | 繰らない |
| Polite | 繰ります | 繰りません |
| Past polite | 繰りました | 繰りませんでした |
| Past | 繰った | 繰らなかった |
| Te-form | 繰って | 繰らないで |
| Desire | 繰りたい | 繰りたくない |
| Potential | 繰れる | 繰れない |
| Passive | 繰られる | 繰られない |
| Causative | 繰らせる | 繰らせない |
| Causative passive | 繰らせられるalso 繰らされる | 繰らせられないalso 繰らされない |
| Volitional | 繰ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 繰りましょう | |
| Imperative | 繰れ | 繰るな |
| Conditional | 繰れば | 繰らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 繰ったら | 繰らなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Used especially for handling thread, yarn, silk, or a line by drawing it out or winding it. More specific and less everyday than 巻く.
The artisan reels silk thread from cocoons.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
turn pages; leaf through; consult a reference book
Used with pages, books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and similar reference works. Often has a slightly written or careful tone compared with めくる for simply turning pages.
She slowly turned the pages of the old photo album.
I consulted a dictionary to look up the word I did not know.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
count days; reckon days
Limited and old-fashioned use, mainly in expressions such as 日を繰る. In modern Japanese, 日を数える or 指折り数える is usually more natural.
In older writing, 日を繰る is sometimes used to mean counting the days.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
open one by one; close one by one
Used for moving items such as shutters or sliding panels in sequence. This sense is uncommon in ordinary modern speech, where 開ける or 閉める is usually simpler.
In the evening, my grandfather closed the storm shutters one by one.
My grandmother reels thread with a spinning wheel.
He turned the pages of the dictionary looking for the word.
I counted off the days on my fingers, waiting for the trip.
Every night, we close the shutters one by one to lock up.
draw out; let out; pay out · head out in a group; flock; sally forth · send out one after another; dispatch; pour out · thrust out; unleash; let fly
mechanism; machinery; contrivance; device · trick; dodge; scheme · mechanical doll; string puppet
moving up; advancing; bringing forward
making do; getting by; managing
fundraising; financing; cash flow management
rip-off; overcharging; highway robbery
secret savings; hidden money; nest egg
postponement; deferment; moving down
haul in hand over hand; pull in; reel in · trace back; retrace; unravel
carry-over; carrying forward; transfer · balance brought forward; balance carried forward
reeling in by hand; winding by hand; spinning by hand · passing along a human chain; bucket brigade · arrangements; managing · dragnet
postponement; deferral; carryover
in turn; in order; by turns
have a secret affair; meet secretly and flirt
hand reeling; hand filature · countersinking; spot facing · hollowing out; carving a depression
to finger; to roll between the fingers
reel; spinner
manipulate; pull strings; devise a mechanism · control from the shadows
cotton ginning
sliding door
kurifuda; hikifuda
spun cotton
tedious talk; repetition; complaint · tongue-twister