めくれる (メクレル)
Mekureru · めくれる — to turn up, to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again, to do relentlessly, to do with reckless abandon, to do continuously; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.), to come from behind
Other ways to say “to turn up” in Japanese →
めくれる in rōmaji: mekureru.
| 表層形 (Surface) |
めくれる
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
捲る
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| 読み (Reading) |
メクレル
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
下一段-ラ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
終止形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
めくれる
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| 読み・基本形 |
メクレル
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| 表記・基本形 |
めくれる
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| 見出し語の読み |
メクル
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Used informally in everyday speech to describe something like a corner or edge curling up, e.g., a page or a rug. Less common in formal writing.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 'mekuru' (to turn over), but 'mekureru' is intransitive and describes the state of being turned up, while 'mekuru' is transitive.
めくれる means “to turn up, to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again, to do relentlessly, to do with reckless abandon, to do continuously; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.), to come from behind” — full definition & examples →
| ます形 (Polite) |
捲ます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
捲て
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| 過去形 (Past) |
捲た
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
捲ない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
捲ましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
捲られる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
捲られる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
捲させる
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