“To leaf through” in Japanese
Short answer
To leaf through in Japanese is “繰る” (kuru). Full meaning: to reel, to wind, to spin (thread); to turn (pages), to flip through (a book), to leaf through (a book), to consult (a dictionary), to refer to (an encyclopedia); to count (e.g. the days).
Other ways to say “To leaf through” in Japanese
くり
kuri to reel, to wind, to spin (thread); to turn (pages), to flip through (a book), to leaf through (a book), to consult (a dictionary), to refer to (an encyclopedia); to count (e.g. the days)
くる
kuru to reel, to wind, to spin (thread); to turn (pages), to flip through (a book), to leaf through (a book), to consult (a dictionary), to refer to (an encyclopedia); to count (e.g. the days)
くら
kura to reel, to wind, to spin (thread); to turn (pages), to flip through (a book), to leaf through (a book), to consult (a dictionary), to refer to (an encyclopedia); to count (e.g. the days)
くりゃ
kurya to reel, to wind, to spin (thread); to turn (pages), to flip through (a book), to leaf through (a book), to consult (a dictionary), to refer to (an encyclopedia); to count (e.g. the days)
ぐりゃ
gurya to reel, to wind, to spin (thread); to turn (pages), to flip through (a book), to leaf through (a book), to consult (a dictionary), to refer to (an encyclopedia); to count (e.g. the days)
繰れる
kureru to reel, to wind, to spin (thread); to turn (pages), to flip through (a book), to leaf through (a book), to consult (a dictionary), to refer to (an encyclopedia); to count (e.g. the days)
ぐれ
gure to reel, to wind, to spin (thread); to turn (pages), to flip through (a book), to leaf through (a book), to consult (a dictionary), to refer to (an encyclopedia); to count (e.g. the days)
くろ
kuro to reel, to wind, to spin (thread); to turn (pages), to flip through (a book), to leaf through (a book), to consult (a dictionary), to refer to (an encyclopedia); to count (e.g. the days)
ぐろ
guro to reel, to wind, to spin (thread); to turn (pages), to flip through (a book), to leaf through (a book), to consult (a dictionary), to refer to (an encyclopedia); to count (e.g. the days)
ぐろふ
guroo to reel, to wind, to spin (thread); to turn (pages), to flip through (a book), to leaf through (a book), to consult (a dictionary), to refer to (an encyclopedia); to count (e.g. the days)
くろふ
kuroo to reel, to wind, to spin (thread); to turn (pages), to flip through (a book), to leaf through (a book), to consult (a dictionary), to refer to (an encyclopedia); to count (e.g. the days)
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