くれる

kureru

to give

ichidan verb (くれる)transitive

Also written 呉れる

Chinese meanings

给（我方）

Examples

Furigana

友とも達だちがはがきをくれるように私わたしに頼たのんだ。
A friend of mine asked me to send her a postcard.
朋友请我给她一张明信片。
Tatoeba #79331
母かあさんが昼ちゅう食しょくの用よう意いをしてくれた。
Mother is preparing lunch.
妈妈帮我准备了午饭。
Tatoeba #83146

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('7d2f81c2a3'); // くれる

{
  "id": "7d2f81c2a3",
  "word": "くれる",
  "reading": "くれる",
  "romaji": "kureru",
  "meanings": [
    "to give"
  ],
  "level": "N4",
  "pos": [
    "v1-s",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1269130,
  "other_forms": [
    "呉れる"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "友達がはがきをくれるように私に頼んだ。",
      "furigana": "{友達|ともだち}がはがきをくれるように{私|わたし}に{頼|たの}んだ。",
      "en": "A friend of mine asked me to send her a postcard.",
      "tatoeba_id": 79331
    },
    {
      "ja": "母さんが昼食の用意をしてくれた。",
      "furigana": "{母|かあ}さんが{昼食|ちゅうしょく}の{用意|ようい}をしてくれた。",
      "en": "Mother is preparing lunch.",
      "tatoeba_id": 83146
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "69992028883b2a5771a22f980211f05de09df06090c286b59f50afd314b3f3fa",
    "meanings": [
      "给（我方）"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "友達がはがきをくれるように私に頼んだ。",
        "zh": "朋友请我给她一张明信片。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "母さんが昼食の用意をしてくれた。",
        "zh": "妈妈帮我准备了午饭。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n4/7d2f81c2a3",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "87c0c3364d3d4f1470c7dc928344fb0f91a1b4e83cb8ed63a42468cec6499f18"
  }
}