How to say 'Turn' or 'Flip' in Japanese | めくる

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The Japanese word for Turn or Flip is 'Mekuru', written as めくる in Japanese.

word

めくる

Meaning

Turn, Flip

Reading

Mekuru

Explanation

The Japanese verb 'めくる (mekuru)' primarily means 'to turn' or 'to flip'. It is commonly used when referring to turning or flipping pages of a book, magazine, or any other object with pages. For example: Please turn the page「ページをめくってください」(ぺーじをめくってください). She flipped through the photo album「彼女は写真アルバムをめくった」(かのじょはしゃしんあるばむをめくった). Additionally, 'めくる' can also be used metaphorically to describe turning over a new leaf or changing a situation, as in '新しい章をめくる (あたらしいしょうをめくる) (to turn a new chapter)'.

Part Of Speech

verb

Frequency

3744

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Hiragana in the Word めくる

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

め

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hiragana

く

Reading

hiragana

る

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'Mekuru' means 'Turn' or 'Flip' .

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