JLPT N3 · Verb

捲る (mekuru)

捲る (めくる, mekuru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to turn over; to turn (pages)”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: めくる
Romaji: mekuru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.) · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to tear off; to strip off; to take off; to pull off (e.g. a blanket); to pull up (e.g. floorboards) · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana

Example sentences

彼女はぼんやりと雑誌のページをめくっていた。

She was idly turning over the pages of a magazine.

Tatoeba #91512

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 捲る

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	捲る	めくる mekuru
Polite (~masu)	捲ります	めくります mekurimasu
Negative	捲らない	めくらない mekuranai
Polite negative	捲りません	めくりません mekurimasen
Past	捲った	めくった mekutta
Polite past	捲りました	めくりました mekurimashita
Negative past	捲らなかった	めくらなかった mekuranakatta
Te-form	捲って	めくって mekutte
Potential	捲れる	めくれる mekureru
Passive	捲られる	めくられる mekurareru
Causative	捲らせる	めくらせる mekuraseru
Volitional	捲ろう	めくろう mekurou
Imperative	捲れ	めくれ mekure
Conditional (~ba)	捲れば	めくれば mekureba

Kanji in 捲る

捲

roll, wind, coilケン・ま.く・ま.くる · 11 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1257810 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.