呉れる in All languages combined

Forms: 吳れる [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: The kanji is ateji (当(あ)て字(じ)), from 呉(くれ) (Kure, “China”), which in turn came from 暮(く)れる (kureru, “to get dark”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|当て字|あてじ|rom=-}} 当(あ)て字(じ), {{ateji|sort=くれる}} ateji (当(あ)て字(じ)), {{ja-r|呉|^くれ|China}} 呉(くれ) (Kure, “China”), {{ja-r|暮れる|くれる|to get dark}} 暮(く)れる (kureru, “to get dark”)

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "当(あ)て字(じ)",
      "当て字#Japanese"
    ],
    [
      "呉(くれ)",
      "呉#Japanese"
    ],
    [
      "暮(く)れる",
      "暮れる#Japanese"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "当て字",
        "2": "あてじ",
        "rom": "-"
      },
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      "name": "ja-r"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "sort": "くれる"
      },
      "expansion": "ateji (当(あ)て字(じ))",
      "name": "ateji"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "呉",
        "2": "^くれ",
        "3": "China"
      },
      "expansion": "呉(くれ) (Kure, “China”)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "暮れる",
        "2": "くれる",
        "3": "to get dark"
      },
      "expansion": "暮(く)れる (kureru, “to get dark”)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The kanji is ateji (当(あ)て字(じ)), from 呉(くれ) (Kure, “China”), which in turn came from 暮(く)れる (kureru, “to get dark”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "吳れる",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "kanji",
        "kyūjitai"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "character",
  "redirects": [
    "くれる"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms read with kun'yomi",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-呉れる-ja-character-47DEQpj8",
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "呉れる"
}

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{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "当(あ)て字(じ)",
      "当て字#Japanese"
    ],
    [
      "呉(くれ)",
      "呉#Japanese"
    ],
    [
      "暮(く)れる",
      "暮れる#Japanese"
    ]
  ],
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        "1": "当て字",
        "2": "あてじ",
        "rom": "-"
      },
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      "name": "ja-r"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "sort": "くれる"
      },
      "expansion": "ateji (当(あ)て字(じ))",
      "name": "ateji"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "呉",
        "2": "^くれ",
        "3": "China"
      },
      "expansion": "呉(くれ) (Kure, “China”)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "暮れる",
        "2": "くれる",
        "3": "to get dark"
      },
      "expansion": "暮(く)れる (kureru, “to get dark”)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The kanji is ateji (当(あ)て字(じ)), from 呉(くれ) (Kure, “China”), which in turn came from 暮(く)れる (kureru, “to get dark”).",
  "forms": [
    {
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        "kanji",
        "kyūjitai"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "character",
  "redirects": [
    "くれる"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms read with kun'yomi",
        "Japanese terms spelled with ateji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 呉 read as く",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "呉れる"
}

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"呉れる" meaning in All languages combined

Character [Japanese]