呉れる in Japanese

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Etymology: The kanji is ateji (当て字), from 呉(くれ) (Kure, “China”), which in turn came from 暮(く)れる (kureru, “to get dark”). Etymology templates: {{ateji|sort=くれる}} ateji (当て字), {{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_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "sort": "くれる"
      },
      "expansion": "ateji (当て字)",
      "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 (当て字), from 呉(くれ) (Kure, “China”), which in turn came from 暮(く)れる (kureru, “to get dark”).",
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "character",
  "redirects": [
    "くれる"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "id": "en-呉れる-ja-character-47DEQpj8",
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "呉れる"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "sort": "くれる"
      },
      "expansion": "ateji (当て字)",
      "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 (当て字), from 呉(くれ) (Kure, “China”), which in turn came from 暮(く)れる (kureru, “to get dark”).",
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "character",
  "redirects": [
    "くれる"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms spelled with ateji"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "呉れる"
}

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"呉れる" meaning in Japanese

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