おく
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to send (a thing); to dispatch; to despatch; to transmit
2. to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person)
3. to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury
4. to spend (time); to live one's life
5. to pass (down the line)
6. to affix okurigana
Pitch accent
くる
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Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to applaud; to cheer (for)
to applaud; to cheer (for)
to waft; to blow over
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to give a round of applause; to applaud
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman); to make eyes at; to give (someone) the eye; to make advances
Examples (120 in total)
Where did you send them?
Let's send New Year's cards to our friends.
I want to send a telegram.