くれる

• 読み: くれる
• ローマ字: kureru
• 漢字の分解: 呉 (go/ku) — to give, to do for someone
• 発音: /kɯ.ɾe.ɾɯ/

意味

To give (to me/us); to do something for me/us. Used when someone gives something to the speaker.

A Group 2 (ichidan) verb, though slightly irregular in some forms. While the kanji 呉れる exists, hiragana is standard. The key distinction from あげる: くれる is used when the giving benefits the speaker or the speaker's in-group. The ～てくれる pattern expresses gratitude for someone's action.

例文

1. 友達が本をくれました。
2. 母が毎日お弁当を作ってくれます。
3. 先生が分かりやすく説明してくれた。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, family, gratitude

トーン: warm

起源と歴史

Written 呉れる in kanji, derived from 呉 which historically referred to the Wu region of China. The connection to giving is through classical usage patterns. Modern Japanese strongly prefers the hiragana form.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal