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連れて来る

つれてくる

to bring over, to bring along

Mnemonic

You take somebody along and come back with them still attached. The same 連 as the carts strung out in 連絡, with too-cool 来る on the end. His friend, all the way to the house: つれてくる.

Worth knowing

連れて行く つれていく is the same trip in the other direction, away from where you are.

Built from

link, take along
辶 road + 車 cart
come
Originally a wheat plant. The crop that comes to you at harvest.

Words sharing these kanji

connection, communication party, this bunch to take along, to bring along to take (a person) along to come to be able to do, to be good at next year next month to come around, to come along future originally, essentially occurrence, incident

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