Compare: 来る vs 行く
来るくる
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
行くいく
to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
くる来る
N5CommonKuru verb (special class)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
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汚い行為の報いは必ず自分に返ってくる。
What goes around comes around.
3年前に東京へ来て以来ここに住んでいる。
I came to Tokyo three years ago and have been living here ever since.
いく行く
N5CommonGodan verb (iku/yuku special class)
to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
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学校まで10分で歩いて行ける。
I can walk to school in ten minutes.
幼なじみが春から大阪の大学に行くらしい。
Apparently an old friend of mine is going to a university in Osaka in Spring.