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.

(ねん)(まえ)に東京へ(くる)以来(くる)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(ふん)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.