popular JLPT N5 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb polite language usually written using kana alone intransitive verb auxiliary verb suffix humble language
- to raise, to elevate
- to do up (one's hair)
- to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.)
- to land (a boat)
- to deep-fry
- to show someone (into a room)
- to give
- to send someone (away)
- to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll
- to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve
- to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice)
- to earn (something desirable)
- to praise
- to give (an example, etc.), to cite
- to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.)
- to arrest
- to nominate
- to summon (for geishas, etc.)
- to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
- to bear (a child)
- to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)
- (of the tide) to come in
- to vomit
- to do for (the sake of someone else)
- to complete ...
- to humbly do ...
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to wave, to shake, to swing
- to sprinkle, to throw (dice)
- to cast (actor), to allocate (work)
- to turn down (someone), to reject, to jilt, to dump
- to abandon, to give up, to ruin
- to add kana indicating a reading of a word
- to slightly change headings, to change directions
- to extract by broiling, to prepare an infusion of, to decoct
- to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)
- to bring up a topic, to lead to a topic
- to replace, to substitute
- to set up a joke for someone else
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to revive, to come to oneself, to be restored to life
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to prepare, to provide
- to set up, to establish, to organize, to lay down (rules), to make (an excuse)
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb shogi
- to become fine (of fabric)
- to be checkmated
- to be hard pressed, to be at a loss, to reach the limits
popular irregular kanji usage JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to consult with, to discuss, to confer, to deliberate
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.), to surpass, to be more than, to be better than
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to clear, to make clear
- to be unruffled, to look unconcerned, to feign indifference
- to look demure, to look prim, to put on airs
- to strain (one's ears), to listen carefully
popular irregular okurigana JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to destroy, to overthrow, to wreck, to ruin
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to drive away, to clear, to scatter, to disperse