popular obsolete kanji JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb usually written using kana alone
- to be caught, to be arrested
- to hold on to, to grasp
- to find (e.g. proof), to get (e.g. a taxi)
- to be detained by
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to lift up, to hold up, to hold above eye level
- to give, to offer, to consecrate
- to devote, to sacrifice, to dedicate
popular JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to turn back (e.g. half-way)
- to return, to go back
- to recover (e.g. something lost), to be returned
- to rebound, to spring back
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to throw into disorder, to disarrange, to disturb (order, peace, etc.), to corrupt (public morals), to dishevel (hair)
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later), to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent), to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
popular irregular okurigana godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to adjoin each other, to sit side by side
popular irregular okurigana JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb baseball
- to miss, to overlook, to fail to notice
- to let pass (a matter), to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing), to turn a blind eye to
- to pass up (e.g. an opportunity)
- to let (a good ball) go by
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to look down (on), to condescend (to)
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.), to slice (off), to lop (off), to cut (off)
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to oppress, to persecute, to tyrannize