popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to miss (a train, bus, etc.)
- to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times), to be left behind by
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to put to bed, to let sleep
- to lay (something) down, to put on its side
- to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle, to set aside unused, to let (stock) lie unsold
- to (let) ferment, to (let) age, to let (dough) rise, to lay down (wine)
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to grow, to cultivate
- to let grow (e.g. weeds)
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb transitive verb
- to increase, to grow
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.), to contemplate, to examine, to think over, to introspect
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to spell
- to write, to compose, to frame
- to bind (e.g. documents), to patch, to sew together, to stitch together
popular irregular okurigana Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to bloom in profusion
popular JLPT N1 honorific language godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb auxiliary verb
- to call, to summon, to send for, to invite
- to eat, to drink
- to put on, to wear
- to buy, to purchase
- to take (a bath)
- to ride, to get in (a vehicle), to take
- to catch (a cold)
- to put on (years), to get old
- to strike one's fancy, to please one
- to do
- to commit seppuku
- indicates respect
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to withdraw, to leave, to retire
- to back down, to give up