popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb
- to sing
- to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem, to express in the form of a poem, to recite (a poem)
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N3 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to fear, to be afraid of
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb archaic
- to pull up, to drag up, to lift up
- to increase, to raise (e.g. taxes)
- to withdraw, to leave, to pull out, to retire
- to promote (someone to a higher position)
- to return home
- to expedite the schedule
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to pull down, to lower, to reduce, to withdraw
popular rarely used kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to delight, to please, to make (someone) happy, to give pleasure (to)
popular suru verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to embrace, to hug
- to have, to possess
- to command, to lead, to employ
- to support, to back up, to rally around
popular search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to project, to show (on a screen), to reflect (of a mirror, lake, etc.)
- to portray, to depict, to describe
- to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to fear, to doubt, to have misgivings about, to worry about, to be anxious about, to be apprehensive about
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to wield, to brandish, to flourish, to wave (about), to swing
- to display (one's knowledge), to show off
- to abuse (one's power)
- to manipulate someone
popular JLPT N1 suru verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to conform to, to agree with, to be adapted to, to be based on