popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to hand over, to turn over, to cede
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to gain on, to put pressure on, to close in on
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to put someone to work, to make someone work
- to use, to apply, to exert, to exercise (restraint, one's imagination, one's brain, etc.)
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to clasp, to grasp, to grip, to clutch
- to hold (the answer), to have (e.g. the solution), to be the key, to be the reason
- to seize (power), to hold (the reins), to dominate, to control
- to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.), to form (with one's hands), to press into shape, to mold, to mould
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to run (a business), to operate, to conduct, to practice (law, medicine, etc.)
- to carry out, to perform, to lead (a life)
- to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to swim
- to struggle through (a crowd)
- to make one's way through the world, to get along (in life)
- to totter, to lose one's balance
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to make sure, to check, to ascertain, to confirm, to verify
ๆใใใใใkakerupopular JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb mathematics suffix
- to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall), to let hang, to suspend (from), to hoist (e.g. sail), to raise (e.g. flag)
- to put on (e.g. a blanket), to put on top of, to cover, to lay, to spread
- to put on (glasses, etc.), to wear (a necklace, etc.)
- to make (a call)
- to spend (time, money), to expend, to use
- to pour (liquid) onto, to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto, to splash, to throw (e.g. water) onto
- to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.), to set (a dial, alarm clock, etc.), to put on (a DVD, song, etc.), to use (a device, implement, etc.)
- to cause (someone inconvenience, trouble, etc.), to burden (someone), to impose
- to multiply (arithmetic operation)
- to secure (e.g. lock)
- to take a seat, to sit, to rest (something on something else), to support (something on something else)
- to bind
- to wager, to bet, to risk, to stake, to gamble
- to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on
- to hold (a play, festival, etc.)
- to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.)
- to argue (in court), to deliberate (in a meeting), to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.)
- to increase further
- to catch (in a trap, etc.)
- to set atop
- to erect (a makeshift building)
- to apply (insurance)
- to pun (on a word), to use (a word) as a pivot word, to play on words
- to be partway doing ..., to begin (but not complete) ..., to be about to ...
- to address (someone), to direct (something, to someone), to do (something, to someone)
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to calculate, to compute
- to deduce, to infer, to conclude
popular JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be in time (for)
- to serve (suit, meet) the purpose, to be good enough, to be enough, to manage, to make do