popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to enter, to come in, to go in, to get in, to arrive
- to join (a club, company, etc.), to enter (a university, the army, etc.), to enroll (in), to go into (e.g. politics), to get into
- to be contained (in), to be included (in), to be inside (e.g. a box), to come under (a heading), to belong (in a category)
- to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.), to be (able to be) held, to be (able to be) accommodated
- to be introduced, to be brought in, to be installed
- to be received, to be obtained
- to be scored (of points), to be won (of votes)
- to turn on, to start functioning, to start working
- to enter (a month, season, etc.), to reach (e.g. a climax), to get to (e.g. the main topic), to enter into (e.g. negotiations), to start (doing), to begin
- to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.), to develop
- to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.), to be applied (e.g. of strength)
- to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.), to be made
- to enter the body (of alcohol), to become drunk
popular JLPT N3 suru verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to punish, to penalize, to penalise
popular JLPT N5 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to close, to shut
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to defend against, to protect against
- to prevent, to avert, to avoid
popular rarely used kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to lose one's way, to get lost, to go astray
- to waver, to hesitate, to vacillate, to be of two minds (about), to be unable to make up one's mind, to not know what to do, to be at a loss, to be puzzled, to be perplexed
- to be captivated (by), to be infatuated (with), to be charmed (by), to be carried away (by), to be blinded (by), to be lost (in), to lose oneself (to)
- to linger (of a departed soul), to be restless in one's grave, to be unable to rest in peace
popular JLPT N1 suru verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to have, to possess, to own, to be endowed with
popular obsolete reading JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb baseball
- to play (games, sports), to enjoy oneself, to have a good time
- to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
- to be idle, to do nothing, to be unused
- to meet up (with friends), to hang out
- to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.)
- to go to (for pleasure or for study)
- to tease (someone), to play (with)
- to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to dissolve
- to melt
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to line up, to put in a row
- to add (to a group), to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.), to join (e.g. a list)
- to link, to put together, to string together (e.g. compliments), to enumerate
- to take along with, to bring with
popular irregular kanji usage JLPT N4 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb dated term
- to be heard, to be audible, to reach one's ears
- to sound (like), to come across (as)
- to be well known, to be famous
- to accept (someone's words), to agree, to understand