godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to destroy
rarely used kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to knock (someone) off their feet, to knock down
- to send flying, to strike, to fling, to fire
- to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.), to dispel
- to drive at terrific speed, to barrel along
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to knock down, to beat up (till unable to stand)
search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to wake (someone) up (roughly), to rouse out of bed
- to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to begin to strike
- to kick out, to forcefully expel, to fire (someone)
- to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to beat out (a fire)
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to smash up, to defeat crushingly
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to knock down, to knock off
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to take back, to recapture
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to track down, to locate, to find out, to smoke out, to ferret out, to chase up, to discover