popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves)
- to scatter, to be dispersed
- to disappear, to dissolve, to break up
- to spread, to run, to blur
- to die a noble death
popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb colloquial
- to erase, to rub out, to rub off, to cross out, to delete
- to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.), to switch off
- to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.), to put out
- to remove (a smell, pain, etc.), to eliminate, to get rid of, to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.), to neutralize (poison)
- to drown out (a sound), to deaden, to absorb, to muffle
- to kill, to murder, to bump off, to rub out
popular JLPT N4 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to ask, to enquire, to inquire
- to search, to look for, to look into, to investigate
popular rarely used kanji form Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to become pale, to turn pale
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to dye, to colour, to color
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to urge, to encourage, to press, to prompt, to draw (attention to)
- to stimulate (e.g. growth), to hasten (e.g. development), to quicken, to accelerate, to promote
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to forge, to temper
- to drill, to train, to discipline
popular JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to paint, to plaster, to lacquer, to varnish, to spread, to smear, to put up (wallpaper)
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to taste, to savor, to savour, to relish
- to appreciate, to enjoy, to relish, to digest
- to experience, to go through, to taste (e.g. victory), to know (e.g. pain)
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to name, to call, to christen, to term