popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to say, to utter, to declare
- to name, to call
- to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise
popular JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to perform, to do, to conduct oneself, to carry out
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb archaic
- to call out (to), to call, to invoke
- to summon (a doctor, etc.)
- to invite
- to designate, to name, to brand
- to garner (support, etc.), to gather
- to take as one's wife
popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to use (a tool, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use
- to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate
- to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume
- to use (language), to speak
popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover
- to sense, to feel, to notice, to realize
- to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to appreciate
- to remember, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with
- to experience, to go through, to know (e.g. hardship)
- to get acquainted with (a person), to get to know
- to have to do with, to be concerned with, to be one's concern, to be one's responsibility
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to ask, to inquire
- to blame (someone) for, to accuse of, to pursue (question of responsibility), to charge with
- to care about, to regard as important
- to call into question, to doubt, to question
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to choose, to select
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to think, to consider, to believe, to reckon
- to think (of doing), to plan (to do)
- to judge, to assess, to regard
- to imagine, to suppose, to dream
- to expect, to look forward to
- to feel, to be (in a state of mind), to desire, to want
- to care (deeply) for, to yearn for, to worry about, to love
- to recall, to remember
popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb suffix
- to take out, to get out
- to put out, to reveal, to show
- to submit (e.g. thesis), to turn in
- to publish, to make public
- to send (e.g. letter)
- to produce (a sound), to start (fire)
- to serve (food)
- ... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out)
- to begin ..., to start to ..., to burst into ...
popular obsolete reading rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb transitive verb
- to approach, to draw near, to be imminent
- to press (someone for something), to urge, to compel