List: Ichidan verb
popular JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb auxiliary verb
- to be (of animate objects), to exist
- to stay
- to be ...-ing, to have been ...-ing
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to tilt (esp. head), to lean, to incline, to slant
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to classify, to sort out, to sift through
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to avoid (physical contact with)
- to avoid (situation), to evade (question, subject), to shirk (one's responsibilities)
- to ward off, to avert
- to put aside, to move out of the way
popular JLPT N2 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to warm (up), to heat (up)
- to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.), to keep to oneself, to nurse, to mull over
- to renew (an old friendship)
- to take for oneself
popular JLPT N2 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to apply, to adapt
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to knock together, to strike against each other
- to arrange (e.g. a meeting), to discuss (in advance)
popular JLPT N3 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb auxiliary verb
- to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain, to obtain, to win
- to understand, to comprehend
- to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment), to get (ill)
- to be able to ..., can ...
popular JLPT N3 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to replace, to convert, to change
- to exchange, to interchange, to renew
- to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb archaic
- to garnish, to accompany (as a card does a gift)
- to add to as support, to prop up
- to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.)
- to mimic, to imitate
- to draw something near to oneself, to approach nearby