List: Godan verb with 'ku' ending
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to scatter, to sprinkle, to strew
- to distribute (flyers, etc.), to give out, to hand out
- to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.), to give the slip, to throw off, to lose, to get rid of
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to surround, to encircle, to enclose
- to fawn over (someone), to play up to, to curry favor with
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to remove, to deinstall, to take away, to set apart
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.), to assume, to be hired, to be employed
- to ascend (the throne), to accede
- to start (on a journey), to commence, to depart
- to study (under teacher), to be an apprentice
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to twinkle (e.g. stars), to flicker, to waver
- to blink (one's eyes), to wink, to bat
書くかくkakupopular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to write, to compose, to pen
- to draw, to paint
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to remove, to get rid of, to take away, to eliminate
- to exclude, to except, to leave out, to omit
- to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to invite, to ask
- to beckon, to wave someone in, to gesture to
- to call in, to send for, to summon
- to bring on oneself, to cause, to incur, to lead to, to result in
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to burn
- to roast, to broil, to grill, to bake, to toast, to barbecue
- to heat, to heat up
- to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.), to bake, to fire, to burn
- to tan (i.e. suntan), to burn
- to print (a photo), to burn (an optical disc)
- to be jealous of, to be envious of, to envy
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to omit, to leave out, to exclude, to eliminate
- to curtail, to save, to cut down, to economize, to economise