List: Godan verb with 'mu' ending
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb archaic
- to bite
- to chew, to gnaw, to masticate
- to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.), to falter with one's words, to stutter, to stammer
- to crash against (e.g. of waves), to break onto (shore)
- to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.), to mesh, to fit together
- to be involved in
- to convince, to persuade
popular search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to coax, to cajole, to wheedle, to win over, to seduce
- to roll up and put into (something), to bundle up
popular usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to scheme, to plan, to play a trick, to invent, to conspire, to frame up
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to draw (water), to ladle, to dip up, to scoop up, to pump
- to pour (into a cup), to drink (together)
- to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.), to sympathize with, to intuit, to understand
- to draw upon, to inherit
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to bless, to show mercy to
- to give (money, etc.)
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to cease, to stop, to be over
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to fold (clothes, umbrella)
- to close (a shop, business)
- to vacate
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb
- to be worm-eaten, to be eaten by worms
- to affect adversely, to spoil, to ruin, to undermine, to gnaw at (one's heart, body, etc.), to eat into, to destroy
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to slacken, to loosen, to relax, to droop (e.g. loose or flabby skin), to sag (ceiling)
- to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention), to not put one's heart in
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.), to wilt, to droop, to shrivel, to fade (away), to sag, to deflate