List: Godan verb with 'ru' ending
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to cut (cloth, paper, etc.), to cut off
- to sever (ties), to break off (relations), to give up (an attachment, habit, etc.), to stop (e.g. a vicious cycle)
- to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.), to block, to break up (e.g. an intelligence network)
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to fall completely silent, to become still as death
popular search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be imminent, to be impending, to be pressing, to be urgent
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb slang vulgar expression or word
- to dig, to excavate, to hollow
- to delve into
- to dig up (e.g. vegetables)
- (for two men) to have anal sex
popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.), to come down
- to form (of frost)
- to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight), to pour in
- to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.), to come, to arrive
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 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 N5 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be needed, to be necessary, to be required, to be wanted, to need, to want
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to take more time than expected, to take a long time, to be delayed
popular search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to come to a dead end, to come to a standstill, to reach a deadlock, to reach an impasse, to reach a stalemate