List: Godan verb with 'ru' ending
popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed
- to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed
- to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to take possession of (forcibly), to take over (a company, account, etc.), to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.), to seize, to occupy, to usurp
- to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to seclude oneself, to shut oneself away
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to succeed, to relieve, to replace
- to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone)
- to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to make a mistake
popular search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to draw near, to draw closer
- to press (e.g. for an answer), to hound
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to move around, to move about, to get around
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to go away, to become more distant, to fade away, to die away
- to be estranged
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to cross, to intersect, to join, to meet
- to associate with, to mingle with, to consort with
- to have a sexual relationship, to copulate
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to shine
- to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)