List: Godan verb with 'ru' ending
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb usually written using kana alone auxiliary verb Kansai-ben archaic
- to rot, to go bad, to decay, to spoil, to fester, to decompose, to turn sour (e.g. milk)
- to corrode, to weather, to crumble
- to become useless, to blunt, to weaken (from lack of practice)
- to become depraved, to be degenerate, to be morally bankrupt, to be corrupt
- to be depressed, to be dispirited, to feel discouraged, to feel down
- to have the audacity to, to be bastard enough to
- to lose a bet
- to be drenched, to become sopping wet
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass)
- to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to become weak
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be greedy, to be avaricious, to want badly, to desire intensely, to covet
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to get between, to be caught in
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to catch (someone's words), to make out, to follow, to understand
- to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.), to inquire
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to run up to, to rush over
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to use up, to exhaust, to wear out
popular colloquial godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to get on, to climb on
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to cut off, to excise, to tear off, to cut out, to whittle down, to tear out, to cut down, to amputate