List: Godan verb with 'ru' ending
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to pray, to say a prayer, to say grace
- to wish, to hope
popular rarely used kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to stand watch, to stand guard, to look out
- to open (one's eyes) wide
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be in disorder, to lie scattered around
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb archaic
- to arrive at (e.g. a decision), to reach (a stage), to attain
- to lead to (a place), to get to
- in the extreme case of
- to come, to arrive, to result in
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.), to calm down, to cool off, to abate, to be settled, to be brought under control
- to be at peace, to be governed well
- to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.), to be alleviated, to get better, to ease off
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to become damp, to become moist, to become wet
- to lack energy, to be in a slump, to be in low spirits, to feel depressed
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to shorten, to narrow, to close, to shrink
popular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb archaic
- to put on (one's head), to wear, to have on, to pull over (one's head), to crown (oneself)
- to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.), to pour (water, etc.) on oneself, to dash on oneself, to ship water
- to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.), to take (blame), to assume (responsibility), to shoulder (burden)
- to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
- to be similar, to be redundant
- to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.)
- to close, to come to an end
- to get a full house, to sell out
- to blunder, to bungle, to fail
- to be deceived
popular JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb suffix
- to turn, to rotate, to revolve, to spin
- to go around, to circle, to revolve around, to orbit
- to make the rounds (of), to go around (several places), to travel around, to make a tour of, to patrol
- to go by way of, to go via, to stop by (on the way), to take a roundabout route, to make a detour
- to move around (to another place or position), to come around, to go over (e.g. to the opposing side)
- to come around (of one's turn), to be passed around (of a cup, circular, etc.)
- to function, to work well
- to spread, to extend (to; e.g. of one's attention), to reach, to take effect (of alcohol, poison, etc.)
- to pass (a time), to turn (e.g. 5 o'clock)
- to earn interest
- to ... around, to ... about
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to give up on, to turn one's back on, to abandon, to forsake, to desert, to leave