List: Godan verb with 'ru' ending
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to plan, to attempt, to devise
- to plot, to conspire, to scheme
- to aim for, to strive for, to work towards, to seek
- to deceive, to trick, to take in
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to compete
- to bid
- to sell at auction
popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to stop (moving), to come to a stop
- to stop (doing, working, being supplied), to come to a halt, to cease, to be stopped, to be suspended
- to alight, to perch on
popular search-only kana form irregular okurigana search-only kanji form JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb humble language honorific language suffix expression
- to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised
- to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in
- to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade
- to get out (of water), to come ashore
- to increase
- to improve, to make progress
- to be promoted, to advance
- to be made (of profit, etc.)
- to occur (esp. of a favourable result)
- to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)
- to be finished, to be done, to be over
- to stop (of rain), to lift
- to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die
- to win (in a card game, etc.)
- to be arrested
- to turn up (of evidence, etc.)
- to be deep fried
- to be spoken loudly
- to get nervous, to get stage fright
- to be offered (to the gods, etc.)
- to go, to visit
- to eat, to drink
- to be listed (as a candidate)
- to serve (in one's master's home)
- to be complete, to finish
- above, north of
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb transitive verb
- to turn one's head, to look over one's shoulder, to turn around, to look back
- to think back (on), to reminisce, to look back (on), to reflect (on)
popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb mahjong mathematics
- to stick, to paste, to affix
- to stretch, to spread, to strain, to tighten, to put up (e.g. a tent)
- to form (e.g. ice on a pond)
- to fill, to swell
- to stick out, to push out
- to post (a link, etc. online)
- to be expensive
- to keep a watch on, to be on the lookout
- to slap
- to become one tile away from completion
- to span, to generate
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be found
popular JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb archaic suffix
- to go by, to go past, to go along, to travel along, to pass through, to use (a road), to take (a route), to go via, to go by way of
- to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.), to operate (between), to connect
- to go indoors, to go into a room, to be admitted, to be shown in, to be ushered in, to come in
- to penetrate, to pierce, to skewer, to go through, to come through
- to permeate, to soak into, to spread throughout
- to carry (e.g. of a voice), to reach far
- to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen), to be relayed, to be conveyed
- to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.), to be approved, to be accepted
- to go by (a name), to be known as, to be accepted as, to have a reputation for
- to be coherent, to be logical, to be reasonable, to be comprehensible, to be understandable, to make sense
- to get across (e.g. of one's point), to be understood
- to pass for, to come across as, to seem like
- to be straight (e.g. wood grain)
- to be well-informed, to be wise
- to do ... completely, to do ... thoroughly
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to tear, to rip, to break, to destroy
- to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.), to breach
- to defeat, to beat
- to break (e.g. silence), to disturb (e.g. peace), to shatter (e.g. dream), to disrupt, to spoil
- to violate (e.g. rule), to break (e.g. promise), to infringe
- to break (a record)
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to distribute, to hand out, to deliver, to deal out, to serve out
- to allot, to allocate, to place (staff, soldiers, etc.), to station