List: Godan verb with 'u' ending
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to carry on one's back, to bear, to shoulder
- to take (responsibility), to assume, to accept, to bear (the blame, costs, etc.), to have (a duty, obligation, etc.), to become responsible for, to be burdened with (work, debt, etc.)
- to suffer (an injury), to sustain (a wound), to receive, to incur (a loss, damage, etc.)
- to owe (a debt of gratitude to), to be indebted to
- to have (something) behind one, to be backed by
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to doubt, to distrust, to be suspicious of, to suspect
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb usually written using kana alone transitive verb archaic
- to mind, to care about, to be concerned about, to have a regard for
- to be an issue, to matter, to create inconvenience
- to keep company, to care for, to look after, to entertain, to pay attention to, to spend time with
- to interfere with, to meddle in
- to tease
- to banish, to prohibit
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to rescue from, to help out of, to save
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb
- to sing
- to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem, to express in the form of a poem, to recite (a poem)
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to hate, to dislike, to loathe
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to get to know each other, to make acquaintance
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to dance (orig. a whirling dance)
- to whirl (in the wind), to flutter (about), to swirl, to fly, to circle, to wheel
popular rarely used kanji form irregular okurigana JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb suffix
- to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to mar, to ruin
- to fail to do, to do amiss, to miss one's opportunity to do
- to almost do, to come close to doing
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to contract, to undertake
- to take over, to take responsibility for