List: Godan verb with 'u' ending
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb archaic
- to drift, to float
- to waft (e.g. a scent), to hang in the air
- to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood)
- to wander, to walk around aimlessly
- to be unsteady, to be unstable
- to falter, to flinch, to wince
- to live in unreliable circumstances
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to meet (by chance), to come across, to run across, to encounter, to happen upon
- to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)
- to emerge and engage (an enemy)
popular JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be in time (for)
- to serve (suit, meet) the purpose, to be good enough, to be enough, to manage, to make do
popular JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to go to and from (a place), to go back and forth between, to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.), to ply between
- to go to (school, work, etc.), to attend, to commute, to frequent
- to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity), to be communicated (e.g. thought)
- to resemble
popular rarely used kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to dress (oneself in), to attire oneself in, to adorn, to decorate
- to pretend, to feign, to affect, to disguise oneself as
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to pay (e.g. money, bill)
- to brush off, to wipe away, to clear away, to dust off, to cut off (e.g. branches)
- to drive away (e.g. one's competitors)
- to sell off (something unneeded), to dispose of
- to pay (e.g. attention), to show (e.g. respect, concern)
- to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice), to expend, to exert
- to move out (of one's own place), to vacate
- to sweep (e.g. one's legs), to knock aside
- to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy)
- to reset (an abacus)
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to laugh
- to smile
- to sneer, to ridicule
- to be dumbfounded, to be flabbergasted
popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to wash, to cleanse, to rinse
- to inquire into, to investigate
- to purify (one's heart)
- to lave (e.g. shore), to wash over (e.g. deck), to sweep
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to face
- to go towards, to head towards
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to fly about, to flutter about, to flit about, to fly past each other