List: Godan verb with 'u' ending
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form colloquial usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to kidnap, to abduct, to snatch, to carry people away, to take by force
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to compete for the first place, to be one of the two best
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) colloquial
- to wield a baton, to swing a baton
- to lead, to direct, to command
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to have a bath in the open air
search-only kanji form expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to sit at a desk (to study), to be at one's desk, to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to lose a seat (in an election)
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to unseat someone (in an election), to defeat a sitting member
obsolete reading colloquial godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb dated term
- to lose one's senses, to go mad, to go off the rails
- to fool around, to mess around, to lark about, to romp, to frolic
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to go through a bitter experience, to get into trouble, to get hurt, to feel pain
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to show interest in