List: verb (generic)
All kinds of Japanese verbs
popular JLPT N3 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb polite language
- to want, to wish for
- to request, to demand, to require, to ask for
- to seek, to search for, to look for, to pursue (pleasure), to hunt (a job), to find (a solution)
- to purchase, to buy
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to draw (water), to scoop up, to dip up, to pump out
- to understand (someone's feelings, etc.), to grasp, to surmise, to take into consideration
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to draw (water), to ladle, to dip up, to scoop up, to pump
- to pour (into a cup), to drink (together)
- to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.), to sympathize with, to intuit, to understand
- to draw upon, to inherit
popular JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb transitive verb
- to cry, to shed tears, to weep, to sob
- to suffer (from), to be troubled (by), to face hardship
- to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.), to do reluctantly, to make sacrifices
- to be not worth the name, to suffer (of a reputation), to be spoiled, to be put to shame
- to lament, to bemoan, to bewail
popular obsolete reading godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb auxiliary verb
- to fish
- to look for, to search for, to hunt for, to scavenge, to scrounge, to look through, to rummage through
- to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.), to binge
popular gikun or jukujikun JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to beg, to pester, to plead, to coax, to hound, to importune
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to resound, to be heard far away
- to reverberate, to shake, to vibrate
- to come (home), to remain (with someone)
- to have an effect, to make an impression
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be surprised, to be taken aback, to be amazed, to be astonished, to be shocked
- to be frightened, to be startled, to be alarmed
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N4 usually written using kana alone honorific language godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to say, to speak, to tell
- to be called
popular JLPT N5 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in)
- to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of)
- to conduct a religious service