List: verb (generic)
All kinds of Japanese verbs
popular irregular okurigana JLPT N3 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to materialise
- to be expressed (e.g. emotions), to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to express (in words)
- to confess
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to step over, to step across, to stride over, to stride across, to cross
- to stretch over, to span, to bridge, to saddle, to straddle
popular ateji rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to deceive, to cheat, to swindle
- to falsify, to misrepresent, to lie about, to tamper with, to fiddle, to doctor, to cook
- to evade (a question, taxes, etc.), to dodge, to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to smooth over, to get one's way out of (a difficult situation), to explain away
- to embezzle, to pocket
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to hesitate to say, to mumble, to hem and haw, to falter
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb
- to turn toward, to look (up, down, etc.)
- to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.), to look out on, to front (on)
- to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.)
- to be suited to, to be fit for
- to go towards, to turn to (of one's interests, feelings, etc.), to be inclined (to do)
popular JLPT N3 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to turn (towards), to face, to point, to aim, to direct to
- to head to, to go towards
- to allot, to allocate
- to send, to dispatch (e.g. a person)
- to aim for, to pursue
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb
- to set up (a house, store, etc.), to build, to establish, to run, to maintain
- to have at the ready (e.g. a gun), to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera), to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal)
- to adopt a posture, to assume a stance, to stand ready, to be poised for
- to put on an air, to assume an attitude
- to stiffen, to tense up, to become formal
- to fabricate in order to deceive, to make up, to feign
- to plan, to scheme
popular search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be scrupulous, to be attentive, to be prudent, to be complete, to be thorough
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to grow senile, to be childish with age
- to be mentally slow, to be befuddled
- to play stupid, to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)