List: verb (generic)
All kinds of Japanese verbs
popular irregular okurigana JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to take down, to bring down, to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.), to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.), to let down (hair), to launch (a boat)
- to drop off (a passenger), to let off, to unload (goods, a truck, etc.), to offload, to discharge
- to withdraw (money)
- to use for the first time, to wear for the first time
- to cut off, to fillet (fish), to grate (e.g. radish), to prune (branches)
- to remove (someone from a position), to oust, to drop
- to clear (the table), to remove (offerings from an altar), to pass down (e.g. old clothes), to hand down
- to expel from the body (e.g. worms), to abort (a fetus)
- to invoke (a spirit), to call down
popular JLPT N3 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to replace, to convert, to change
- to exchange, to interchange, to renew
- to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be involved (in), to get involved (in), to concern oneself (with), to take part (in), to interfere (in)
- to relate to (a matter), to pertain to, to concern, to have to do with
- to (seriously) affect, to concern, to have a serious bearing (on)
- to stick (to), to adhere (to), to be particular (about)
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb transitive verb
- to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for)
- to work, to function well
- to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to
- to taste (alcohol), to try
popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to hear
- to listen (e.g. to music)
- to ask, to enquire, to query
- to hear about, to hear of, to learn of
- to follow (advice, order, etc.), to obey, to listen to, to comply with
- to hear (e.g. a plea), to grant (a request), to accept (e.g. an argument), to give consideration to
- to smell (esp. incense), to sample (a fragrance)
- to taste (alcohol), to try
popular rarely used kanji form irregular okurigana JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room), to be confined in, to seclude oneself, to hide away, to stay inside (one's shell)
- to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.), to imbue with, to infuse with
- to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.), to be heavy with (e.g. smoke), to be stuffy, to be dense
- to be muffled (e.g. voice)
- to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
- to confine oneself in a temple to pray
popular rarely used kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to search about for, to hunt around for, to look high and low for, to look everywhere for
popular usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to sweep away, to wash away, to dredge
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb colloquial historical term
- to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.)
- to bleach, to refine
- to rinse (vegetables), to soak
- to doxx, to dox, to make someone's private information public without permission
- to sentence (someone) to public humiliation
popular obsolete reading rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to step back, to move back, to retreat
- to withdraw (from the presence of a superior), to leave, to exit
- to resign, to retire, to quit
- to concede