List: verb (generic)
All kinds of Japanese verbs
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
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to move back, to draw back, to recede, to fall back, to retreat
- to lessen, to subside, to ebb, to go down (e.g. of swelling)
- to resign, to retire, to quit
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb archaic
- to garnish, to accompany (as a card does a gift)
- to add to as support, to prop up
- to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.)
- to mimic, to imitate
- to draw something near to oneself, to approach nearby
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb Kansai-ben Internet slang intransitive verb
- to cook (grains, e.g. rice)
- to boil, to simmer, to stew, to seethe
- to get angry, to snap
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to burn, to kindle, to light (a fire), to make (a fire)
- to heat (a bath), to light (a stove), to stoke (a boiler)
- to use (a camera flash)
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against)
- to compete (against)
- to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to fight, to contend, to resist