List: verb (generic)
All kinds of Japanese verbs
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to fold (clothes, umbrella)
- to close (a shop, business)
- to vacate
popular irregular okurigana godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to steam (food)
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to wipe, to mop up
- to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.), to dispel (e.g. shame), to erase, to remove
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to wipe, to dry
popular JLPT N3 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb transitive verb
- to touch, to feel
- to touch (with)
- to experience, to come in contact with, to perceive
- to touch on (a subject), to allude to, to refer to, to mention, to bring up
- to be in conflict with, to violate (law, copyright, etc.), to infringe
- to proclaim, to make known, to spread (e.g. a rumour)
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb
- to be worm-eaten, to be eaten by worms
- to affect adversely, to spoil, to ruin, to undermine, to gnaw at (one's heart, body, etc.), to eat into, to destroy
popular JLPT N3 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.)
- to straighten out, to be flattened, to become smooth
- to spread (of paint, cream, etc.)
- to stretch out (e.g. of a hand), to extend
- to lose elasticity, to become slack, to become soggy (e.g. of noodles)
- to make progress, to develop, to expand, to increase, to improve
- to be exhausted, to get groggy, to be stunned (by a blow), to pass out, to collapse
- to be prolonged (of a meeting, life span, etc.), to be extended (e.g. of a deadline), to lengthen (e.g. of the days)
- to be postponed, to be delayed, to be put off
popular search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to go to bed, to go to sleep, to fall asleep
- to be laid up (with a cold), to be ill in bed
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to change sides, to double-cross, to betray
- to roll over (in bed), to turn over
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to turn one's face, to turn around, to look over one's shoulder