List: verb (generic)
All kinds of Japanese verbs
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb transitive verb
- to be lazy, to be idle, to slack
- to neglect (e.g. one's work), to be neglectful of, to skip (e.g. school)
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb usually written using kana alone auxiliary verb
- to put something out of the way, to move (something, someone) aside
- to remove, to exclude, to take away
- to set aside, to keep apart
- to remove (someone) from the group, to shun
- to do well despite difficulties, to accomplish despite adversity
- to do resolutely, to do boldly
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb computing
- to strike, to hit, to beat, to knock, to pound, to bang, to slap, to spank, to tap, to pat, to clap (one's hands), to play (the drums)
- to attack, to bash, to criticize, to censure, to flame (on the Internet)
- to sound out (someone's views)
- to pound (meat or fish), to chop into small pieces
- to beat down the price
- to talk (big, bad, idly, etc.)
- to call, to invoke (e.g. a function)
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to follow (a road, path, etc.), to trace
- to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.), to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.), to retrace (e.g. one's memory), to search, to go over
- to head towards (of a situation), to go in the direction of, to take (a course), to pursue (a path), to meet (a fate)
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb
- to lament, to grieve, to regret
- to deplore
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to come apart at the seams, to be ripped, to be torn
- to begin to open, to begin to bloom
- to smile broadly, to break into a smile
popular irregular okurigana usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb auxiliary verb
- to indulge in, to give oneself up to, to be obsessed by
- to be engrossed in, to be lost in, to be absorbed in
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to flip, to snap, to flick
- to repel
- to use (an abacus), to calculate
- to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)
popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to notify, to advise, to inform