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終えるおえるoeru

Wordpopular JLPT N3 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb auxiliary verb

to finish
to graduate

切るきるkiru

Wordpopular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb mahjong go (game) suffix

to cut, to cut through, to perform (surgery)
to sever (connections, ties)
to turn off (e.g. the light)
to terminate (e.g. a conversation), to hang up (the phone), to disconnect
to punch (a ticket), to tear off (a stub)
to open (something sealed)
to start
to set (a limit), to do (something) in less or within a certain time, to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)
to reduce, to decrease, to discount
to shake off (water, etc.), to let drip-dry, to let drain
to cross, to traverse
to criticize sharply
to act decisively, to do (something noticeable), to go first, to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)
to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)
to curl (a ball), to bend, to cut
to shuffle (cards)
to discard a tile
to dismiss, to sack, to let go, to expel, to excommunicate
to dig (a groove), to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)
to trump
to cut (the connection between two groups)
to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone)
to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)
to do completely, to finish doing
to be completely ..., to be totally ..., to be terribly ...
to do clearly, to do decisively, to do firmly

終わるおわるowaru

Wordpopular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb transitive verb suffix colloquial

to end, to come to an end, to finish, to close, to be over
to finish, to complete, to conclude
to finish doing
to be past its (one's) prime
to be awful, to be terrible, to suck, to be hopeless

上がるあがるagaru

Wordpopular search-only kana form irregular okurigana search-only kanji form JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb humble language honorific language suffix expression

to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised
to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in
to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade
to get out (of water), to come ashore
to increase
to improve, to make progress
to be promoted, to advance
to be made (of profit, etc.)
to occur (esp. of a favourable result)
to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)
to be finished, to be done, to be over
to stop (of rain), to lift
to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die
to win (in a card game, etc.)
to be arrested
to turn up (of evidence, etc.)
to be deep fried
to be spoken loudly
to get nervous, to get stage fright
to be offered (to the gods, etc.)
to go, to visit
to eat, to drink
to be listed (as a candidate)
to serve (in one's master's home)
to be complete, to finish
above, north of

来るくるkuru

Wordpopular obsolete kanji JLPT N5 kuru verb verb (generic) intransitive verb usually written using kana alone auxiliary verb

to come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive
to come back, to do ... and come back
to come to be, to become, to get, to grow, to continue
to come from, to be caused by, to derive from
to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")

損なうそこなうsokonau

Wordpopular rarely used kanji form irregular okurigana JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb suffix

to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to mar, to ruin
to fail to do, to do amiss, to miss one's opportunity to do
to almost do, to come close to doing

始めるはじめるhajimeru

Wordpopular rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb auxiliary verb

to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate
to start up (a business, society, etc.), to open (e.g. a store), to establish
to start ..., to begin to ...

居るおるoru

Wordpopular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone humble language godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb auxiliary verb

to be (animate), to be, to exist
to be ...-ing
to (have the audacity to) do

返すかえすkaesu

Wordpopular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb auxiliary verb

to return (something), to restore, to put back
to turn over, to turn upside down, to overturn
to pay back, to retaliate, to reciprocate
to respond (with), to retort, to reply, to say back
to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back)
to do again, to do repeatedly

飽きるあきるakiru

Wordpopular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 Ichidan verb verb (generic) suffix intransitive verb

to get tired of, to tire of, to lose interest in, to grow weary of, to get fed up with, to get sick of, to become bored with
to become sated, to become satiated, to have one's fill

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