List: Verbs

為るするsuru

Wordpopular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone suru verb verb (generic) intransitive verb transitive verb suffix auxiliary verb

to do, to carry out, to perform
to cause to become, to make (into), to turn (into)
to serve as, to act as, to work as
to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to judge as being, to view as being, to think of as, to treat as, to use as
to decide on, to choose
to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
to be worth, to cost
to pass (of time), to elapse
to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
to transform A to B, to make A into B, to exchange A for B
to make use of A for B, to view A as B, to handle A as if it were B
to feel A about B
verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
to be just about to, to be just starting to, to try to, to attempt to

死ぬしぬshinu

Wordpopular search-only kana form JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) irregular nu verb intransitive verb

to die, to pass away
to lose spirit, to lose vigor, to look dead
to cease, to stop

読むよむyomu

Wordpopular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb

to read
to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant
to predict, to guess, to forecast, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine
to pronounce, to read (e.g. a kanji)
to decipher, to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.), to tell (the time)
to count, to estimate
to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading

出来るできるdekiru

Wordpopular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb colloquial

to be able to do, to be possible, to be permitted (to do)
to be good at, to do well, to be proficient (in), to be capable
to come into existence, to form, to appear, to come up (of a matter), to be born, to make (a friend), to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
to be made, to be built, to be constructed, to be formed, to be established, to be set up
to be finished, to be completed, to be done, to be ready
to grow (of a crop), to be produced
to be mature and well-balanced, to be of fine character
to be by nature, to be born ...
to become (sexually) involved (with), to become intimate (with), to take up (with someone)
to get pregnant

有るあるaru

Wordpopular JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb auxiliary verb

to be, to exist, to live
to have
to be located
to be equipped with
to happen, to come about
to exist (in a completed state), to be (something unchanged in its current state)

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

言ういうiu

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

to say, to utter, to declare
to name, to call
to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise

知るしるshiru

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

to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover
to sense, to feel, to notice, to realize
to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to appreciate
to remember, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with
to experience, to go through, to know (e.g. hardship)
to get acquainted with (a person), to get to know
to have to do with, to be concerned with, to be one's concern, to be one's responsibility

行うおこなうokonau

Wordpopular JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb

to perform, to do, to conduct oneself, to carry out

比べるくらべるkuraberu

Wordpopular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N4 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb

to compare, to make a comparison (between)
to compete (on), to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

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List: Verbs