popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb baseball
- to kill, to slay, to murder, to slaughter
- to suppress, to block, to hamper, to destroy (e.g. talent), to eliminate (e.g. an odour), to spoil (e.g. a flavour), to kill (e.g. one's speed)
- to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.), to hold back, to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.), to hold (one's breath)
- to put out (a runner)
- to pawn, to put in hock
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to lose
- to miss (a chance, opportunity)
- to lose (a loved one), to be bereaved of
- to concede (goals, points, etc.)
popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to take, to pick up, to grab, to catch
- to pass, to hand, to give
- to get, to obtain, to acquire, to win, to receive, to earn, to take (e.g. a vacation)
- to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.), to take (a measure, attitude, etc.), to choose
- to remove, to get rid of, to take off
- to take away, to steal, to rob
- to eat, to have (e.g. lunch), to take (e.g. vitamins)
- to pick (e.g. flowers), to gather, to extract (e.g. juice), to catch (e.g. fish), to harvest (a crop)
- to take up (time, space), to occupy, to spare, to set aside
- to secure, to reserve, to save, to put aside, to keep
- to take (e.g. a joke), to interpret, to understand, to make out, to grasp
- to record, to take down
- to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper), to take, to buy, to get
- to order, to have delivered
- to charge, to fine, to take (tax)
- to take (e.g. a wife), to take on (e.g. an apprentice), to adopt, to accept
- to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.), to play
popular JLPT N3 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb auxiliary verb
- to finish
- to graduate
popular JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to send (a thing), to dispatch, to despatch, to transmit
- to take or escort (a person somewhere), to see off (a person)
- to bid farewell (to the departed), to bury
- to spend (time), to live one's life
- to pass (down the line)
- to affix okurigana
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to miss (doing), to fail (to do)
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to chase, to run after, to pursue
popular JLPT N2 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to spread, to extend, to expand, to enlarge, to widen, to broaden
- to unfold, to open, to unroll, to unwrap
- to scatter about, to spread around
- to make flourish, to cause to prosper
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to bear fruit
popular obsolete reading JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to surround, to encircle, to enclose, to fence, to wall in
- to besiege, to lay siege to
- to play (go, shogi, etc.)