popular obsolete kanji JLPT N5 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to sleep (lying down)
- to go to bed, to lie in bed
- to lie down
- to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse)
- to lie flat (e.g. of hair)
- to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
- to ferment (of soy sauce, miso, etc.)
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to decide, to determine
- to establish, to lay down, to prescribe, to provide, to stipulate
- to bring peace (to), to make peaceful
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N4 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to run away, to flee, to get away (e.g. from danger), to escape, to break out, to leave (e.g. one's spouse)
- to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.), to evade, to dodge, to shirk, to back away
- to win without being overtaken, to hold off the other contenders (until the finish), to keep the lead (and win)
- to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.), to leak out (e.g. of a scent), to be lost (e.g. of flavor)
- to fail to hold an ideal posture
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N3 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to fear, to be afraid of
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb archaic
- to pull up, to drag up, to lift up
- to increase, to raise (e.g. taxes)
- to withdraw, to leave, to pull out, to retire
- to promote (someone to a higher position)
- to return home
- to expedite the schedule
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to pull down, to lower, to reduce, to withdraw
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to finish washing, to wash well, to investigate thoroughly
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N4 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb honorific language
- to be seen, to be visible, to be in sight
- to look, to seem, to appear
- to come
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to ascertain, to make sure of, to determine, to probe, to get to the bottom (of something)
popular JLPT N4 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb colloquial usually written using kana alone intransitive verb linguistics
- to receive, to get
- to catch (e.g. a ball)
- to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
- to sustain (damage), to incur (a loss), to suffer (an injury), to feel (influence)
- to undergo (e.g. surgery), to take (a test), to accept (a challenge)
- to be given (e.g. life, talent)
- to find funny, to find humorous, to be amused (by)
- to follow, to succeed, to be descended from
- to face (south, etc.)
- to be modified by
- to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee
- to be well-received, to become popular, to go down well