popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to row, to paddle, to scull, to pull (the oars)
- to pedal (a bicycle, etc.)
- to swing (on a swing)
- to work (a hand pump)
- to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation)
- to pull through, to get over, to survive
- to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to sniff, to smell
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to bark
- to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.), to deprive of, to divest of
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb
- to stop up, to close up, to block (up), to plug up, to shut up, to cover (ears, eyes, etc.), to close (eyes, mouth)
- to stand in the way, to obstruct
- to occupy, to fill up, to take up
- to perform one's role, to do one's duty
- to feel depressed, to be in low spirits, to mope
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to fan
- to incite, to instigate
popular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to pour (into a vessel), to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with, to dish out (food or drink)
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be superstitious
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to shrink back, to wince, to flinch, to recoil
irregular kanji usage expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to pitch in and help, to give someone a hand