List: godan verb (archaic)
All kinds of godan verbs (archaic)
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb colloquial
- to float
- to become merry, to be cheerful
- to become loose, to become unsteady
- to feel out of it, to be cut off (e.g. from those around you), to feel out of place
- to be frivolous, to be uncertain
- to have (time, money, etc.) left over, to be saved (e.g. money)
- to have no basis, to be unreliable
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to defeat
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb godan verb godan verb (archaic)
- to turn over (face down), to lay face down, to lay upside down
- to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.), to cast down (eyes)
- to lie (one's body) face down, to lie flat (on the ground)
- to conceal, to hide, to keep secret, to place in hiding (e.g. troops for an ambush)
- to lie down, to retire, to go to bed (with an illness)
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to divert (e.g. one's mind), to distract, to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.), to drown (one's sorrows), to beguile (the time)
- to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile), to hide, to shift (the conversation), to change (the subject)
popular usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to have a warped view, to be jaundiced, to be prejudiced
- to feel that one has been unfairly treated
- to be jealous, to be envious, to have an inferiority complex
popular rarely used kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to scorn, to despise, to hold in contempt, to look down on, to disdain
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to walk
popular JLPT N4 euphemistic godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to die, to pass away
popular usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to rub, to pat, to stroke, to massage
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to polish, to shine, to burnish, to scour, to scrub, to brush (teeth), to grind (e.g. a lens)
- to refine (a skill, etc.), to improve, to hone, to polish (up), to cultivate (one's character)