List: godan verb (archaic)
All kinds of godan verbs (archaic)
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to become less crowded, to thin out, to get empty
- to be hungry
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 humble language usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb polite language auxiliary verb
- to receive, to get, to accept, to take, to buy
- to eat, to drink
- to be crowned with, to wear (on one's head), to have (on top)
- to have (as one's leader), to live under (a ruler), to install (a president)
- to get someone to do something
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to give birth, to bear (child), to lay (eggs)
- to produce, to yield, to give rise to, to deliver
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to calm down, to compose oneself, to regain presence of mind, to relax
- to calm down, to settle down, to die down, to become stable, to abate
- to settle down (in a location, job, etc.), to settle in
- to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.), to be fixed, to have been reached
- to harmonize with, to harmonise with, to match, to suit, to fit
- to be unobtrusive, to be quiet, to be subdued
popular irregular okurigana JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to take down, to bring down, to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.), to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.), to let down (hair), to launch (a boat)
- to drop off (a passenger), to let off, to unload (goods, a truck, etc.), to offload, to discharge
- to withdraw (money)
- to use for the first time, to wear for the first time
- to cut off, to fillet (fish), to grate (e.g. radish), to prune (branches)
- to remove (someone from a position), to oust, to drop
- to clear (the table), to remove (offerings from an altar), to pass down (e.g. old clothes), to hand down
- to expel from the body (e.g. worms), to abort (a fetus)
- to invoke (a spirit), to call down
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be involved (in), to get involved (in), to concern oneself (with), to take part (in), to interfere (in)
- to relate to (a matter), to pertain to, to concern, to have to do with
- to (seriously) affect, to concern, to have a serious bearing (on)
- to stick (to), to adhere (to), to be particular (about)
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb transitive verb
- to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for)
- to work, to function well
- to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to
- to taste (alcohol), to try
popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to hear
- to listen (e.g. to music)
- to ask, to enquire, to query
- to hear about, to hear of, to learn of
- to follow (advice, order, etc.), to obey, to listen to, to comply with
- to hear (e.g. a plea), to grant (a request), to accept (e.g. an argument), to give consideration to
- to smell (esp. incense), to sample (a fragrance)
- to taste (alcohol), to try
popular rarely used kanji form irregular okurigana JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room), to be confined in, to seclude oneself, to hide away, to stay inside (one's shell)
- to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.), to imbue with, to infuse with
- to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.), to be heavy with (e.g. smoke), to be stuffy, to be dense
- to be muffled (e.g. voice)
- to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
- to confine oneself in a temple to pray
popular rarely used kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to search about for, to hunt around for, to look high and low for, to look everywhere for