List: godan verb (archaic)
All kinds of godan verbs (archaic)
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to throw the baby out with the bath water, to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel, to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point, to straighten the horns and kill the cow
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form colloquial usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to kidnap, to abduct, to snatch, to carry people away, to take by force
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to fall on one's backside
- to be exhausted, to lose strength, to lose one's abilities
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to sleep, to lie down
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to give directions, to issue instructions
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to jab, to hit, to punch
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake), to bring (something) home (to someone), to teach (someone) a lesson
search-only kanji form expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to grab (someone) by the collar, to seize (someone) by the lapels
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to fold one's wings
rarely used kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to knock down, to bring down