List: Godan verb with 'ku' ending
popular JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb transitive verb computing mathematics food, cooking sports
- to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack
- to bloom, to unfold, to spread out
- to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
- to be wide (gap, etc.), to widen
- to hold (meeting, party, etc.), to give, to open
- to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.), to open (a new business), to set up, to establish, to start
- to open (ports, borders, etc.)
- to open (an account)
- to open up (new land, path, etc.), to clear, to develop
- to open (a file, etc.)
- to extract (root), to reduce (equation)
- to cut open (fish)
- to change (kanji into hiragana)
- to flare (e.g. skirt)
- to slacken (into a poor posture)
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb archaic
- to tear, to rip up
- to cut up, to cleave, to cut open (esp. the abdomen)
- to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)
- to spare (time, money, etc.), to use part of something
- to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to discount, to reduce (the price), to take off (a percentage)
- to take with a grain of salt, to not take at face value, to discount
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be thirsty, to feel thirsty
- to thirst for, to crave
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to bite (at), to snap at
- to snap at (someone), to flare up at, to jump down (someone's) throat
popular JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to get dry
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb
- to wind, to coil, to roll, to wear (e.g. turban, scarf)
- to envelope, to shroud
- to outflank, to skirt
- to link (verse)
- to move ahead (three hours, etc.), to move up
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to shout, to cry (out), to yell, to scream, to clamour
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to go through, to pierce, to penetrate
- to run through (e.g. a river through a city), to pass through
- to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.), to carry out, to persist with, to keep (e.g. faith), to maintain (e.g. independence)
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to shine, to sparkle, to twinkle, to glitter, to glisten
- to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.), to beam, to gleam, to glow