List: Godan verb with 'ku' ending
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to open (e.g. path), to clear (the way), to break up (e.g. land)
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to arrive home, to return
obsolete kanji godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to hug, to clasp to one's breast
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to fail one step short of great success, to fall at the last hurdle
search-only kanji form proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- a burnt child dreads the fire, once bitten twice shy, to become overcautious from a bad experience
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to bark at and chase
rarely used kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to get tired of, to tire of, to lose interest in, to grow weary of, to get fed up with, to get sick of, to become bored with
- to be satisfied, to be sated, to be satiated
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to pass, to pass on, to give (something) a miss
- to cut it out, to knock off (for the day), to let the matter drop
irregular kanji usage search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to speak, to talk
- to mediate, to act as a go-between, to put in a good word (for someone)
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to explain adequately, to be accountable