List: Godan verb with 'ku' ending
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to wipe, to dry
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to go to bed, to go to sleep, to fall asleep
- to be laid up (with a cold), to be ill in bed
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to turn one's face, to turn around, to look over one's shoulder
popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb transitive verb slang
- to blow (of the wind)
- to blow (one's breath), to breathe out, to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.), to puff
- to play (a wind instrument), to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.), to whistle (a tune)
- to emit (smoke, fire, etc.), to spout, to spew, to puff out
- to sprout, to put forth (buds)
- to appear (on the surface), to form, to be coated with (powder, rust, etc.)
- to burst out laughing, to burst into laughter
- to brag, to talk big
- to smelt, to mint
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to explain, to advocate, to preach, to persuade
popular obsolete reading usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to flash (e.g. lightning), to flicker, to glitter, to sparkle, to gleam
- to flutter (e.g. flag), to wave, to undulate
- to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea), to come to one suddenly
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to sweep, to brush, to clean
- to gather silkworms
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to scratch
- to perspire
- to shovel, to paddle
popular JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to continue, to last, to go on
- to continue (without a break), to be unbroken
- to occur again and again
- to lead to, to connect to, to adjoin
- to come after, to follow, to succeed, to rank next to
- to hold out, to keep, to last
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb computing
- to strike, to hit, to beat, to knock, to pound, to bang, to slap, to spank, to tap, to pat, to clap (one's hands), to play (the drums)
- to attack, to bash, to criticize, to censure, to flame (on the Internet)
- to sound out (someone's views)
- to pound (meat or fish), to chop into small pieces
- to beat down the price
- to talk (big, bad, idly, etc.)
- to call, to invoke (e.g. a function)