List: Godan verb with 'ru' ending
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to chop off, to snip off, to cut off (e.g. a conversation)
- to fire (a person)
gikun or jukujikun usually written using kana alone rare term godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to become muddy
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone colloquial godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to dig up, to dig out, to pick (nose, teeth, etc.), to clean (ears)
- to pry into, to examine closely, to dredge up
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to marry (a woman), to take to wife, to take in marriage
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to retreat, to back off, to draw back, to step back, to shrink away
search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to turn round, to face about, to turn about
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to start something
- to have started something, but not yet finished it
colloquial godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to do someone in, to bump someone off
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to lie down, to throw oneself down
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to bedaub (with paint), to besmear, to paint heavily, to spread thickly