List: Godan verb with 'ru' ending
popular usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb archaic
- to tie up, to tie together, to bind, to bundle, to fasten
- to hang (oneself)
- to summarize, to put (it all) together, to consolidate
- to estimate, to expect
- to tie-dye
- to detain, to check, to restrain
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to gather together
popular usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to stammer, to stutter
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to draw (water), to scoop up, to dip up, to pump out
- to understand (someone's feelings, etc.), to grasp, to surmise, to take into consideration
popular obsolete reading godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb auxiliary verb
- to fish
- to look for, to search for, to hunt for, to scavenge, to scrounge, to look through, to rummage through
- to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.), to binge
popular gikun or jukujikun JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to beg, to pester, to plead, to coax, to hound, to importune
popular obsolete kanji irregular kanji usage JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be tied together, to be connected to, to be linked to
- to lead to, to be related to
- to be related (by blood)
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb auxiliary verb slang
- to turn up, to roll up (e.g. sleeves)
- to do over and over again, to do relentlessly, to do with reckless abandon, to do continuously
- to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.), to come from behind
popular usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to turn over, to turn (pages), to leaf through (a book, etc.)
- to tear off, to strip off, to take off, to pull off (e.g. a blanket), to pull up (e.g. floorboards), to tear up
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to hesitate to say, to mumble, to hem and haw, to falter