List: verb (generic)
All kinds of Japanese verbs
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to hold (an event), to give (a dinner, party, etc.)
- to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.), to show signs of
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb auxiliary verb
- to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate
- to start up (a business, society, etc.), to open (e.g. a store), to establish
- to start ..., to begin to ...
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be photographed, to be projected
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb computing martial arts colloquial
- to drop, to lose, to let fall, to shed (light), to cast (one's gaze), to pour in (liquid), to leave behind
- to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.), to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair), to lose, to spend money at a certain place, to omit, to leave out, to secretly let escape
- to lose (a match), to reject (an applicant), to fail (a course), to defeat (in an election)
- to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice), to lessen (e.g. production or body weight), to worsen (quality), to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity), to speak badly of, to make light of, to fall into straitened circumstances
- to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin), to make one's own, to have one's bid accepted, to force surrender, to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle), to forcefully convince, to press for a confession, to deal with
- to download, to copy from a computer to another medium
- to make someone swoon (judo)
- to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line)
- to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)
- to win over, to seduce, to conquer (unwillingness)
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be erected, to be built
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to take (e.g. measures), to work out (e.g. a plan)
- to lecture, to read aloud
- to confer
popular suru verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to contribute, to play a part in, to have a hand in, to be conducive to, to be instrumental in
- to finance
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to get heavy
- to worsen (of illness), to grow serious
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to recite, to chant
- to cry, to yell, to shout
- to advocate, to advance, to preach, to insist
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to contract, to undertake
- to take over, to take responsibility for