List: verb (generic)
All kinds of Japanese verbs
popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb colloquial
- to hold (in one's hand), to take, to carry
- to possess, to have, to own
- to maintain, to keep
- to last, to be durable, to keep, to survive
- to take charge of, to be in charge of
- to hold (meeting, etc.), to have (opportunity, etc.)
- to have "it", to have that special something, to be blessed with good luck
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to accept, to receive, to agree
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb colloquial interjection
- to request, to beg, to ask
- to call, to order, to reserve
- to entrust to
- to rely on
- please, please do
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb baseball suffix
- to drain, to pour, to run, to let flow, to flush, to shed (blood, tears), to spill
- to float (e.g. logs down a river), to set adrift
- to wash away, to carry away, to sweep away
- to broadcast, to play (e.g. music over a loudspeaker), to send (electricity through a wire)
- to circulate (a rumour, information, etc.), to spread, to distribute
- to cruise (of a taxi), to stroll around (in search of customers, an audience, etc.), to go from place to place
- to cancel (a plan, meeting, etc.), to call off, to reject (e.g. a bill)
- to forfeit (a pawn)
- to do leisurely (e.g. running, swimming), to do with ease, to do effortlessly
- to exile, to banish
- to hit (the ball) to the opposite field
- to do inattentively, to do without concentrating, to put little effort into doing
- to cause a miscarriage, to abort
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady
- to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part)
- to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest
- to grasp (a point), to comprehend
- to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to anticipate, to expect, to estimate, to count on, to allow for, to take into account
- to place confidence in, to put trust in, to trust
- to find promising, to see good prospects (in)
- to set one's eye on (e.g. prey), to mark (e.g. as a victim), to hold spellbound
popular rarely used kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to follow in succession, to happen one after another
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb baseball
- to steal
- to plagiarize, to steal (a technique, idea, etc.), to watch and learn
- to do stealthily
- to do during scant time
- to steal a base
popular JLPT N2 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to bury (e.g. in the ground)
- to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall), to cause to be packed
- to plug (a gap), to stop (a gap), to bridge (a difference, a gap), to fill (a seat, a vacant position), to fill out (a form, a sheet)
- to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.), to make amends, to compensate for
- to put cold water (in a bath)
- to cover, to scatter something over
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be silent, to say nothing