List: transitive verb
popular gikun or jukujikun search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb intransitive verb な adjective adjective (generic) humble language euphemistic
- mischief, prank, trick, practical joke
- mischievous, naughty
- pastime, hobby
- playing with (e.g. a lighter), fooling around with, messing around with, amusing oneself with, tampering with
- lewd behaviour, sexual misconduct, sexual assault, molestation, rape
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to entrust (a matter) to, to leave to
- to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure), to yield to (e.g. anger), to devote oneself to
popular JLPT N2 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to comfort, to console, to amuse
popular JLPT N4 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to raise, to rear, to bring up
- to train, to teach, to educate
- to promote the growth of, to nurture, to foster, to develop
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.), to avert, to divert (e.g. one's attention), to evade (e.g. a question), to change (e.g. the subject)
- to displease, to annoy, to offend, to upset
- to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
popular search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to extract, to pull out, to draw out, to uproot
- to headhunt, to lure away, to poach, to entice
popular search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to tear up, to tear off, to rip up, to tear to pieces
- to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.), to force apart, to tear apart
引くひくhikupopular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb colloquial
- to pull, to tug, to lead (e.g. a horse)
- to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.), to attract (e.g. interest)
- to draw back (e.g. one's hand), to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.), to pull in
- to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
- to draw (a line, plan, etc.)
- to catch (a cold)
- to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
- to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.), to consult, to check
- to haul, to pull (vehicles)
- to subtract, to deduct
- to recede, to ebb, to fade
- to be descend from, to inherit (a characteristic)
- to quote, to cite, to raise (as evidence)
- to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.), to install (e.g. a telephone), to supply (e.g. water)
- to hold (e.g. a note)
- to apply (e.g. lipstick), to oil (e.g. a pan), to wax (e.g. a floor)
- to move back, to draw back, to recede, to fall back, to retreat
- to lessen, to subside, to ebb, to go down (e.g. of swelling)
- to resign, to retire, to quit
- to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour), to be turned off, to recoil (in disgust, etc.), to cringe
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb
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popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb
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