Japanese Verb List
- ageru to give
- akeru to open
- aku to open, become vacant
- aogu to gaze, stare
- arau to wash
- aru to have, exist
- aruku to walk
- asobu to play
- atatamaru to get warm, warm up
- atsumaru to gather, assemble
- atsumeru to gather, collect
- au to meet
- awateru to panic
- butsukaru to hit, collide with, clash
- butsukeru to hit against, throw at
- chigau to be different, wrong
- chiru to fall, scatter
- daku to embrace, hug
- damaru to stop talking
- damasu to trick
- dasu to extract, take out
- dekakeru to go out, leave home
- dekiru to be able
- deru to go out
- erabu to choose, select
- eru to get
- fueru to increase
- fuku to blow, wipe
- fumu to step on
- fureru to touch
- furu to fall from the sky
- fuseru to lie down; to lay face down
- futoru to get fat, put on weight
- ganbaru to stand firm, try your best
- hagemasu to encourage
- hagemu to strive, make every effort
- hairu to enter
- hajimaru to begin
- hajimeru to begin
- hakaru to measure, plan, plot
- hakobu to carry
- haku to put on, wear (on feet or legs - trousers/shoes etc)
- hanareru to separate from, leave
- hanasu to speak
- harau to pay
- hareru to clear up, tidy up
- haru to stick, paste
- hasamu to catch, hold (between two things)
- hashiru to run
- hataraku to work
- hayaru to become popular
- hazureru to come off, go wide
- hazusu to remove, unfasten
- herasu to reduce, decrease
- heru to decrease, reduce
- heru to pass through, go by
- hikaru to shine, glitter
- hikiukeru to take charge of
- hiku to pull
- hineru to bend, twist
- hiraku to open, hold (an event, party etc)
- hiromaru to spread, become popular
- hiromeru to spread, make popular
- hirou to pick up, find
- hiyakasu to tease, make fun of
- hiyasu to cool, refridgerate
- hodokeru to come untied, loose
- hodoku to untie
- homeru to praise
- honomekasu to hint
- horeru to fall in love
- horobiru to perish
- horobosu to destroy, ruin
- horu to dig
- hosigaru to want, desire
- hosu to dry, air
- ibaru to boast
- iiarawasu to describe
- iidasu to suggest, start talking
- iifurasu to spread a rumour/story
- iikaesu to talk back, retort
- iitsukeru to command
- ijimeru to torment, bully
- ikiru to be alive; to touch, play around with
- iku to go
- imashimeru to tell off, caution
- inoaru to adopt a threating attitude
- inoru to pray, wish for
- ireru to put in, let in
- iru to need; to be
- isogu to hurry
- itamu to become hurt, damaged
- itsuwaru to deceive, lie
- iu to say
- iwau to celebrate, congratulate
- iyagaru to dislike, hate
- jukusu to mature, ripen
- kabau to protect, look after
- kaburu to wear (on your head), put on
- kaeru to change; to return
- kaesu to give back, return (something to someone)
- kagayaku to shine, sparkle
- kagiru to limit
- kajiru to gnaw, nibble
- kakaeru to hold (in your arms), have
- kakageru to raise (a flag), hold up
- kakaru to take, begin, be hanging
- kakawaru to take part in, affect
- kakeru to hang, sit, telephone, risk
- kakomu to surround, enclose
- kaku to write
- kakureru to hide (oneself)
- kakusu to hide (something)
- kamaeru to stand prepared
- kamau to care about, mind
- kamu to bite
- kanashimu to be sad, grieve
- kanau to suit, conform to
- kangaeru to think
- kanjiru to feel, sense
- karakau to make fun of, play jokes on
- kareru to wither
- kariru to borrow, rent
- kasanaru to be piled up, overlap
- kasaneru to pile up, repeat
- kasegu to make money, earn a living
- kasu to lend
- kasumu to become blurred, hazy
- katamaru to become hard, bunch up
- katameru to strengthen, harden
- katamuku to lean towards, tilt
- katazukeru to finish, tidy up
- katsu to win
- katsugu to carry on one's shoulders
- kau to buy
- kawaigaru to love, be affectionate, tender
- kawakasu to dry
- kawaku to become dry
- kawaru to change
- kayou to commute
- kazaru to decorate, display
- kazoeru to count
- keru to kick
- kesu to erase
- kieru to vanish, go out, be extinguished
- kikaeru to get changed
- kikoeru to be audible, able to hear
- kiku to listen
- kimaru to be decided, agreed upon
- kimeru to decide, choose
- kinjiru to ban, prohibit
- kireru to break, cut off, expire
- kiru to cut; to wear
- kizukau to worry about, consider
- kizuku to sense, realize, notice
- kizutsukeru to wound, damage, harm
- koboreru to spill, overflow
- kobosu to spill
- koeru to get fat, grow fertile; cross over, exceed
- kogeru to be burned, charred
- kokorozasu to aspire to
- komaru to be troubled
- komu to become crowded
- konomu to like
- korasu to concentrate
- korobu to fall down
- korosu to kill
- koshikakeru to sit in (western style)
- koshiraeru to make manufacture
- kosu to cross, pass, move ahed
- kotaeru to answer
- kotonaru to be different from
- kotowaru to refuse, decline
- kowagaru to fear
- kowareru to break
- kowasu to smash
- kudaku to crush, smash
- kudoku to persuade, make advances (to a woman)
- kuichigau to clash, disagree
- kumoru to get cloudy
- kumu to unite, put together
- kuraberu to compare
- kuramu to be blinded, get dizzy
- kurasu to live
- kurikaesu to repeat
- kuru to come
- kurushimeru to inflict pain, torment
- kurushimu to suffer
- kuruu to go mad, be out of order
- kusaru to decay, go bad, be depressed
- kuwadateru to plan, scheme
- kuwaeru to add to, include
- kuzureru to collapse, cave in
- kuzusu to destroy, break down
- machigaeru to make a mistake
- machigau to be mistaken, make a mistake
- magaru to turn, bend
- mageru to bend, twist
- majiru to be mixed, get mingled with, join
- makasu to defeat
- makeru to be defeated, lose a game
- mamoru to protect
- manabu to learn, study
- maneku to invite, beckon to
- matsu to wait
- matsuru to worship
- mayou to be puzzled
- mazeru to mix
- medatsu to attract attention, stand out
- mieru to be visible, able to see
- migaku to polish
- miharu to stand guard, keep lookout
- minasu to look upon, consider
- minogasu to overlook, let pass
- minoru to ripen, bear fruit
- miru to look
- miseru to show
- mitomeru to admit, recognize
- mitsukaru to be found
- mitsukeru to find
- modoru to return, go back
- modosu to return, put back, vomit
- mokaru to be profitable, make money
- mokeru to profit, make money
- morasu to leak, disclose
- morau to receive
- moreru to leak, escape
- moteru to be popular
- motomeru to request, seek, buy, ask
- motozuku to be based on
- motsu to hold
- mukaeru to greet, meet, welcome
- mukau to face, turn/head toward
- musubu to tie, knot, make a contract
- nagameru to watch, view
- nagareru to flow, be called off
- nagasu to pour, let flow
- nageru to throw
- naguru to punch, hit
- nagusameru to comfort, console
- najimu to get used to, adapt to
- naku to cry
- nakunaru to be missing, vanish
- nakusu to lose, remove
- namakeru to be lazy
- nameru to lick
- naoru to recover, be fixed; to recover from illness, be fixed
- naosu to repair, cure
- naraberu to line up, list, arrange in order
- narabu to form a line, equal
- narau to learn
- nareru to get used to, become familiar with
- naru to become
- nemuru to fall asleep
- neru to sleep
- nigeru to run away, escape
- nigiru to grasp
- niramu to glare at, keep an eye on
- niru to resemble, be similar to
- nobasu to postpone, extend
- noboru to climb
- nokoru to left over, remain
- nokosu to leave behind, save
- nomu to drink
- noru to board, ride on
- noseru to put on top off, put on board
- nugu to remove; to take off, remove (shoes, clothes)
- nureru to become wet
- nuru to smear on; to paint
- nusumu to steal
- oboeru to remember, learn
- ochiru to fall, fail, go down
- odoroku to be suprised, amazed
- odoru to dance
- okiru to get up
- okoru to get angry
- oku to put, place
- okureru to be late, lag behind
- okuru to send, see off
- omou to think
- oreru to be broken, snap
- oriru to get off, go down
- osaeru to restrain, control
- oshieru to teach, show
- oshimu to regret, be reluctant
- osoreru to fear, be in awe of
- osou to attack
- osu to push, press
- otoru to be worse than, inferior to
- otosu to lose, drop
- ou to chase, drive away
- owaru to end
- oyobu to reach, extend to
- oyogu to swim
- sadameru to decide, establish
- sagaru to fall, drop, hang
- sagasu to search for
- sageru to lower, hang
- sakeru to avoid, dodge
- saku to bloom
- samatageru to hinder, obstruct
- sasaeru to support
- sasou to invite, tempt
- sasu to point out, sting, stab
- sawagu to make a noise, be rowdy
- sawaru to touch or feel (with hands)
- shaberu to chatter
- shibaru to tie up, bind
- shikaru to scold, tell off
- shiku to spread out, lay
- shimaru to be closed, be shut
- shimau to put away
- shimeru to shut
- shimesu to indicate, point out
- shinjiru to believe, trust
- shinu to die
- shiraberu to check, investigate
- shiru to know
- shizumaru to grow quiet
- shizumu to feel depressed, sink
- sodateru to bring up a child, train
- sodatsu to grow up, be raised
- suberu to slip
- sugiru to pass, exceed
- sugureru to excel, be excellent, be superior
- suku to become empty, uncrowded
- sukuu to rescue, save
- sumu to live
- suru to do, make
- susumu to go forward, advance
- suteru to throw away
- suu to inhale, sip, smoke
- suwaru to sit
- taberu to eat
- takuramu to plot, scheme
- takuwaeru to save money, put aside, store
- tamaru to be saved, accumulated
- tameru to save, store, accumulate
- tamesu to test, try, taste
- tanomu to request, order, ask favour
- tanoshimu to enjoy, have fun
- taoreru to fall down, collapse
- taosu to overthrow, knock down
- tariru to be enough, suffient
- tasu to add
- tasukeru to help
- tatakau to fight against, struggle against
- tatamu to fold
- tateru to build
- tatsu to stand up
- tayoru to depend on
- tetsudau to help
- tobu to jump, fly
- tokeru to melt, dissolve, come untied
- toku to solve, untie
- tomaru to stop
- tomeru to stop, fasten
- toreru to come off
- torikaeru to exchange
- toru to take, steal
- tsugu to be next
- tsukamu to grasp, grab
- tsukareru to get tired
- tsukau to use, operate
- tsukeru to turn on, light
- tsuku to arrive
- tsukuru to make, build, create
- tsumoru to pile up, accumulate
- tsunagu to connect, fasten
- tsutomeru to work for
- tsutsumu to wrap
- tsuyomaru to become stronger
- tsuyomeru to strengthen
- tsuzukeru to continue, proceed
- tsuzuku to continue, follow
- ueru to plant
- ugokasu to move, operate
- ugoku to move
- ukabu to float, come to mind
- uketoru to receive, accept
- umu to produce, give birth, lay eggs
- uramu to bear a grudge
- uru to sell
- utagau to doubt, suspect
- utau to sing
- utsu to hit, shoot
- utsusu to photograph, copy, reflect
- uwamawaru to top, exceed
- wakareru to part, separate from, be divided, divorced
- wakaru to understand
- wakeru to divide, separate
- warau to laugh
- waru to divide, break
- wasureru to forget
- wataru to cross
- watasu to hand over
- yabureru to break, lose, be beaten
- yaburu to tear, break, defeat
- yakeru to burn, be grilled, baked, toasted
- yaku to burn, set fire
- yameru to stop, give up, resign
- yaru to do, give
- yaseru to lose weight, get thin
- yasumu to rest, sleep
- yatou to hire, employ
- yobu to call
- yomu to read
- yorokobu to be glad, pleased
- yoru to depend on, be based on
- you to get drunk, sea sick
- yurusu to forgive, allow, approve
