japanese verb ( alphabetical)

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Japanese verb English verb

ageru to give

akeru 開ける to open

aku 開く to open, become vacant

aogu to gaze, stare

arau 洗う to wash

aru 有る to have, exist

aruku 歩く to walk

asobu 遊ぶ to play

atatamaru 暖まる

to get warm, warm up

atsumaru 集める

to gather, assemble

atsumeru to gather, collect

au 会う to meet

awateru to panic

butsukaru ぶつかる

to hit, collide with, clash

butsukeru ぶつける

to hit against, throw at

chigau 違う to be different, wrong

chiru 散る to fall, scatter

daku 抱く to embrace, hug

damaru 黙る to stop talking

damasu 騙す to trick

dasu 出す to extract, take out


dekakeru 出かける

to go out, leave home

dekiru 出来る to be able

deru 出る to go out

erabu 撰ぶ to choose, select

eru 得る to get

fueru to increase

fuku to blow, wipe

fumu 踏む to step on

fureru 触れる to touch

furu 降る to fall from the sky

fuseru to lie down

fuseru to lay face down

futoru 脂る to get fat, put on weight

ganbaru 頑張る

to stand firm, try your best

hagemasu to encourage

hagemuto strive, make every effort

hairu 入る to enter

hajimaru 始まる to begin

hajimeru to begin

hakaruto measure, plan, plot

hakobu to carry

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hakuto put on, wear (on feet or legs - trousers/shoes etc)

hanareruto separate from, leave

hanasu 話 to speak

harau 払う to pay

hareru to clear up, tidy up

haru to stick, paste

hasamuto catch, hold (between two things)

hashiru 走 to run

hataraku 仕 to work

hayaru to become popular

hazureruto come off, go wide

hazusuto remove, unfasten

herasuto reduce, decrease

heru 減る to decrease, reduce

heruto pass through, go by

hikaru to shine, glitter

hikiukeru to take charge of

hiku 引く to pull


hineru to bend, twist

hirakuto open, hold (an event, party etc)

hiromaruto spread, become popular

hiromeruto spread, make popular

hirou to pick up, find

hiyakasuto tease, make fun of

hiyasuto cool, refridgerate

hodokeruto 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

iidasuto suggest, start talking

iifurasu to spread a

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rumour/story

iikaesu to talk back, retort

iitsukeru to command

ijimeru to torment, bully

ikiru to be alive

ikiruto touch, play around with

iku 行く to go

imashimeru to tell off, caution

inoaruto adopt a threating attitude

inoru to pray, wish for

ireru to put in, let in

iru 要る to need

iru 居る to be

isogu 急ぐ to hurry

itamuto become hurt, damaged

itsuwaru to deceive, lie

iu 言う to say

iwauto celebrate, congratulate

iyagaru to dislike, hate

jukusu to mature, ripen

kabauto protect, look after

kaburu to wear (on your


head), put on

kaeru to change

kaeru 帰る to return

kaesuto give back, return (something to someone)

kagayaku to shine, sparkle

kagiru to limit

kajiru to gnaw, nibble

kakaeruto hold (in your arms), have

kakageruto raise (a flag), hold up

kakaruto take, begin, be hanging

kakawaruto take part in, affect

kakeruto hang, sit, telephone, risk

kakomuto surround, enclose

kaku 書く to write

kakureru to hide (oneself)

kakusuto hide (something)

kamaeru to stand prepared

kamauto care about, mind

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kamu to bite

kanashimu to be sad, grieve

kanau to suit, conform to

kangaeru to think

kanjiru to feel, sense

karakauto make fun of, play jokes on

kareru to wither

kariru to borrow, rent

kasanaruto be piled up, overlap

kasaneru to pile up, repeat

kaseguto make money, earn a living

kasu to lend

kasumuto become blurred, hazy

katamaruto become hard, bunch up

katameruto strengthen, harden

katamukuto lean towards, tilt

katazukeru to finish, tidy up

katsu 勝つ to win

katsuguto carry on one's shoulders

kau 買う to buy


kawaigaruto love, be affectionate, tender

kawakasu to dry

kawaku to become dry

kawaru to change

kayou to commute

kazaruto decorate, display

kazoeru to count

keru to kick

kesu to erase

kieruto vanish, go out, be extinguished

kikaeru to get changed

kikoeruto be audible, able to hear

kiku 聞く to listen

kimaruto be decided, agreed upon

kimeru to decide, choose

kinjiru to ban, prohibit

kireruto break, cut off, expire

kiru 切る to cut

kiru 着る to wear

kizukauto worry about, consider

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kizukuto sense, realize, notice

kizutsukeruto wound, damage, harm

koboreru to spill, overflow

kobosu to spill

koeruto get fat, grow fertile / cross over, exceed

kogeruto be burned, charred

kokorozasu to aspire to

komaru to be troubled

komuto become crowded

konomu to like

korasu to concentrate

korobu to fall down

korosu to kill

koshikakeruto sit in (western style)

koshiraeruto make manufacture

kosuto cross, pass, move ahed

kotaeru 答える to answer

kotonaruto be different from


kotowaru to refuse, decline

kowagaru to fear

kowareru to break

kowasu to smash

kudaku to crush, smash

kudokuto persuade, make advances (to a woman)

kuichigau to clash, disagree

kumoru to get cloudy

kumuto unite, put together

kuraberu to compare

kuramuto be blinded, get dizzy

kurasu to live

kurikaesu to repeat

kuru 来る to come

kurushimeruto inflict pain, torment

kurushimu to suffer

kuruuto go mad, be out of order

kusaruto decay, go bad, be depressed

kuwadateru to plan, scheme

kuwaeru to add to, include

kuzureru to collapse, cave in

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kuzusuto destroy, break down

machigaeru 間違える to make a mistake

machigauto be mistaken, make a mistake

magaru 曲げる to turn, bend

mageru to bend, twist

majiruto be mixed, get mingled with, join

makasu to defeat

makeruto 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

medatsuto attract attention, stand out

mieruto be visible, able to see

migaku to polish

miharuto stand guard, keep lookout


minasuto look upon, consider

minogasuto overlook, let pass

minoru to ripen, bear fruit

miru 見る to look

miseru 見せる to show

mitomeru to admit, recognize

mitsukaru to be found

mitsukeru to find

modoru to return, go back

modosuto return, put back, vomit

mokaruto be profitable, make money

mokeruto profit, make money

morasu to leak, disclose

morau to receive

moreru to leak, escape

moteru to be popular

motomeruto request, seek, buy, ask

motozuku to be based on

motsu to hold

mukaeruto greet, meet, welcome

mukau to face, turn/head

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toward

musubuto tie, knot, make a contract

nagameru to watch, view

nagareruto flow, be called off

nagasu to pour, let flow

nageru to throw

naguru to punch, hit

nagusameruto comfort, console

najimuto get used to, adapt to

naku 泣く to cry

nakunaruto be missing, vanish

nakusu to lose, remove

namakeru to be lazy

nameru to lick

naoru to recover, be fixed

naoruto recover from illness, be fixed

naosu to repair, cure

naraberuto line up, list, arrange in order

narabuto form a line, equal

narau to learn


nareruto get used to, become familiar with

naru to become

nemuru to fall asleep

neru 寝る to sleep

nigeruto run away, escape

nigiru to grasp

niramuto glare at, keep an eye on

niruto resemble, be similar to

nobasuto postpone, extend

noboru to climb

nokoru to left over, remain

nokosuto leave behind, save

nomu 飲む to drink

noru 乗る to board, ride on

noseruto put on top off, put on board

nugu to remove

nuguto take off, remove (shoes, clothes)

nureru to become wet

nuru to smear on

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nuru to paint

nusumu to steal

oboeruto remember, learn

ochiruto fall, fail, go down

odorokuto be suprised, amazed

odoru 踊る to dance

okiru to get up

okoru to get angry

oku to put, place

okureruto be late, lag behind

okuru to send, see off

omou 思う to think

oreru to be broken, snap

oriru to get off, go down

osaeru to restrain, control

oshieru 教える to teach, show

oshimuto regret, be reluctant

osoreruto fear, be in awe of

osou to attack

osu to push, press

otoruto be worse than, inferior to


otosu to lose, drop

outo chase, drive away

owaru 終わる to end

oyobu to reach, extend to

oyogu 泳ぐ 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

sasuto point out, sting, stab

sawaguto make a noise, be rowdy

sawaruto touch or feel (with hands)

shaberu to chatter

shibaru to tie up, blind

shikaru to scold, tell off

shiku to spread out, lay

shimaruto be closed, be shut

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shimau to put away

shimeru 閉める to shut

shimesuto indicate, point out

shinjiru to believe, trust

shinu to die

shiraberuto check, investigate

shiru 知る to know

shizumaru to grow quiet

shizumuto feel depressed, sink

sodateruto bring up a child, train

sodatsuto grow up, be raised

suberu to slip

sugiru to pass, exceed

sugureruto excel, be excellent, be superior

sukuto become empty, uncrowded

sukuu to rescue, save

sumu to live

suru to do, make

susumuto go forward, advance


suteru to throw away

suuto inhale, sip, smoke

suwaru 座る to sit

taberu 食べる to eat

takuramu to plot, scheme

takuwaeruto save money, put aside, store

tamaruto be saved, accumulated

tameruto save, store, accumulate

tamesu to test, try, taste

tanomuto request, order, ask favour

tanoshimu to enjoy, have fun

taoreruto fall down, collapse

taosuto overthrow, knock down

tariruto be enough, suffient

tasu to add

tasukeru to help

tatakauto fight against, struggle against

tatamu to fold

tateru to build

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tatsu 立つ to stand up

tayoru to depend on

tetsudau to help

tobu to jump, fly

tokeruto 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 着く to arrive

tsukuru 作る to make, build, create

tsumoruto pile up, accumulate

tsunagu to connect, fasten

tsutomeru to work for

tsutsumu to wrap

tsuyomaruto become stronger


tsuyomeru to strengthen

tsuzukeruto continue, proceed

tsuzuku to continue, follow

ueru to plant

ugokasu to move, operate

ugoku to move

ukabuto float, come to mind

uketoru to receive, accept

umuto produce, give birth, lay eggs

uramu to bear a grudge

uru 売る to sell

utagau to doubt, suspect

utau 歌う to sing

utsu to hit, shoot

utsusuto photograph, copy, reflect

uwamawaru to top, exceed

wakareruto part, separate from, be divided, divorced

wakaru to understand

wakeru to divide, separate

warau to laugh

waru to divide, break

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wasureru to forget

wataru to cross

watasu to hand over

yabureruto break, lose, be beaten

yaburuto tear, break, defeat

yakeruto burn, be grilled, baked, toasted

yaku to burn, set fire

yameruto stop, give up, resign

yaru to do, give


yaseruto lose weight, get thin

yasumu to rest, sleep

yatou to hire, employ

yobu to call

yomu 読む to read

yorokobu to be glad, pleased

yoruto depend on, be based on

youto get drunk, sea sick

yurusuto forgive, allow, approve

japanese verb ( alphabetical)

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