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JLPT N1 verbs (345)
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| Verb | Reading | Meaning | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| 仰ぐ | あおぐ aogu | to look up (to), to respect; to ask for | Godan verb |
| 明かす | あかす akasu | to reveal; to stay up | Godan verb |
| 赤らむ | あからむ akaramu | to become red, to blush | Godan verb |
| 欺く | あざむく azamuku | to deceive | Godan verb |
| 嘲笑う | あざわらう azawarau | to sneer at, to ridicule | Godan verb |
| 焦る | あせる aseru | to be in a hurry, to be impatient | Godan verb |
| 値する | あたいする ataisuru | to be worth, to deserve | Irregular verb |
| 甘える | あまえる amaeru | to behave like a spoiled child, to fawn on | Ichidan verb |
| 操る | あやつる ayatsuru | to manipulate, to operate, to pull strings | Godan verb |
| 危ぶむ | あやぶむ ayabumu | to fear, to have misgivings, to be doubtful | Godan verb |
| 誤る | あやまる ayamaru | to make a mistake | Godan verb |
| 歩む | あゆむ ayumu | to walk | Godan verb |
| 荒らす | あらす arasu | to damage; to invade | Godan verb |
| 改まる | あらたまる aratamaru | to be renewed; to be formal | Godan verb |
| 合わす | あわす awasu | to join together, to face, to unite | Godan verb |
| 案じる | あんじる anjiru | to be anxious, to ponder | Ichidan verb |
| 生かす | いかす ikasu | to keep something alive; to make use of | Godan verb |
| 意気込む | いきごむ ikigomu | to be enthusiastic about | Godan verb |
| 営む | いとなむ itonamu | to carry on (e.g., in ceremony), to run a business | Godan verb |
| 挑む | いどむ idomu | to challenge | Godan verb |
| 受かる | うかる ukaru | to pass (examination) | Godan verb |
| 受け入れる | うけいれる ukeireru | to accept, to receive | Ichidan verb |
| 受け継ぐ | うけつぐ uketsugu | to inherit, to succeed | Godan verb |
| 受け付ける | うけつける uketsukeru | to be accepted, to receive (an application) | Ichidan verb |
| 受け止める | うけとめる uketomeru | to catch, to react to, to take | Ichidan verb |
| 埋める | うずめる uzumeru | to bury, to fill | Ichidan verb |
| 打ち明ける | うちあける uchiakeru | to confess, to be open | Ichidan verb |
| 打ち切る | うちきる uchikiru | to stop, to abort, to discontinue, to close | Godan verb |
| 打ち込む | うちこむ uchikomu | to devote oneself to, to shoot into | Godan verb |
| 促す | うながす unagasu | to urge, to suggest, to demand | Godan verb |
| 埋め込む | うめこむ umekomu | to embed, implant | Godan verb |
| 売り出す | うりだす uridasu | to put on sale, to market | Godan verb |
| 潤う | うるおう uruou | to be moist; to profit by | Godan verb |
| 上回る | うわまわる uwamawaru | to exceed | Godan verb |
| 植わる | うわる uwaru | to be planted | Godan verb |
| 演じる | えんじる enjiru | to perform, to play (a part), to act | Ichidan verb |
| 追い込む | おいこむ oikomu | to herd, to corner, to drive | Godan verb |
| 追い出す | おいだす oidasu | to expel, to drive out | Godan verb |
| 老いる | おいる oiru | to age, to grow old | Ichidan verb |
| 侵す | おかす okasu | to invade, to raid, to trespass | Godan verb |
| 犯す | おかす okasu | to perpetrate, to violate | Godan verb |
| 遅らす | おくらす okurasu | to retard, to delay | Godan verb |
| 治まる | おさまる osamaru | to be at peace, to calm down | Godan verb |
| 収まる | おさまる osamaru | to settle into; to be obtained | Godan verb |
| 押し切る | おしきる oshikiru | to have one's own way | Godan verb |
| 押し込む | おしこむ oshikomu | to push into, to crowd into | Godan verb |
| 惜しむ | おしむ oshimu | to be frugal, to value, to regret | Godan verb |
| 押し寄せる | おしよせる oshiyoseru | to push aside, to advance on | Ichidan verb |
| 襲う | おそう osou | to attack | Godan verb |
| 恐れ入る | おそれいる osoreiru | to be filled with awe, to feel small | Godan verb |
| 落ち込む | おちこむ ochikomu | to get depressed | Godan verb |
| 訪れる | おとずれる otozureru | to visit | Ichidan verb |
| 衰える | おとろえる otoroeru | to become weak, to decline | Ichidan verb |
| 脅す | おどす odosu | to threaten, to menace | Godan verb |
| 怯える | おびえる obieru | to become frightened | Ichidan verb |
| 帯びる | おびる obiru | to bear, to carry, to be entrusted | Ichidan verb |
| 赴く | おもむく omomuku | to go, to proceed | Godan verb |
| 重んじる | おもんじる omonjiru | to respect, to honor, to esteem, to prize | Ichidan verb |
| 及ぶ | およぶ oyobu | to reach, to extend | Godan verb |
| 折り返す | おりかえす orikaesu | to turn up, to fold back | Godan verb |
| 顧みる | かえりみる kaerimiru | to look back, to turn around, to review | Ichidan verb |
| 省みる | かえりみる kaerimiru | to reflect | Ichidan verb |
| 掲げる | かかげる kakageru | to hoist, to fly (a sail), to float (a flag) | Ichidan verb |
| 書き取る | かきとる kakitoru | to write down, to take dictation | Godan verb |
| 掻き回す | かきまわす kakimawasu | to stir up, to churn, to disturb | Godan verb |
| かすむ | かすむ kasumu | to grow hazy, to be misty | Godan verb |
| 傾ける | かたむける katamukeru | to incline, to tilt, to bend | Ichidan verb |
| 固める | かためる katameru | to harden, to freeze, to fortify | Ichidan verb |
| 叶う | かなう kanau | to come true | Godan verb |
| 叶える | かなえる kanaeru | to grant (request, wish) | Ichidan verb |
| かばう | かばう kabau | to protect someone, to cover up for someone | Godan verb |
| 構える | かまえる kamaeru | to set up | Ichidan verb |
| 噛み切る | かみきる kamikiru | to bite off, to gnaw through | Godan verb |
| 絡む | からむ karamu | to entangle, to entwine | Godan verb |
| 交す | かわす kawasu | to exchange | Godan verb |
| 害する | がいする gaisuru | to harm, to offend | Irregular verb |
| 着飾る | きかざる kikazaru | to dress up | Godan verb |
| 傷付く | きずつく kizutsuku | to be hurt, to be wounded, to get injured | Godan verb |
| 傷付ける | きずつける kizutsukeru | to wound, to hurt someone's feelings | Ichidan verb |
| 鍛える | きたえる kitaeru | to forge, to train, to discipline | Ichidan verb |
| 興じる | きょうじる kyoujiru | to amuse oneself, to make merry | Ichidan verb |
| 禁じる | きんじる kinjiru | to prohibit | Ichidan verb |
| 食い違う | くいちがう kuichigau | to cross each other, to differ | Godan verb |
| 口吟む | くちずさむ kuchizusamu | to humble | Godan verb |
| 朽ちる | くちる kuchiru | to rot | Ichidan verb |
| 覆す | くつがえす kutsugaesu | to overturn, to upset, to overthrow | Godan verb |
| 組み合わせる | くみあわせる kumiawaseru | to join together, to combine, to join up | Ichidan verb |
| 組み込む | くみこむ kumikomu | to insert, to include, to cut in (printing) | Godan verb |
| 蹴飛ばす | けとばす ketobasu | to kick away, to kick (someone) | Godan verb |
| 煙る | けむる kemuru | to smoke (e.g., fire) | Godan verb |
| 恋する | こいする koisuru | to fall in love with, to love | Irregular verb |
| 心掛ける | こころがける kokorogakeru | to bear in mind, to aim to do | Ichidan verb |
| 志す | こころざす kokorozasu | to plan, to intend, to aspire to | Godan verb |
| 試みる | こころみる kokoromiru | to try, to test | Ichidan verb |
| 込める | こめる komeru | to include, to put into | Ichidan verb |
| こもる | こもる komoru | to seclude oneself, to be confined in | Godan verb |
| 凝らす | こらす korasu | to concentrate, to devote, to peer into | Godan verb |
| 懲りる | こりる koriru | to learn by experience, to be disgusted with | Ichidan verb |
| 凝る | こる koru | to stiffen, to harden | Godan verb |
| 遮る | さえぎる saegiru | to interrupt, to intercept, to obstruct | Godan verb |
| 冴える | さえる saeru | to be clear, to be bright, to be skillful | Ichidan verb |
| 栄える | さかえる sakaeru | to flourish, to prosper, to thrive | Ichidan verb |
| 捧げる | ささげる sasageru | to lift up, to give, to offer | Ichidan verb |
| 差し掛かる | さしかかる sashikakaru | to come near to, to approach | Godan verb |
| 差し出す | さしだす sashidasu | to present, to submit, to hold out | Godan verb |
| 差し支える | さしつかえる sashitsukaeru | to interfere, to hinder | Ichidan verb |
| 授ける | さずける sazukeru | to grant, to award, to teach | Ichidan verb |
| 定まる | さだまる sadamaru | to become settled, to be fixed | Godan verb |
| 定める | さだめる sadameru | to decide, to determine | Ichidan verb |
| 察する | さっする sassuru | to guess, to sense, to judge | Irregular verb |
| 悟る | さとる satoru | to attain enlightenment, to understand | Godan verb |
| 障る | さわる sawaru | to hinder, to interfere with, to affect | Godan verb |
| 仕上げる | しあげる shiageru | to finish up, to complete | Ichidan verb |
| 強いる | しいる shiiru | to force, to compel, to coerce | Ichidan verb |
| 仕入れる | しいれる shiireru | to lay in stock, to replenish stock, to procure | Ichidan verb |
| 仕掛ける | しかける shikakeru | to lay, to set, to wage | Ichidan verb |
| 仕切る | しきる shikiru | to partition, to divide, to mark off | Godan verb |
| しくじる | しくじる shikujiru | to fail, to fall through, to blunder | Godan verb |
| 湿気る | しける shikeru | to be damp, to be moist | Ichidan verb |
| 沈める | しずめる shizumeru | to sink, to submerge | Ichidan verb |
| 慕う | したう shitau | to yearn to adore | Godan verb |
| 親しむ | したしむ shitashimu | to be intimate with, to befriend | Godan verb |
| 仕立てる | したてる shitateru | to tailor, to make, to prepare | Ichidan verb |
| しつける | しつける shitsukeru | to discipline, to teach manners | Ichidan verb |
| しなびる | しなびる shinabiru | to shrivel, to fade | Ichidan verb |
| 凌ぐ | しのぐ shinogu | to outdo, to surpass; to endure | Godan verb |
| しみる | しみる shimiru | to soak; pierce | Ichidan verb |
| 洒落る | しゃれる shareru | to joke, to play on words; stylish | Ichidan verb |
| 称する | しょうする shousuru | to take the name of, to call oneself | Irregular verb |
| 記す | しるす shirusu | to note, to write down | Godan verb |
| 準じる | じゅんじる junjiru | to follow, to conform, to apply to | Ichidan verb |
| 据え付ける | すえつける suetsukeru | to install, to equip, to mount | Ichidan verb |
| 据える | すえる sueru | to set, to lay, to place | Ichidan verb |
| すすぐ | すすぐ susugu | to rinse, to wash out | Godan verb |
| 済ます | すます sumasu | to finish; to settle; to do without | Godan verb |
| 澄ます | すます sumasu | to clear, to make clear, to listen for | Godan verb |
| 擦れる | すれる sureru | to rub, to chafe | Ichidan verb |
| 制する | せいする seisuru | to control, to command | Irregular verb |
| 急かす | せかす sekasu | to hurry, to urge on | Godan verb |
| 添える | そえる soeru | to add to, to attach, to accompany | Ichidan verb |
| 即する | そくする sokusuru | to conform to, to agree with, to be adapted to, | Irregular verb |
| 損う | そこなう sokonau | to harm, to hurt | Godan verb |
| 備え付ける | そなえつける sonaetsukeru | to provide, to equip, to install | Ichidan verb |
| 備わる | そなわる sonawaru | to be furnished with | Godan verb |
| そびえる | そびえる sobieru | to rise, to tower, to soar | Ichidan verb |
| 染まる | そまる somaru | to be dyed | Godan verb |
| 背く | そむく somuku | to run counter to, to go against | Godan verb |
| 染める | そめる someru | to dye, to color | Ichidan verb |
| 反る | そる soru | to warp, to be warped, to curve | Godan verb |
| 耐える | たえる taeru | to endure, to put up with | Ichidan verb |
| 絶える | たえる taeru | to die out, to become extinct | Ichidan verb |
| 断える | たえる taeru | to cease, to become extinct | Ichidan verb |
| 携わる | たずさわる tazusawaru | to engage, to involve | Godan verb |
| 漂う | ただよう tadayou | to drift about, to float, to hang in air | Godan verb |
| 立ち去る | たちさる tachisaru | to leave, to depart | Godan verb |
| 立ち寄る | たちよる tachiyoru | to stop by, to drop in for a short visit | Godan verb |
| 立て替える | たてかえる tatekaeru | to pay in advance, to pay for another | Ichidan verb |
| 奉る | たてまつる tatematsuru | to offer, to do respectfully | Godan verb |
| 辿り着く | たどりつく tadoritsuku | to reach, to make it somehow | Godan verb |
| たどる | たどる tadoru | to follow (road, to pursue (course), to follow up | Godan verb |
| 束ねる | たばねる tabaneru | to tie up in a bundle, to control | Ichidan verb |
| 給う | たまう tamau | to receive, to grant | Godan verb |
| 賜る | たまわる tamawaru | to grant, to bestow | Godan verb |
| 保つ | たもつ tamotsu | to keep, to preserve, to sustain | Godan verb |
| たるむ | たるむ tarumu | to slacken, to loosen, to relax | Godan verb |
| 垂れる | たれる tareru | to hang, to droop; to drip | Ichidan verb |
| 題する | だいする daisuru | to title | Irregular verb |
| 脱する | だっする dassuru | to escape from, to get out | Irregular verb |
| 違える | ちがえる chigaeru | to change | Ichidan verb |
| 縮まる | ちぢまる chijimaru | to be shortened, to be contracted, to shrink | Godan verb |
| 費やす | ついやす tsuiyasu | to spend, to devote, to waste | Godan verb |
| 仕える | つかえる tsukaeru | to serve, to work for | Ichidan verb |
| 司る | つかさどる tsukasadoru | to rule, to govern, to administer | Godan verb |
| 尽きる | つきる tsukiru | to be used up, to be run out | Ichidan verb |
| 尽くす | つくす tsukusu | to exhaust, to run out; to devote, to serve | Godan verb |
| 繕う | つくろう tsukurou | to mend, to repair | Godan verb |
| 付け加える | つけくわえる tsukekuwaeru | to add one thing to another | Ichidan verb |
| 告げる | つげる tsugeru | to inform | Ichidan verb |
| つっつく | つっつく tsuttsuku | to prompt someone | Godan verb |
| 突っ張る | つっぱる tsupparu | to support, to become stiff; to thrust (ones opponent), to stick to (ones opinion), to insist on | Godan verb |
| 謹む | つつしむ tsutsushimu | to be careful, to be chaste or discreet | Godan verb |
| 務まる | つとまる tsutomaru | be equal, be fit | Godan verb |
| 募る | つのる tsunoru | to invite, to solicit help, participation, etc | Godan verb |
| つぶやく | つぶやく tsubuyaku | to mutter, to murmur | Godan verb |
| 連なる | つらなる tsuranaru | to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row | Godan verb |
| 貫く | つらぬく tsuranuku | to go through | Godan verb |
| 連ねる | つらねる tsuraneru | to link, to join, to put together | Ichidan verb |
| 手掛ける | てがける tegakeru | to handle, to manage, to work with | Ichidan verb |
| 徹する | てっする tessuru | to devote oneself, to believe in | Irregular verb |
| 照り返す | てりかえす terikaesu | to reflect, to throw back light | Godan verb |
| 転じる | てんじる tenjiru | to turn, to shift | Ichidan verb |
| 出くわす | でくわす dekuwasu | to happen to meet, to come across | Godan verb |
| 問い合わせる | といあわせる toiawaseru | to inquire, to seek information | Ichidan verb |
| 尊ぶ | とうとぶ toutobu | to value, to prize, to esteem | Godan verb |
| 遠ざかる | とおざかる toozakaru | to go far off | Godan verb |
| 研ぐ | とぐ togu | to sharpen, to grind, to polish | Godan verb |
| 遂げる | とげる togeru | to accomplish, to achieve, to carry out | Ichidan verb |
| 途絶える | とだえる todaeru | to stop, to cease, to come to an end | Ichidan verb |
| 整える | ととのえる totonoeru | to put in order, to arrange, to adjust; to get ready, to prepare; to raise money | Ichidan verb |
| 滞る | とどこおる todokooru | to stagnate, to be delayed | Godan verb |
| 唱える | となえる tonaeru | to recite, to chant, to call upon | Ichidan verb |
| 富む | とむ tomu | to be rich, to become rich | Godan verb |
| 伴う | ともなう tomonau | to accompany, to bring with | Godan verb |
| 取り扱う | とりあつかう toriatsukau | to treat, to handle, to deal in | Godan verb |
| 取り組む | とりくむ torikumu | to tackle, to engage in a bout, to come to grips with | Godan verb |
| 取り締まる | とりしまる torishimaru | to crack down, to control, to supervise | Godan verb |
| 取り調べる | とりしらべる torishiraberu | to investigate, to examine | Ichidan verb |
| 取り立てる | とりたてる toritateru | to collect, to extort | Ichidan verb |
| 取り次ぐ | とりつぐ toritsugu | to act as an agent for, to announce (someone), to convey (a message) | Godan verb |
| 取り付ける | とりつける toritsukeru | to furnish, to install; to get someone's agreement | Ichidan verb |
| 取り除く | とりのぞく torinozoku | to remove, to take away, to set apart | Godan verb |
| 取り巻く | とりまく torimaku | to surround, to circle, to enclose | Godan verb |
| 取り混ぜる | とりまぜる torimazeru | to mix, to put together | Ichidan verb |
| 取り戻す | とりもどす torimodosu | to take back, to regain | Godan verb |
| 取り寄せる | とりよせる toriyoseru | to order, to send away for | Ichidan verb |
| 嘆く | なげく nageku | to sigh, to lament, to grieve | Godan verb |
| 投げ出す | なげだす nagedasu | to abandon, to throw out | Godan verb |
| なじる | なじる najiru | to rebuke, to scold, to tell off | Godan verb |
| なつく | なつく natsuku | to become emotionally attached | Godan verb |
| 名付ける | なづける nazukeru | to name | Ichidan verb |
| 嘗める | なめる nameru | to lick; to experience; to make fun of | Ichidan verb |
| 悩ます | なやます nayamasu | to bother, to harass, to molest | Godan verb |
| 成り立つ | なりたつ naritatsu | to consist of; to be practical (logical, feasible, viable), to be concluded, to hold true | Godan verb |
| 似通う | にかよう nikayou | to resemble closely | Godan verb |
| 賑わう | にぎわう nigiwau | to prosper, to flourish, to be crowded with people | Godan verb |
| 逃げ出す | にげだす nigedasu | to run away, to escape from | Godan verb |
| にじむ | にじむ nijimu | to run, to blur, to spread | Godan verb |
| 担う | になう ninau | to carry on shoulder, to bear (burden), to shoulder (gun) | Godan verb |
| 鈍る | にぶる niburu | to become less capable, to grow dull, to become blunt, to weaken | Godan verb |
| 抜かす | ぬかす nukasu | to omit, to leave out | Godan verb |
| 抜け出す | ぬけだす nukedasu | to slip out, to sneak away, to excel | Godan verb |
| 寝かせる | ねかせる nekaseru | to put to bed, to lay down, to ferment | Ichidan verb |
| ねじれる | ねじれる nejireru | twist, strain | Ichidan verb |
| 妬む | ねたむ netamu | to be jealous, to be envious | Godan verb |
| 粘る | ねばる nebaru | to be sticky, to be adhesive, to persist, to stick to | Godan verb |
| 練る | ねる neru | to knead, to work over, to polish up | Godan verb |
| 逃す | のがす nogasu | to let loose, to set free, to let escape | Godan verb |
| 逃れる | のがれる nogareru | to escape | Ichidan verb |
| 乗っ取る | のっとる nottoru | to capture, to occupy, to take over | Godan verb |
| 罵る | ののしる nonoshiru | to speak ill of, to abuse | Godan verb |
| 飲み込む | のみこむ nomikomu | to gulp down, to swallow deeply, to understand | Godan verb |
| 乗り込む | のりこむ norikomu | to board, to get into (a car); to march into, to enter | Godan verb |
| はかどる | はかどる hakadoru | to make progress, to move right ahead (with the work), to advance | Godan verb |
| 剥ぐ | はぐ hagu | to tear off, to peel off, to rip off | Godan verb |
| 励ます | はげます hagemasu | to encourage, to cheer, to raise (the voice) | Godan verb |
| 励む | はげむ hagemu | to be zealous, to make an effort | Godan verb |
| はげる | はげる hageru | to come off, to be worn off, to fade, to discolor | Ichidan verb |
| はじく | はじく hajiku | to play (piano, guitar) | Godan verb |
| 恥じらう | はじらう hajirau | to feel shy, to be bashful, to blush | Godan verb |
| 恥じる | はじる hajiru | to feel ashamed | Ichidan verb |
| 弾む | はずむ hazumu | to bounce, to be encouraged, to splurge on | Godan verb |
| 果たす | はたす hatasu | to accomplish, to fulfill, to carry out, to achieve | Godan verb |
| 果てる | はてる hateru | to end, to be finished, to be exhausted | Ichidan verb |
| 阻む | はばむ habamu | to keep someone from doing, to stop, to oppose | Godan verb |
| 早める | はやめる hayameru | to hasten, to quicken, to accelerate | Ichidan verb |
| 腫れる | はれる hareru | to swell (from inflammation, to become swollen) | Ichidan verb |
| 反する | はんする hansuru | to be inconsistent with, to oppose, to contradict | Irregular verb |
| 化ける | ばける bakeru | to disguise, to take the form of | Ichidan verb |
| ばてる | ばてる bateru | to be exhausted, to be worn out | Ichidan verb |
| 控える | ひかえる hikaeru | to hold back; to make notes | Ichidan verb |
| 引き上げる | ひきあげる hikiageru | to withdraw, to leave, to pull out | Ichidan verb |
| 率いる | ひきいる hikiiru | to lead, to spearhead (a group), to command (troops) | Ichidan verb |
| 引き起こす | ひきおこす hikiokosu | to cause | Godan verb |
| 引下げる | ひきさげる hikisageru | to pull down, to lower, to reduce, to withdraw | Ichidan verb |
| 引きずる | ひきずる hikizuru | to drag along, to pull, to prolong | Godan verb |
| 引取る | ひきとる hikitoru | to take back; to adopt; to leave | Godan verb |
| 浸す | ひたす hitasu | to soak, to dip, to drench | Godan verb |
| 引っ掻く | ひっかく hikkaku | to scratch | Godan verb |
| 冷やかす | ひやかす hiyakasu | to banter, to make fun of, to jeer at, to cool, to refrigerate | Godan verb |
| 膨れる | ふくれる fukureru | to swell (out), to be inflated, to bulge | Ichidan verb |
| ふける | ふける fukeru | to indulge in, to give oneself up to, to be absorbed in | Godan verb |
| 老ける | ふける fukeru | to age | Ichidan verb |
| 踏まえる | ふまえる fumaeru | to be based on, to have origin in | Ichidan verb |
| 踏み込む | ふみこむ fumikomu | to step into (someone else's territory, to break into, to raid | Godan verb |
| 振り返る | ふりかえる furikaeru | to turn head, to turn around, to look back | Godan verb |
| 震わせる | ふるわせる furuwaseru | to be shaking, to be trembling | Ichidan verb |
| 隔たる | へだたる hedataru | to be distant | Godan verb |
| 報じる | ほうじる houjiru | to inform, to report | Ichidan verb |
| 葬る | ほうむる houmuru | to bury, to entomb | Godan verb |
| 放り込む | ほうりこむ hourikomu | to throw into | Godan verb |
| 放り出す | ほうりだす houridasu | to throw out, to give up, to abandon | Godan verb |
| 誇る | ほこる hokoru | to boast of, to be proud of | Godan verb |
| ほころびる | ほころびる hokorobiru | to come apart at the seams, to smile broadly | Ichidan verb |
| 施す | ほどこす hodokosu | to give, to conduct, to perform | Godan verb |
| 滅びる | ほろびる horobiru | to be ruined, to perish, to be destroyed | Ichidan verb |
| 滅ぼす | ほろぼす horobosu | to destroy, to overthrow, to ruin | Godan verb |
| ぼける | ぼける bokeru | to grow senile, to fade | Ichidan verb |
| ぼやく | ぼやく boyaku | to grumble, to complain | Godan verb |
| ぼやける | ぼやける boyakeru | to become dim, to become blurred | Ichidan verb |
| 舞う | まう mau | to dance, to flutter about, to revolve | Godan verb |
| 任す | まかす makasu | to entrust, to leave to a person | Godan verb |
| 負かす | まかす makasu | to defeat | Godan verb |
| まかなう | まかなう makanau | to give board to, to provide meals, to pay | Godan verb |
| 紛れる | まぎれる magireru | to be diverted, to slip into | Ichidan verb |
| 勝る | まさる masaru | to excel, to surpass, to out-rival | Godan verb |
| 交える | まじえる majieru | to mix, to converse with, to cross (swords) | Ichidan verb |
| 交わる | まじわる majiwaru | to cross, to intersect, to mingle with, | Godan verb |
| 待ち望む | まちのぞむ machinozomu | to look anxiously for, to wait eagerly for | Godan verb |
| 免れる | まぬがれる manugareru | to escape from, to be exempted | Ichidan verb |
| 丸める | まるめる marumeru | to make round, to round off, to roll up | Ichidan verb |
| 見合わせる | みあわせる miawaseru | to exchange glances; to postpone | Ichidan verb |
| 見落とす | みおとす miotosu | to overlook, to fail to notice | Godan verb |
| 見せびらかす | みせびらかす misebirakasu | to show off, to flaunt | Godan verb |
| 満たす | みたす mitasu | to satisfy, to ingratiate, to fill, to fulfill | Godan verb |
| 乱す | みだす midasu | to throw out of order, to disarrange, to disturb | Godan verb |
| 乱れる | みだれる midareru | to get confused, to be disordered, to be disturbed | Ichidan verb |
| 導く | みちびく michibiku | to be guided, to be shown | Godan verb |
| みなす | みなす minasu | to consider as, to regard | Godan verb |
| 見習う | みならう minarau | to follow another's example | Godan verb |
| 見逃す | みのがす minogasu | to miss, to overlook, to leave at large | Godan verb |
| 見計らう | みはからう mihakarau | to choose at one's own discretion | Godan verb |
| 見渡す | みわたす miwatasu | to look out over, to survey (scene), to take an extensive view of | Godan verb |
| 結び付く | むすびつく musubitsuku | to be connected or related, to join together | Godan verb |
| 結び付ける | むすびつける musubitsukeru | to combine, to join, to tie on, to attach with a knot | Ichidan verb |
| 群がる | むらがる muragaru | to swarm, to gather | Godan verb |
| 恵む | めぐむ megumu | to bless, to show mercy to | Godan verb |
| 目覚める | めざめる mezameru | to wake up | Ichidan verb |
| 召す | めす mesu | to call, to send for, to put on | Godan verb |
| 面する | めんする mensuru | to face on, to look out on to | Irregular verb |
| 設ける | もうける moukeru | to create, to establish | Ichidan verb |
| 申し入れる | もうしいれる moushiireru | to propose, to suggest | Ichidan verb |
| 申し出る | もうしでる moushideru | to report to, to tell, to suggest | Ichidan verb |
| 催す | もよおす moyoosu | to hold (a meeting), to give (a dinner) | Godan verb |
| 漏らす | もらす morasu | to let leak, to reveal | Godan verb |
| 盛り上がる | もりあがる moriagaru | to rouse, to swell, to rise | Godan verb |
| 漏る | もる moru | to leak, to run out | Godan verb |
| 漏れる | もれる moreru | to leak out, to escape, to filter out | Ichidan verb |
| 養う | やしなう yashinau | to rear, to maintain, to cultivate | Godan verb |
| 休める | やすめる yasumeru | to rest, to suspend, to give relief | Ichidan verb |
| 病む | やむ yamu | to fall ill, to be ill | Godan verb |
| 和らげる | やわらげる yawarageru | to soften, to moderate, to relieve | Ichidan verb |
| 有する | ゆうする yuusuru | to own, to be endowed with | Irregular verb |
| 歪む | ゆがむ yugamu | to warp, to be crooked, to be distorted | Godan verb |
| 揺さぶる | ゆさぶる yusaburu | to shake, to jolt, to rock, to swing | Godan verb |
| 指差す | ゆびさす yubisasu | to point at | Godan verb |
| 揺らぐ | ゆらぐ yuragu | to swing, to sway, to shake | Godan verb |
| 緩む | ゆるむ yurumu | to become loose, to slacken | Godan verb |
| 緩める | ゆるめる yurumeru | to loosen, to slow down | Ichidan verb |
| 要する | ようする yousuru | to demand, to require, to take | Irregular verb |
| 呼び止める | よびとめる yobitomeru | to flag down | Ichidan verb |
| 読み上げる | よみあげる yomiageru | to read out loud (and clearly), to call a roll | Ichidan verb |
| 寄り掛かる | よりかかる yorikakaru | to lean against, to recline on, to lean on, to rely on | Godan verb |
| 弱る | よわる yowaru | to weaken, to be troubled, to be emaciated | Godan verb |
| 割込む | わりこむ warikomu | to cut in, to disturb | Godan verb |
| サボる | サボる saboru | to cut (skip) classes; to loaf on the job; to idle away one's time | Godan verb |