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JLPT N2 verbs (213)
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| Verb | Reading | Meaning | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| 扇ぐ | あおぐ aogu | to fan, to flap | Godan verb |
| 呆れる | あきれる akireru | to be shocked, to be appalled | Ichidan verb |
| 憧れる | あこがれる akogareru | to long for, to yearn after | Ichidan verb |
| 味わう | あじわう ajiwau | to taste, to savor | Godan verb |
| あてはまる | あてはまる atehamaru | to be applicable, to come under (a category) | Godan verb |
| 当てはめる | あてはめる atehameru | to apply, to adapt | Ichidan verb |
| 暴れる | あばれる abareru | to act violently, to rage | Ichidan verb |
| 甘やかす | あまやかす amayakasu | to pamper, to spoil | Godan verb |
| 余る | あまる amaru | to be left over, to be in excess | Godan verb |
| 編む | あむ amu | to knit | Godan verb |
| 改める | あらためる aratameru | to change, to reform, to revise | Ichidan verb |
| 荒れる | あれる areru | to be stormy, to be rough, to be ruined | Ichidan verb |
| 言い出す | いいだす iidasu | to start talking, to suggest | Godan verb |
| 言い付ける | いいつける iitsukeru | to tell, to order | Ichidan verb |
| 威張る | いばる ibaru | to be proud, to swagger | Godan verb |
| 嫌がる | いやがる iyagaru | reluctant, to dislike | Godan verb |
| 炒る | いる iru | to parch, to roast | Godan verb |
| 煎る | いる iru | to roast | Godan verb |
| 飢える | うえる ueru | to starve | Ichidan verb |
| 浮ぶ | うかぶ ukabu | to float, to rise to surface, to come to mind | Godan verb |
| 浮かべる | うかべる ukaberu | to float; to express | Ichidan verb |
| 浮く | うく uku | to float | Godan verb |
| 承る | うけたまわる uketamawaru | (humble) to hear, to be told, to know | Godan verb |
| 受け持つ | うけもつ ukemotsu | to take (be in) charge of | Godan verb |
| 薄める | うすめる usumeru | to dilute, to water down | Ichidan verb |
| 打ち消す | うちけす uchikesu | to deny, to negate | Godan verb |
| 敬う | うやまう uyamau | to show respect, to honor | Godan verb |
| 裏返す | うらがえす uragaesu | to turn inside out, to turn (something) over | Godan verb |
| 占う | うらなう uranau | to predict, to divine | Godan verb |
| 恨む | うらむ uramu | to curse, to feel bitter | Godan verb |
| 羨む | うらやむ urayamu | to envy | Godan verb |
| 売り切れる | うりきれる urikireru | to be sold out | Ichidan verb |
| 追いかける | おいかける oikakeru | to chase or run after someone | Ichidan verb |
| 追い越す | おいこす oikosu | to pass (e.g., car), to outdistance, to outstrip | Godan verb |
| 拝む | おがむ ogamu | to worship, to pray | Godan verb |
| 補う | おぎなう oginau | to compensate for | Godan verb |
| 怠る | おこたる okotaru | to neglect, to fail | Godan verb |
| 落着く | おちつく ochitsuku | to calm down, to settle down | Godan verb |
| 脅かす | おどかす odokasu | to threaten, to coerce | Godan verb |
| 驚かす | おどろかす odorokasu | to surprise, to frighten | Godan verb |
| 思い込む | おもいこむ omoikomu | to be under impression that, to be convinced that | Godan verb |
| 係わる | かかわる kakawaru | to concern oneself in, to be involved in | Godan verb |
| 固まる | かたまる katamaru | to harden, to solidify, to become firm | Godan verb |
| 傾く | かたむく katamuku | to incline toward, to slant, to lurch | Godan verb |
| 片寄る | かたよる katayoru | to be one-sided, to incline, to be partial | Godan verb |
| 担ぐ | かつぐ katsugu | to shoulder, to carry on shoulder | Godan verb |
| かねる | かねる kaneru | to simultaneously serve two or more functions | Ichidan verb |
| かぶせる | かぶせる kabuseru | to cover (with something) | Ichidan verb |
| 枯れる | かれる kareru | to wither, to die (plant), to be blasted (plant) | Ichidan verb |
| 可愛がる | かわいがる kawaigaru | to love, to be affectionate | Godan verb |
| 着替える | きがえる kigaeru | to change (one's) clothes | Ichidan verb |
| 刻む | きざむ kizamu | to mince, to carve, to engrave | Godan verb |
| 着せる | きせる kiseru | to put on clothes | Ichidan verb |
| 斬る | きる kiru | to behead, to murder | Godan verb |
| 気を付ける | きをつける kiwotsukeru | to be careful, to pay attention, to take care | Ichidan verb |
| 区切る | くぎる kugiru | to punctuate, to cut off, to mark off | Godan verb |
| 崩す | くずす kuzusu | to destroy, to make change (money) | Godan verb |
| 崩れる | くずれる kuzureru | to collapse, to crumble | Ichidan verb |
| 砕く | くだく kudaku | to break, to smash | Godan verb |
| 砕ける | くだける kudakeru | to break, to be broken | Ichidan verb |
| 配る | くばる kubaru | to distribute, to deliver | Godan verb |
| 組み立てる | くみたてる kumitateru | to assemble, to set up, to construct | Ichidan verb |
| 悔やむ | くやむ kuyamu | to regret, to mourn | Godan verb |
| 削る | けずる kezuru | to cut down little by little, to take a percentage | Godan verb |
| 焦がす | こがす kogasu | to burn, to scorch | Godan verb |
| 焦げる | こげる kogeru | to burn, to be burned | Ichidan verb |
| 心得る | こころえる kokoroeru | to understand, to have thorough knowledge | Ichidan verb |
| 凍える | こごえる kogoeru | to freeze, to be chilled, to be frozen | Ichidan verb |
| 腰掛ける | こしかける koshikakeru | to sit (down) | Ichidan verb |
| こする | こする kosuru | to rub, to chafe, to file, to frost (glass), to strike (match) | Godan verb |
| 言付ける | ことづける kotozukeru | to leave a message | Ichidan verb |
| 転がす | ころがす korogasu | to roll | Godan verb |
| 転がる | ころがる korogaru | to roll, to tumble | Godan verb |
| さかのぼる | さかのぼる sakanoboru | to go back, to date back; ascend | Godan verb |
| 探る | さぐる saguru | to search, to look for, investigate | Godan verb |
| ささやく | ささやく sasayaku | to whisper, to murmur | Godan verb |
| 錆びる | さびる sabiru | to rust, to become rusty | Ichidan verb |
| 妨げる | さまたげる samatageru | to disturb, to prevent | Ichidan verb |
| 仕上がる | しあがる shiagaru | to be finished | Godan verb |
| 敷く | しく shiku | to spread out, to lay out | Godan verb |
| 茂る | しげる shigeru | to grow thick | Godan verb |
| 静まる | しずまる shizumaru | to quieten down, to calm down | Godan verb |
| 縛る | しばる shibaru | to tie, to bind | Godan verb |
| 絞る | しぼる shiboru | to press, to wring, to squeeze | Godan verb |
| 締め切る | しめきる shimekiru | to close, cancel | Godan verb |
| しゃがむ | しゃがむ shagamu | to squat | Godan verb |
| しゃぶる | しゃぶる shaburu | to suck, to chew | Godan verb |
| 透き通る | すきとおる sukitooru | to be(come) transparent | Godan verb |
| 涼む | すずむ suzumu | to cool oneself, to cool off | Godan verb |
| ずらす | ずらす zurasu | to put off, to delay | Godan verb |
| 背負う | せおう seou | to be burdened with; to carry on (one's) back or shoulder(s) | Godan verb |
| 接する | せっする sessuru | to attend to (someone); to associate with | Irregular verb |
| 迫る | せまる semaru | to draw near, to press | Godan verb |
| 剃る | そる soru | to shave | Godan verb |
| それる | それる soreru | to stray (turn) from subject, to go astray | Ichidan verb |
| 属する | ぞくする zokusuru | to belong to, to come under | Irregular verb |
| 存じる | ぞんじる zonjiru | (humble) to know | Ichidan verb |
| 耕す | たがやす tagayasu | to till, to plow, to cultivate | Godan verb |
| 蓄える | たくわえる takuwaeru | to save, to store, to lay in stock | Ichidan verb |
| 立ち止まる | たちどまる tachidomaru | to stop, to halt, to stand still | Godan verb |
| 例える | たとえる tatoeru | to compare, to liken | Ichidan verb |
| 足る | たる taru | to be sufficient, to be enough | Godan verb |
| 誓う | ちかう chikau | to swear, to vow | Godan verb |
| 近付ける | ちかづける chikazukeru | to bring near, to put close, to let come near | Ichidan verb |
| 近寄る | ちかよる chikayoru | to approach, to draw near | Godan verb |
| 縮む | ちぢむ chijimu | to shrink, to be contracted | Godan verb |
| 縮める | ちぢめる chijimeru | to shorten, to reduce, to shrink | Ichidan verb |
| 縮れる | ちぢれる chijireru | to be wavy, to be curled | Ichidan verb |
| 散らかす | ちらかす chirakasu | to scatter around, to leave untidy | Godan verb |
| 散らかる | ちらかる chirakaru | to be in disorder | Godan verb |
| 突き当たる | つきあたる tsukiataru | to run into, to collide with | Godan verb |
| 突っ込む | つっこむ tsukkomu | to plunge into, to stick into | Godan verb |
| 努める | つとめる tsutomeru | to try, to aim | Ichidan verb |
| 務める | つとめる tsutomeru | to serve, to act | Ichidan verb |
| 潰す | つぶす tsubusu | to smash, to waste | Godan verb |
| 潰れる | つぶれる tsubureru | to be smashed, to go bankrupt | Ichidan verb |
| 詰まる | つまる tsumaru | to be blocked, to be packed | Godan verb |
| 釣り合う | つりあう tsuriau | to balance, to be in harmony, to suit | Godan verb |
| 吊る | つる tsuru | to hang | Godan verb |
| 吊す | つるす tsurusu | to hang | Godan verb |
| 照らす | てらす terasu | to shine on, to illuminate | Godan verb |
| 照る | てる teru | to shine | Godan verb |
| 出来上がる | できあがる dekiagaru | to be finished, to be ready | Godan verb |
| 通り掛かる | とおりかかる toorikakaru | to happen to pass by | Godan verb |
| 溶かす | とかす tokasu | to melt, to dissolve | Godan verb |
| 尖る | とがる togaru | to taper to a point, to become sharp | Godan verb |
| 溶け込む | とけこむ tokekomu | to melt into; to become a part of | Godan verb |
| 整う | ととのう totonou | to be prepared, to be in order, to be arranged | Godan verb |
| 飛び込む | とびこむ tobikomu | to jump in, to leap in, to plunge into | Godan verb |
| 留まる | とまる tomaru | to be fixed; to abide, to stay (in the one place) | Godan verb |
| 捕える | とらえる toraeru | to seize, to capture, to arrest | Ichidan verb |
| 取り入れる | とりいれる toriireru | to harvest, to take in, to adopt | Ichidan verb |
| 取り消す | とりけす torikesu | to cancel | Godan verb |
| 取り出す | とりだす toridasu | to take out, to pick out | Godan verb |
| 捕る | とる toru | to take, to catch (fish) | Godan verb |
| 採る | とる toru | to adopt (measure, proposal); to pick (fruit) | Godan verb |
| 退ける | どける dokeru | to dislodge, to put something out of the way | Ichidan verb |
| 怒鳴る | どなる donaru | to shout, to yell | Godan verb |
| 長引く | ながびく nagabiku | to be prolonged, to drag on | Godan verb |
| 慰める | なぐさめる nagusameru | to comfort, to console | Ichidan verb |
| なす | なす nasu | to accomplish, to do | Godan verb |
| 撫でる | なでる naderu | to brush gently, to stroke | Ichidan verb |
| ならう | ならう narau | to imitate, to follow, to emulate | Godan verb |
| 匂う | におう niou | to be fragrant, to smell | Godan verb |
| 逃がす | にがす nigasu | to let loose, to set free, to let escape | Godan verb |
| 憎む | にくむ nikumu | to hate, to detest | Godan verb |
| 濁る | にごる nigoru | to become muddy, to get cloudy | Godan verb |
| にらむ | にらむ niramu | to glare at, to stare; to keep an eye on | Godan verb |
| 縫う | ぬう nuu | to sew | Godan verb |
| ねじる | ねじる nejiru | to twist | Godan verb |
| 熱する | ねっする nessuru | to heat | Irregular verb |
| 狙う | ねらう nerau | to aim at | Godan verb |
| 這う | はう hau | to creep, to crawl | Godan verb |
| はがす | はがす hagasu | to tear off, to peel off, to rip off | Godan verb |
| 挟まる | はさまる hasamaru | to get between, to be caught in | Godan verb |
| 挟む | はさむ hasamu | to pinch; to hold between; to insert | Godan verb |
| 話し掛ける | はなしかける hanashikakeru | to accost a person, to talk (to someone) | Ichidan verb |
| 跳ねる | はねる haneru | to jump, to leap | Ichidan verb |
| 払い込む | はらいこむ haraikomu | to deposit, to pay in | Godan verb |
| 払い戻す | はらいもどす haraimodosu | to repay, to pay back | Godan verb |
| 張り切る | はりきる harikiru | to be in high spirits, to be full of vigor | Godan verb |
| 引受る | ひきうける hikiukeru | to undertake, to take up, to take over | Ichidan verb |
| 引き返す | ひきかえす hikikaesu | to turn back, to go back, reverse | Godan verb |
| 引き出す | ひきだす hikidasu | to pull out, to take out, to withdraw | Godan verb |
| 引き止める | ひきとめる hikitomeru | to keep back, to prevent, to hold back | Ichidan verb |
| 引っ掛かる | ひっかかる hikkakaru | to be caught in, to be stuck in | Godan verb |
| 引っ繰り返す | ひっくりかえす hikkurikaesu | to turn over, to overturn, to knock over | Godan verb |
| 引っ繰り返る | ひっくりかえる hikkurikaeru | to be overturned, to be upset, to topple over, to be reversed | Godan verb |
| 引っ込む | ひっこむ hikkomu | to draw back, to sink, to cave in | Godan verb |
| ひねる | ひねる hineru | to twist, to turn | Godan verb |
| 響く | ひびく hibiku | to resound; to affect | Godan verb |
| 膨らます | ふくらます fukuramasu | to swell, to expand, to inflate | Godan verb |
| 膨らむ | ふくらむ fukuramu | to expand, to swell (out), to become inflated | Godan verb |
| 更ける | ふける fukeru | to get late, to wear on | Ichidan verb |
| ふさがる | ふさがる fusagaru | to be plugged up, to be shut up | Godan verb |
| 塞ぐ | ふさぐ fusagu | to stuff, to close up, to block (up) | Godan verb |
| 振り向く | ふりむく furimuku | to turn one's face, to turn around | Godan verb |
| 振舞う | ふるまう furumau | to behave, to conduct | Godan verb |
| 凹む | へこむ hekomu | to be dented, to be indented | Godan verb |
| 隔てる | へだてる hedateru | to be shut out | Ichidan verb |
| 放る | ほうる houru | to let go | Godan verb |
| 干す | ほす hosu | to air, to dry, to drink up | Godan verb |
| 掘る | ほる horu | to dig, to excavate | Godan verb |
| 彫る | ほる horu | to carve, to chisel | Godan verb |
| 曲げる | まげる mageru | to bend, to crook, to lean | Ichidan verb |
| 待ち合わせる | まちあわせる machiawaseru | to rendezvous, to meet at a prearranged place and time | Ichidan verb |
| 祭る | まつる matsuru | to deify, to enshrine | Godan verb |
| 真似る | まねる maneru | to mimic, to imitate | Ichidan verb |
| 見上げる | みあげる miageru | to look up at, to admire | Ichidan verb |
| 見送る | みおくる miokuru | to see off; to escort; to let pass | Godan verb |
| 見下ろす | みおろす miorosu | to overlook, to look down on something | Godan verb |
| 見詰める | みつめる mitsumeru | to stare at, to gaze at | Ichidan verb |
| 見直す | みなおす minaosu | to look over again, to review | Godan verb |
| 見慣れる | みなれる minareru | to become used to seeing, to be familiar with | Ichidan verb |
| 実る | みのる minoru | to bear fruit, to ripen | Godan verb |
| 見舞う | みまう mimau | to ask after (health), to visit | Godan verb |
| 恵まれる | めぐまれる megumareru | to be blessed with, to be rich in | Ichidan verb |
| 巡る | めぐる meguru | to go around | Godan verb |
| 目指す | めざす mezasu | to aim at, to have an eye on | Godan verb |
| 目立つ | めだつ medatsu | to be conspicuous, to stand out | Godan verb |
| 儲かる | もうかる moukaru | to be profitable, to yield a profit | Godan verb |
| 儲ける | もうける moukeru | to earn, to have (bear, beget) a child | Ichidan verb |
| 潜る | もぐる moguru | to drive, to pass through; to evade, to hide | Godan verb |
| 物語る | ものがたる monogataru | to tell, to indicate | Godan verb |
| もむ | もむ momu | to rub, to crumple (up), to wrinkle | Godan verb |
| 盛る | もる moru | to serve (food); to fill up; to prescribe | Godan verb |
| 破く | やぶく yabuku | to tear | Godan verb |
| 呼び掛ける | よびかける yobikakeru | to call out to, to accost, to address (crowd), to appeal | Ichidan verb |
| 呼び出す | よびだす yobidasu | to summon, to call (e.g., phone) | Godan verb |
| 蘇る | よみがえる yomigaeru | to be resurrected, to be revived | Godan verb |
| 慶ぶ | よろこぶ yorokobu | to be delighted, to be glad | Godan verb |
| 略す | りゃくす ryakusu | to abbreviate | Godan verb |
| 詫びる | わびる wabiru | to apologize | Ichidan verb |