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JLPT N4 verbs (144)

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Verb	Reading	Meaning	Group
合う	あう au	to fit, to match	Godan verb
上がる	あがる agaru	to rise, to go up	Godan verb
集まる	あつまる atsumaru	to gather (v.i.), to collect	Godan verb
集める	あつめる atsumeru	to collect, to gather (v.t.), to assemble	Ichidan verb
謝る	あやまる ayamaru	to apologize	Godan verb
生きる	いきる ikiru	to live	Ichidan verb
急ぐ	いそぐ isogu	to hurry, to be in a hurry, to rush	Godan verb
いたす	いたす itasu	-- extra-modest expression for する --	Godan verb
祈る	いのる inoru	to pray; to wish	Godan verb
植える	うえる ueru	to plant	Ichidan verb
伺う	うかがう ukagau	humble form of 行く (いく), 聞く (きく) and 来る (くる)	Godan verb
受ける	うける ukeru	to take (an examination, interview, etc.); to receive	Ichidan verb
動く	うごく ugoku	to move	Godan verb
打つ	うつ utsu	to hit, to strike	Godan verb
写す	うつす utsusu	to copy (v.t.); to photograph	Godan verb
移る	うつる utsuru	to move (from a house); to transfer (from a department); to shift	Godan verb
選ぶ	えらぶ erabu	to choose; to select	Godan verb
送る	おくる okuru	to send, to dispatch	Godan verb
遅れる	おくれる okureru	to (be) become late	Ichidan verb
起こす	おこす okosu	to wake (someone) up	Godan verb
行う	おこなう okonau	to carry out; to conduct (typically used in written language)	Godan verb
怒る	おこる okoru	to get angry; to scold angrily	Godan verb
落る	おちる ochiru	to fall, to drop	Ichidan verb
落す	おとす otosu	to drop, to lose	Godan verb
踊る	おどる odoru	to dance	Godan verb
驚く	おどろく odoroku	to be surprised, to be astonished	Godan verb
思い出す	おもいだす omoidasu	to recall, to remember	Godan verb
思う	おもう omou	to think, to feel	Godan verb
下りる	おりる oriru	to get down, to go; come down	Ichidan verb
折る	おる oru	to snap, to break; to bend	Godan verb
折れる	おれる oreru	to break, to be folded, to give in; to turn (a corner)	Ichidan verb
変える	かえる kaeru	to change, to alter, to vary	Ichidan verb
飾る	かざる kazaru	to decorate, to adorn	Godan verb
片付ける	かたづける katazukeru	to (clean) tidy up (v.t.), to put away	Ichidan verb
勝つ	かつ katsu	to win	Godan verb
噛む	かむ kamu	to bite, to chew	Godan verb
通う	かよう kayou	to go back and forth; to commute	Godan verb
乾く	かわく kawaku	to get dry	Godan verb
変わる	かわる kawaru	to change (v.i.), to be transformed, to vary	Godan verb
考える	かんがえる kangaeru	to think (about); to consider	Ichidan verb
頑張る	がんばる ganbaru	to try one's best, to try hard, to persist	Godan verb
聞こえる	きこえる kikoeru	to be heard, to be audible	Ichidan verb
決まる	きまる kimaru	to be set; fixed (v.i.)	Godan verb
決める	きめる kimeru	to decide (v.t.)	Ichidan verb
比べる	くらべる kuraberu	to compare	Ichidan verb
暮れる	くれる kureru	to get dark, to come to an end	Ichidan verb
込む	こむ komu	to be crowded	Godan verb
壊す	こわす kowasu	to break, to break down	Godan verb
壊れる	こわれる kowareru	to be broken, to break	Ichidan verb
探す	さがす sagasu	to search, to seek, to look for	Godan verb
下る	さがる sagaru	to descend, to drop, to fall	Godan verb
下げる	さげる sageru	to lower (v.t.); to hang	Ichidan verb
差し上げる	さしあげる sashiageru	-- humble expression for あげる --	Ichidan verb
騒ぐ	さわぐ sawagu	to make noise, to clamor	Godan verb
触る	さわる sawaru	to touch, to feel	Godan verb
しかる	しかる shikaru	to scold	Godan verb
知らせる	しらせる shiraseru	to notify	Ichidan verb
調べる	しらべる shiraberu	to check; to look up; to inquire; to search	Ichidan verb
過ぎる	すぎる sugiru	to exceed, to go beyond	Ichidan verb
空く	すく suku	to be empty (in reference to people), to be less crowded	Godan verb
進む	すすむ susumu	to advance, to proceed	Godan verb
捨てる	すてる suteru	throw away (trash), dump, discard	Ichidan verb
滑る	すべる suberu	to slide, to slip	Godan verb
済む	すむ sumu	to finish, to end	Godan verb
育てる	そだてる sodateru	to raise (v.t.); to bring up	Ichidan verb
倒れる	たおれる taoreru	to collapse, to break down	Ichidan verb
足す	たす tasu	to add (numbers)	Godan verb
尋ねる	たずねる tazuneru	to inquire (same as 質問する)	Ichidan verb
訪ねる	たずねる tazuneru	to visit	Ichidan verb
建てる	たてる tateru	to build	Ichidan verb
立てる	たてる tateru	to stand (something) up, to erect (something)	Ichidan verb
楽む	たのしむ tanoshimu	to enjoy	Godan verb
足りる	たりる tariru	to be sufficient; to be enough	Ichidan verb
捕まえる	つかまえる tsukamaeru	to catch, to arrest	Ichidan verb
つく	つく tsuku	to be started, to be switched on	Godan verb
漬ける	つける tsukeru	to soak, to moisten, to pickle	Ichidan verb
伝える	つたえる tsutaeru	to convey (a message); to tell, to report	Ichidan verb
包む	つつむ tsutsumu	to wrap, to cover	Godan verb
続く	つづく tsuzuku	to be continued	Godan verb
続ける	つづける tsuzukeru	to continue, to keep up	Ichidan verb
釣る	つる tsuru	to fish	Godan verb
連れる	つれる tsureru	to lead, to take (a person)	Ichidan verb
手伝う	てつだう tetsudau	to help	Godan verb
通る	とおる tooru	to pass (by), to go through	Godan verb
届ける	とどける todokeru	to deliver (v.t.)	Ichidan verb
泊まる	とまる tomaru	to stay (over night) (v.i.)	Godan verb
止める	とめる tomeru	to stop (something)	Ichidan verb
取り替える	とりかえる torikaeru	to exchange, to replace	Ichidan verb
直す	なおす naosu	to correct (v.t.); to fix	Godan verb
治る	なおる naoru	to get better; to recover from illness (v.i.)	Godan verb
直る	なおる naoru	to be fixed	Godan verb
泣く	なく naku	to cry	Godan verb
亡くなる	なくなる nakunaru	to pass away	Godan verb
なくなる	なくなる nakunaru	to disappear, to get lost	Godan verb
投げる	なげる nageru	to pitch, to cast away	Ichidan verb
鳴る	なる naru	to sound, to ring (v.i.)	Godan verb
慣れる	なれる nareru	to grow accustomed to	Ichidan verb
逃げる	にげる nigeru	to escape, to run away	Ichidan verb
似る	にる niru	to resemble, to be similar	Ichidan verb
盗む	ぬすむ nusumu	to steal; to rob	Godan verb
塗る	ぬる nuru	to paint, to plaster	Godan verb
濡れる	ぬれる nureru	to get wet	Ichidan verb
眠る	ねむる nemuru	to sleep	Godan verb
残る	のこる nokoru	to remain (v.i.), to be left	Godan verb
乗り換える	のりかえる norikaeru	to transfer (trains), to change (bus, train, etc.)	Ichidan verb
運ぶ	はこぶ hakobu	to transport, to carry	Godan verb
始める	はじめる hajimeru	to start, to begin	Ichidan verb
払う	はらう harau	to pay	Godan verb
冷える	ひえる hieru	to grow cold, to cool down	Ichidan verb
光る	ひかる hikaru	to shine, to glitter	Godan verb
引っ越す	ひっこす hikkosu	to move to a new place of residence	Godan verb
開く	ひらく hiraku	to open; to hold (an event)	Godan verb
拾う	ひろう hirou	to pick up (something), to find	Godan verb
増える	ふえる fueru	to increase, to multiply	Ichidan verb
太る	ふとる futoru	to gain weight	Godan verb
踏む	ふむ fumu	to step on, to tread on	Godan verb
褒める	ほめる homeru	to praise; to say nice things	Ichidan verb
まいる	まいる mairu	humble expression for 行く and 来る	Godan verb
負ける	まける makeru	to lose (a game) (v.i.), to be defeated	Ichidan verb
間違える	まちがえる machigaeru	to make a mistake	Ichidan verb
間に合う	まにあう maniau	to be in time for	Godan verb
見える	みえる mieru	to be visible; -- polite verb meaning 来る (くる) --	Ichidan verb
見つかる	みつかる mitsukaru	to be found (v.i.), to be discovered	Godan verb
見つける	みつける mitsukeru	to discover, to find (v.t.)	Ichidan verb
向かう	むかう mukau	to face, to go towards	Godan verb
迎える	むかえる mukaeru	to welcome; to meet; to greet	Ichidan verb
召し上がる	めしあがる meshiagaru	-- honorific form of 食べる (たべる) and 飲む (のむ) --	Godan verb
申し上げる	もうしあげる moushiageru	(humble)to say, to tell	Ichidan verb
申す	もうす mousu	-- extra-modest (humble) expression for 言う (いう) --	Godan verb
戻る	もどる modoru	to return (v.i.); to come back	Godan verb
焼く	やく yaku	to bake, to grill	Godan verb
役に立つ	やくにたつ yakunitatsu	to be helpful, to be useful	Godan verb
焼ける	やける yakeru	to burn, to be roasted	Ichidan verb
痩せる	やせる yaseru	to lose weight	Ichidan verb
止む	やむ yamu	to cease, to stop	Godan verb
揺れる	ゆれる yureru	to shake, to sway	Ichidan verb
汚れる	よごれる yogoreru	to become dirty	Ichidan verb
寄る	よる yoru	to stop by	Godan verb
喜ぶ	よろこぶ yorokobu	to rejoice, to be delighted, to be glad	Godan verb
沸かす	わかす wakasu	to boil	Godan verb
別れる	わかれる wakareru	to part from, to separate	Ichidan verb
沸く	わく waku	to boil, to grow hot	Godan verb
笑う	わらう warau	to laugh, to smile	Godan verb
割れる	われる wareru	to break	Ichidan verb