JLPT N5 Verbs

A comprehensive list of JLPT N5 level verbs.

ゆっくりする
Adverb , Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Suru verb
Reading: ゆっくりする
Meaning: slowly, unhurriedly, without haste, leisurely, at one's leisure
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コピーする
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
Reading: コピーする
Meaning: copy, photocopy
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テストする
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
Reading: テストする
Meaning: examination, quiz, test
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上げる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: あげる
Meaning: to raise, to elevate
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上る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: のぼる
Meaning: to ascend, to go up, to climb
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並ぶ
Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: ならぶ
Meaning: to line up, to stand in a line
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並べる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: ならべる
Meaning: to line up, to set up, to arrange in a line
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乗る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: のる
Meaning: to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.), to get in, to board, to take, to embark
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仕事する
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: しごとする
Meaning: work, job, labor, labour, business, task, assignment, occupation, employment
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付ける
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: つける
Meaning: to attach, to join, to connect, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment), to put against
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休む
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: やすむ
Meaning: to be absent, to take a day off
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会う
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: あう
Meaning: to meet, to encounter, to see
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住む
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: すむ
Meaning: to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide
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作る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: つくる
Meaning: to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct
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作文する
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: さくぶんする
Meaning: writing (an essay, prose, etc.), composition
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使う
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: つかう
Meaning: to use (a tool, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use
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借りる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: かりる
Meaning: to borrow, to have a loan
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働く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: はたらく
Meaning: to work, to labor, to labour
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入る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: はいる
Meaning: to enter, to come in, to go in, to get in, to arrive
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入れる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: いれる
Meaning: to put in, to let in, to take in, to bring in, to insert, to install (e.g. software), to set (a jewel, etc.), to ink in (e.g. tattoo)
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出す
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: だす
Meaning: to take out, to get out
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出る
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: でる
Meaning: to leave, to exit, to go out, to come out, to get out
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出掛ける
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: でかける
Meaning: to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing), to leave, to depart, to start, to set out
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出来る
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: できる
Meaning: to be able (in a position) to do, to be up to the task
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分かる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: わかる
Meaning: to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow
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切る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: きる
Meaning: to cut, to cut through, to perform (surgery)
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勉強する
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
Reading: べんきょうする
Meaning: study
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勤める
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: つとめる
Meaning: to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in)
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取る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: とる
Meaning: to take, to pick up, to grab, to catch
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吸う
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: すう
Meaning: to smoke, to breathe in, to inhale
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吹く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: ふく
Meaning: to blow (of the wind)
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呼ぶ
Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: よぶ
Meaning: to call out (to), to call, to invoke
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咲く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: さく
Meaning: to bloom, to flower, to blossom, to open
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困る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: こまる
Meaning: to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed
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在る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending , Intransitive verb
Reading: ある
Meaning: to be, to exist, to live
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売る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: うる
Meaning: to sell
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始まる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: はじまる
Meaning: to begin, to start, to commence
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寝る
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: ねる
Meaning: to sleep (lying down)
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居る
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: いる
Meaning: to be (of animate objects), to exist
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差す
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: さす
Meaning: to shine
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帰る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: かえる
Meaning: to return, to come home, to go home, to go back
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座る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: すわる
Meaning: to sit, to squat
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引く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: ひく
Meaning: to pull, to tug, to lead (e.g. a horse)
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張る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: はる
Meaning: to stick, to paste, to affix
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弾く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: ひく
Meaning: to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
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待つ
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: まつ
Meaning: to wait
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忘れる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: わすれる
Meaning: to forget, to leave carelessly, to be forgetful of, to forget about, to forget (an article)
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意味する
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
Reading: いみする
Meaning: meaning, significance, sense
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成る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: なる
Meaning: to become, to get, to grow, to turn, to reach, to attain
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押す
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: おす
Meaning: to push, to thrust, to shove
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持つ
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: もつ
Meaning: to hold (in one's hand), to take, to carry
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掃除する
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
Reading: そうじする
Meaning: cleaning, sweeping, dusting, scrubbing
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授業する
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: じゅぎょうする
Meaning: lesson, class, teaching, instruction, classwork, schoolwork
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掛かる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: かかる
Meaning: to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)
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掛ける
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: かける
Meaning: to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall), to let hang, to suspend (from), to hoist (e.g. sail), to raise (e.g. flag)
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撮る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: とる
Meaning: to take (a photograph)
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教える
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: おしえる
Meaning: to teach, to instruct
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散歩する
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: さんぽする
Meaning: walk, stroll
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料理する
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
Reading: りょうりする
Meaning: cooking, cookery, cuisine, meal, food, dish, item on a menu
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旅行する
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: りょこうする
Meaning: travel, trip, journey, excursion, tour
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晴れる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: はれる
Meaning: to clear up, to clear away, to be sunny, to stop raining
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曇る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: くもる
Meaning: to get cloudy, to cloud over, to become overcast
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曲がる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: まがる
Meaning: to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist
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書く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: かく
Meaning: to write, to compose, to pen
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来る
Kuru verb - special class, Intransitive verb
Reading: くる
Meaning: to come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive
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歌う
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: うたう
Meaning: to sing
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止まる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: とまる
Meaning: to stop (moving), to come to a stop
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歩く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: あるく
Meaning: to walk
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死ぬ
Godan verb with 'nu' ending, Irregular nu verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: しぬ
Meaning: to die, to pass away
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泳ぐ
Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: およぐ
Meaning: to swim
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洗う
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: あらう
Meaning: to wash, to cleanse, to rinse
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洗濯する
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
Reading: せんたくする
Meaning: washing, laundry
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浴びる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: あびる
Meaning: to dash over oneself (e.g. water), to take (e.g. shower), to bask in (e.g. the sun), to bathe in, to be flooded with (e.g. light), to be covered in
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消える
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: きえる
Meaning: to disappear, to vanish, to go out of sight, to go away, to become lost
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消す
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: けす
Meaning: to erase, to rub out, to rub off, to cross out, to delete
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渡す
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: わたす
Meaning: to ferry across (e.g. a river), to carry across, to traverse
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渡る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: わたる
Meaning: to cross over, to go across
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する
Suru verb - included
Reading: する
Meaning: to do, to carry out, to perform
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無くす
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: なくす
Meaning: to lose (something)
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生まれる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: うまれる
Meaning: to be born
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疲れる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: つかれる
Meaning: to get tired, to tire, to get fatigued, to become exhausted, to grow weary
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着く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: つく
Meaning: to arrive at, to reach
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着る
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: きる
Meaning: to wear (from the shoulders down), to put on
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知る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: しる
Meaning: to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover
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磨く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: みがく
Meaning: to polish, to shine, to burnish, to scour, to scrub, to brush (teeth), to grind (e.g. a lens)
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立つ
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: たつ
Meaning: to stand (up), to rise, to get to one's feet, to stand on end (e.g. of hairs), to stick up
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答える
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: こたえる
Meaning: to answer, to reply
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終わる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: おわる
Meaning: to end, to come to an end, to finish, to close, to be over
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結婚する
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: けっこんする
Meaning: marriage
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締める
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: しめる
Meaning: to tie, to fasten, to tighten
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練習する
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
Reading: れんしゅうする
Meaning: practice, training, drill, (an) exercise, workout
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置く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: おく
Meaning: to put, to place
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習う
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: ならう
Meaning: to take lessons in, to be taught, to learn (from a teacher), to study (under a teacher), to get training in
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聞く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: きく
Meaning: to hear
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脱ぐ
Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: ぬぐ
Meaning: to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.), to undress
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行く
Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class, Intransitive verb
Reading: いく
Meaning: to go, to move (towards), to head (towards), to leave (for)
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要る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: いる
Meaning: to be needed, to be necessary, to be required, to be wanted, to need, to want
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見せる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: みせる
Meaning: to show, to display
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見る
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: みる
Meaning: to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe
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覚える
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: おぼえる
Meaning: to memorize, to memorise, to commit to memory, to learn by heart, to bear in mind, to remember
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言う
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Reading: いう
Meaning: to say, to utter, to declare
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話す
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: はなす
Meaning: to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat
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読む
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: よむ
Meaning: to read
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買い物する
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: かいものする
Meaning: shopping, purchased goods
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買う
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: かう
Meaning: to buy, to purchase
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貸す
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: かす
Meaning: to lend, to loan
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質問する
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Reading: しつもんする
Meaning: question, inquiry, enquiry
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走る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: はしる
Meaning: to run
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起きる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: おきる
Meaning: to get up, to rise, to blaze up (fire)
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返す
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: かえす
Meaning: to return (something), to restore, to put back
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遊ぶ
Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: あそぶ
Meaning: to play (games, sports), to enjoy oneself, to have a good time
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違う
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: ちがう
Meaning: to differ (from), to be different, to be distinct, to be unlike, to vary, to disagree (with)
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閉まる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: しまる
Meaning: to be shut, to close, to be closed
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閉める
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: しめる
Meaning: to close, to shut
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開く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: あく
Meaning: to open (e.g. doors)
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開ける
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: あける
Meaning: to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock
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降りる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: おりる
Meaning: to descend (e.g. a mountain), to go down, to come down
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降る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: ふる
Meaning: to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.), to come down
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電話する
Noun, Suru verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Reading: でんわする
Meaning: telephone call, phone call
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頼む
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: たのむ
Meaning: to request, to beg, to ask
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飛ぶ
Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: とぶ
Meaning: to fly, to soar
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食べる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: たべる
Meaning: to eat
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飲む
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: のむ
Meaning: to drink, to gulp, to swallow, to take (medicine)
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鳴く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: なく
Meaning: to make sound (of an animal), to call, to cry, to whine, to sing, to chirp
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