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
コピーする
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
Reading: コピーする
Meaning: copy, photocopy
テストする
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
Reading: テストする
Meaning: examination, quiz, test
上げる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: あげる
Meaning: to raise, to elevate
上る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: のぼる
Meaning: to ascend, to go up, to climb
並ぶ
Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: ならぶ
Meaning: to line up, to stand in a line
並べる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: ならべる
Meaning: to line up, to set up, to arrange in a line
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
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
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
休む
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: やすむ
Meaning: to be absent, to take a day off
会う
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: あう
Meaning: to meet, to encounter, to see
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
作る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: つくる
Meaning: to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct
作文する
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: さくぶんする
Meaning: writing (an essay, prose, etc.), composition
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
借りる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: かりる
Meaning: to borrow, to have a loan
働く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: はたらく
Meaning: to work, to labor, to labour
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
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)
出す
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: だす
Meaning: to take out, to get out
出る
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: でる
Meaning: to leave, to exit, to go out, to come out, to get out
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
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
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
切る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: きる
Meaning: to cut, to cut through, to perform (surgery)
勉強する
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
Reading: べんきょうする
Meaning: study
勤める
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: つとめる
Meaning: to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in)
取る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: とる
Meaning: to take, to pick up, to grab, to catch
吸う
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: すう
Meaning: to smoke, to breathe in, to inhale
吹く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: ふく
Meaning: to blow (of the wind)
呼ぶ
Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: よぶ
Meaning: to call out (to), to call, to invoke
咲く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: さく
Meaning: to bloom, to flower, to blossom, to open
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
在る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending , Intransitive verb
Reading: ある
Meaning: to be, to exist, to live
売る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: うる
Meaning: to sell
始まる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: はじまる
Meaning: to begin, to start, to commence
寝る
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: ねる
Meaning: to sleep (lying down)
居る
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: いる
Meaning: to be (of animate objects), to exist
差す
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: さす
Meaning: to shine
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
座る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: すわる
Meaning: to sit, to squat
引く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: ひく
Meaning: to pull, to tug, to lead (e.g. a horse)
張る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: はる
Meaning: to stick, to paste, to affix
弾く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: ひく
Meaning: to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
待つ
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: まつ
Meaning: to wait
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)
意味する
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
Reading: いみする
Meaning: meaning, significance, sense
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
押す
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: おす
Meaning: to push, to thrust, to shove
持つ
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: もつ
Meaning: to hold (in one's hand), to take, to carry
掃除する
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
Reading: そうじする
Meaning: cleaning, sweeping, dusting, scrubbing
授業する
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: じゅぎょうする
Meaning: lesson, class, teaching, instruction, classwork, schoolwork
掛かる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: かかる
Meaning: to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)
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)
撮る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: とる
Meaning: to take (a photograph)
教える
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: おしえる
Meaning: to teach, to instruct
散歩する
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: さんぽする
Meaning: walk, stroll
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
旅行する
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: りょこうする
Meaning: travel, trip, journey, excursion, tour
晴れる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: はれる
Meaning: to clear up, to clear away, to be sunny, to stop raining
曇る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: くもる
Meaning: to get cloudy, to cloud over, to become overcast
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
書く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: かく
Meaning: to write, to compose, to pen
歌う
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: うたう
Meaning: to sing
止まる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: とまる
Meaning: to stop (moving), to come to a stop
歩く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: あるく
Meaning: to walk
死ぬ
Godan verb with 'nu' ending, Irregular nu verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: しぬ
Meaning: to die, to pass away
泳ぐ
Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: およぐ
Meaning: to swim
洗う
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: あらう
Meaning: to wash, to cleanse, to rinse
洗濯する
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
Reading: せんたくする
Meaning: washing, laundry
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
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
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
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
渡る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: わたる
Meaning: to cross over, to go across
為るする
Suru verb - included
Reading: する
Meaning: to do, to carry out, to perform
無くす
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: なくす
Meaning: to lose (something)
生まれる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: うまれる
Meaning: to be born
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
着く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: つく
Meaning: to arrive at, to reach
着る
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: きる
Meaning: to wear (from the shoulders down), to put on
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
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)
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
答える
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: こたえる
Meaning: to answer, to reply
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
結婚する
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: けっこんする
Meaning: marriage
締める
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: しめる
Meaning: to tie, to fasten, to tighten
練習する
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
Reading: れんしゅうする
Meaning: practice, training, drill, (an) exercise, workout
置く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: おく
Meaning: to put, to place
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
聞く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: きく
Meaning: to hear
脱ぐ
Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: ぬぐ
Meaning: to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.), to undress
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)
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
見せる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: みせる
Meaning: to show, to display
見る
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: みる
Meaning: to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe
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
言う
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Reading: いう
Meaning: to say, to utter, to declare
話す
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: はなす
Meaning: to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat
読む
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: よむ
Meaning: to read
買い物する
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: かいものする
Meaning: shopping, purchased goods
買う
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: かう
Meaning: to buy, to purchase
貸す
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: かす
Meaning: to lend, to loan
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
走る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: はしる
Meaning: to run
起きる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: おきる
Meaning: to get up, to rise, to blaze up (fire)
返す
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: かえす
Meaning: to return (something), to restore, to put back
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
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)
閉まる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: しまる
Meaning: to be shut, to close, to be closed
閉める
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: しめる
Meaning: to close, to shut
開く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: あく
Meaning: to open (e.g. doors)
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
降りる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
Reading: おりる
Meaning: to descend (e.g. a mountain), to go down, to come down
降る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: ふる
Meaning: to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.), to come down
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
頼む
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: たのむ
Meaning: to request, to beg, to ask
飛ぶ
Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb
Reading: とぶ
Meaning: to fly, to soar
食べる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Reading: たべる
Meaning: to eat
飲む
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
Reading: のむ
Meaning: to drink, to gulp, to swallow, to take (medicine)
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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