500 Japanese Verbs - 日本語から Flashcards
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あげる
to give
開ける
あける
to open, unlock
あく
to open, become vacant
あおぐ
to gaze, stare
あらう
to wash
有る
to have, exist
歩く
to walk
あせる
to hurry
あそぶ
to play
あたたまる
to get warm, warm up
当たる
to predict correctly, to be afflicted by food, heat, etc.
あつまる
to gather, assemble
あつめる
to gather, collect
会う
to meet
あわてる
to panic, be flustered
あざける
to ridicule
びびる
to be suprised
ぶつかる
to hit, collide with, clash
ぶつける
to hit against, throw at
ちがう
to be different, wrong
ちぎる
to pledge
ちる
to fall, scatter
だべる
to chatter
だく
to embrace, hug
だまる
to stop talking
だます
to trick
出す
to extract, take out
出会う
to meet unexpectedly, come across, encounter
でかける
to go out, leave home
できる
to be able
出る
to go out
どじる
to mess up
えらぶ
to choose, select
える
to get
ふえる
to increase
ふける
to be absorbed in
ふく
to blow, wipe
ふむ
to step on
ふれる
to touch
ふる
to fall from the sky
ふせる
to lie down, to lay face down
太る
to get fat, put on weight
がんばる
to stand firm, try your best
ぐちる
to grumble
はべる
to attend on
はげます
to encourage
はげむ
to strive, make every effort
はいる
to enter
はじまる
to begin
はじめる
to begin
はかる
to measure, plan, plot
はこぶ
to carry
はく
to put on, wear (on feet or legs - trousers/shoes etc)
はなれる
to separate from, leave
はなす
to speak
はらう
to pay
はれる
to clear up, tidy up
はる
to stick, paste
はさむ
to catch, hold (between two things)
はしる
to run
はたらく
to work
はやる
to become popular
外れる
to be disconnected, come off, go wide
はずす
to remove, unfasten
へらす
to reduce, decrease
へりくだる
to humble oneself
へる
to pass through, go by
へる
to decrease, reduce
ひかる
to shine, glitter
ひきうける
to take charge of
引く
to pull
ひねる
to bend, twist
ひらく
to open, hold (an event, party etc)
ひろまる
to spread, become popular
ひろめる
to spread, make popular
ひろう
to pick up, find
ひる
to fart, expel (from body)
ひるがえる
to turn over, wave
ひやかす
to tease, make fun of
ひやす
to cool, refridgerate
ほどける
to come untied, loose
ほどく
to untie
ほじる
to pick, dig out
ほめる
to praise
ほのめかす
to hint
ほれる
to fall in love
ほろびる
to perish
ほろぼす
to destroy, ruin
ほる
to dig
ほしがる
to want, desire
ほす
to dry, air
ほてる
to flush, feel hot
ほとばしる
to gush, spurt
いばる
to boast
いびる
to torment, roast
いいあらわす
to describe
いいだす
to suggest, start talking
いいふらす
to spread a rumour/story
いいかえす
to talk back, retort
いいつける
to command
いじめる
to torment, bully
いじる
to fiddle with
生きる
to be alive, to live
行く
to go
いましめる
to tell off, caution
いのある
to adopt a threating attitude
いのる
to pray, wish for
入れる
to put in, let in
いる
to need
いる
to be
いそぐ
to hurry
いたむ
to become hurt, damaged
いつわる
to deceive, lie
言う
to say
いわう
to celebrate, congratulate
いやがる
to dislike, hate
じゅくす
to mature, ripen
かばう
to protect, look after
かぶる
to wear (on your head), put on
かえる
to return
かえる
to change
かえす
to give back, return (something to someone)
かがやく
to shine, sparkle
かげる
to become dark
かぎる
to limit
かじる
to gnaw, nibble
かかえる
to hold (in your arms), have
かかげる
to raise (a flag), hold up
かかる
to take, begin, be hanging
かかわる
to take part in, affect
かける
to hang, sit, telephone, risk
かける
to run, canter, gallop
かこむ
to surround, enclose
かく
to write
かくれる
to hide (oneself)
かくす
to hide (something)
かまえる
to stand prepared
かまう
to care about, mind
かむ
to bite
かなしむ
to be sad, grieve
かなう
to suit, conform to
考える
to think
かんじる
to feel, sense
からかう
to make fun of, play jokes on
かれる
to wither
かりう
to borrow, rent
かさなる
to be piled up, overlap
かさねる
to pile up, repeat
かせぐ
to make money, earn a living
かしる
to curse
かす
to lend
かすむ
to become blurred, hazy
かたまる
to become hard, bunch up
かためる
to strengthen, harden
かたむく
to lean towards, tilt
かたずける
to finish, tidy up
かつ
to win
かつぐ
to carry on one’s shoulders
かう
to buy
かわいがる
to love, be affectionate, tender
かわかす
to dry
かわく
to become dry
代わる
to replace, substitute, change
かよう
to commute
かざる
to decorate, display
かぞえる
to count
ける
to kick
けす
to erase
きえる
to vanish, go out, be extinguished
きかえる
to get changed
きこえる
to be audible, able to hear
きく
to listen
決まる
きまる
to be decided, agreed upon
きめる
to decide, choose
気に入る
to be pleased, be happy
きんじる
to ban, prohibit
切れる
to break, cut off, expire
切る
to cut
きる着る
to wear
きしる
to become misty
きずかう
to worry about, consider
きずく
to sense, realize, notice
きずつける
to wound, damage, harm
こぼれる
to spill, overflow
こぼす
to spill
こえる
to get fat, grow fertile / cross over, exceed
こげる
to be burned, charred
こじる
to gouge, wrench
こころざす
to aspire to
こまる
to be troubled
こむ
to become crowded
このむ
to like
こらす
to concentrate
ころぶ
to fall down
ころす
to kill
こしかける
to sit in (western style)
こしらえる
to make, manufacture
こす
to cross, pass, move ahed
こたえる
to answer
ことなる
to be different from
ことわる
to refuse, decline
こわがる
to fear
こわれる
to break
こわす
to smash
くびる
to grip, strangle
くだく
to crush, smash
くどく
to persuade, make advances (to a woman)
くいちがう
to clash, disagree
くじる
to gouge, scoop
くもる
to get cloudy
くむ
to unite, put together
くねる
to be crooked
くらべる
to compare
くらむ
to be blinded, get dizzy
くらす
to live
くりかえす
to repeat
くる
to come
くるしめる
to inflict pain, torment
くるしむ
to suffer
くるう
to go mad, be out of order
くさる
to decay, go bad, be depressed
くつがえる
to be overturned
くわだてる
to plan, scheme
くわえる
to add to, include
くずれる
to collapse, cave in
くずす
to destroy, break down
まちがえる
to make a mistake
まちがう
to be mistaken, make a mistake
まがる
to turn, bend
まげる
to bend, twist
まいる
to come/go (humble)
まじる
to be mixed, get mingled with, join
まかす
to defeat
まける
to be defeated, lose a game
まもる
to protect
まなぶ
to learn, study
まねく
to invite, beckon to
まつ
to wait
まつる
to worship
まよう
to be puzzled
交ぜる
to mix
めだつ
to attract attention, stand out
めいる
to feel depressed
みえる
to be visible, able to see
みがく
to polish
みはる
to stand guard, keep lookout
みくびる
to belittle, despise
みなぎる
to overflow
みなす
to look upon, consider
みのがす
to overlook, let pass
みのる
to ripen, bear fruit
みる
to look
みせる
to show
みとめる
to admit, recognize
みつかる
to be found
みつける
to find
みわける
to distinguish
もどる
to return, go back
もどす
to return, put back, vomit
もぎる
to wrench
もじる
to parody, twist
もかる
to be profitable, make money
もける
to profit, make money
もらす
to leak, disclose
もらう
to receive
もれる
to leak, escape
もてる
to be popular
用いる
to use, utilize
もとめる
to request, seek, buy, ask
もとずく
to be based on
もつ
to hold
むかえる
to greet, meet, welcome
むかう
to face, turn/head toward
あぶらぎる
to be greasy
向く
むく
To turn, face
むしる
to pluck, pick, tear
むすぶ
to tie, knot, make a contract
ながめる
to watch, view
ながれる
to flow, be called off
ながす
to pour, let flow
なげる
to throw
なぐる
to punch, hit
なぐさめる
to comfort, console
なじむ
to get used to, adapt to
なじる
to rebuke
なく
to cry
なくなる
to be missing, vanish
なくす
to lose, remove
なまける
to be lazy
なめる
to lick
なおる
to recover from illness, be fixed
なおす
to repair, cure
ならべる
to line up, list, arrange in order
ならぶ
to form a line, equal
ならう
to learn
なれる
to get used to, become familiar with
なる
to become
ねじる
to twist
ねむる
to fall asleep
ねる
to sleep
ねる
to temper, refine, kneed
にげる
to run away, escape
にぎる
to grasp
にじる
to edge forward
にらむ
to glare at, keep an eye on
にる
to resemble, be similar to
のばす
to postpone, extend
のぼる
to climb
のこる
to left over, remain
のこす
to leave behind, save
のめる
to fall forward
のむ
to drink
ののしる
to abuse verbally
のる
to board, ride on
のせる
to put on top off, put on board
ぬぐ
to remove
ぬぐ
to take off, remove (shoes, clothes)
ぬめる
to be slippery
ぬれる
to become wet
ぬる
to paint, smear on
ぬすむ
to steal
おぼえる
to remember, learn
おちいる
to fall, sink
おちる
to fall, fail, go down
おどろく
to be suprised, amazed
おどる
to dance
おきる
to get up
行う
to perform, carry out (a task)
おこる
to get angry
おこる
to occur, happen
おく
to put, place
おくれる
to be late, lag behind
おくる
to send, see off
思いいる
to ponder, contemplate
思い切る
to dare
思いつく
to Think of / come into your mind
おもねる
to flatter
おもう
to think
おれる
to be broken, snap
おりる
to get off, go down
おさえる
to restrain, control
おしえる
to teach, show
おしむ
to regret, be reluctant
おそれる
to fear, be in awe of
おそう
to attack
押す
to push, press
おとる
to be worse than, inferior to
おとす
to lose, drop
おう
to chase, drive away
終わる
おわる
to end
およぶ
to reach, extend to
泳ぐ
およぐ
to swim
さだめる
to decide, establish
下がる
to fall, drop, hang
下がす
to search for
下げる
to lower, hang
さける
to avoid, dodge
さく
to bloom
さまたげる
to hinder, obstruct
ささえる
to support
さそう
to invite, tempt
さす
to point out, sting, stab
さわぐ
to make a noise, be rowdy
さわる
to touch or feel (with hands)
せびる
to pester for
せまる
to urge
せる
to compete
せせる
to pick, play with
しゃべる
to chat
しばる
to tie up, bind
しげる
to grow thick
しかる
to scold, tell off
しける
to become damp
しく
to spread out, lay
しまる
to be closed, be shut
しまう
to put away
閉める
しめる
to shut
しめす
to indicate, point out
しんじる
to believe, trust
しぬ
to die
しらべる
to check, investigate
しる
to know
しずまる
to grow quiet
しずむ
to feel depressed, sink
そべる
to lie sprawled
そだてる
to bring up a child, train
そだつ
to grow up, be raised
そしる
to slander
すべる
to slip
すぎる
to pass, exceed
すぐれる
to excel, be excellent, be superior
すじる
to wriggle
すく
to become empty, uncrowded
すくう
to rescue, save
すむ
to live
する
to do, make
すすむ
to go forward, advance
すてる
to throw away
すう
to inhale, sip, smoke
すわる
to sit
食べる
to eat
たぎる
to boil, seethe
たける
to act violently
たくらむ
to plot, scheme
たくわえる
to save money, put aside, store
たまぎる
to be frightened
正す
to correct
たまる
to be saved, accumulated
ためる
to save, store, accumulate
ためす
to test, try, taste
たのむ
to request, order, ask favour
楽しむ
to enjoy, have fun
たおれる
to fall down, collapse
たおす
to overthrow, knock down
足りる
to be enough, suffient
足す
to add
たすける
to help
たたかう
to fight against, struggle against
たたむ
to fold
立てる
to build, stand
立つ
to stand up
経つ
たつ
To pass (time), to lapse
たよる
to depend on
てる
to shine
手伝う
てつだう
to help
とばしる
to gush
飛ぶ
とぶ
to jump, fly
とちる
to muff lines
とける
to melt, dissolve, come untied
とく
to solve, untie
泊まる
とまる
To stay at (e.g. a hotel, person’s house)
To be docked, parked at (for some time)
止まる
to stop
止める
to stop, fasten
とれる
to come off
取り替える
とりかえる
to exchange
とる
to take, steal
つぐ
to be next
つかむ
to grasp, grab
つがれる
to get tired
つかう
to use, operate
つける
to turn on, light
つく
to arrive
作る
to make, build, create
つめる
to pinch
つもる
to pile up, accumulate
つなぐ
to connect, fasten
つねる
to pinch
つとめる
to work for
つつむ
to wrap
つよまる
to become stronger
つよめる
to strengthen
つずける
to continue, proceed
つずく
to continue, follow
うえる
to plant
うごかす
to move, operate
動く
うごく
to move
うかぶ
to float, come to mind
うけとる
to receive, accept
生まれる
to be born
生む
to give birth, lay eggs, produce
うねる
to undulate
うらむ
to bear a grudge
売る
to sell
うしなう
to lose, part with
うたがう
to doubt, suspect
うたう
to sing
うつ
to hit, shoot
写る
to copy
写す
to photograph, copy, reflect
うわまわる
to top, exceed
わかれる
to part, separate from, be divided, divorced
分かる
to understand
分ける
to divide, separate
笑う
わらう
to laugh
わる
to divide, break
忘れる
わすれる
to forget
わたる
to cross
わたす
to hand over
やぶれる
to break, lose, be beaten
やぶる
to tear, break, defeat
やじる
to jeer at
やける
to burn, be grilled, baked, toasted
やく
to burn, set fire
やめる
to stop, give up, resign
やる
to do, give
やせる
to lose weight, get thin
休む
to rest, sleep
やとう
to hire, employ
よぶ
to call
よぎる
to pass by, drop in
よじる
to twist, distort
よこぎる
to traverse
よみがえる
to brought back to life, refreshed
読む
to read
よろこぶ
to be glad, pleased
よる
to depend on, be based on
よう
to get drunk, sea sick
ゆるす
to forgive, allow, approve