Verbs (Simple Vocab, No Conjugation) Flashcards
Understand the unconjugated forms of basic verbs in Japanese.
笑う
わらう
(To laugh or smile, to sneer or ridicule. Godan verb)
喜ぶ
よろこぶ
(To be happy. Godan verb)
驚く
おどろく
(To be surprised. Godan verb)
劣る
おとる
(To be inferior. Godan verb)
怒る
おこる
(To be angry, to scold. Godan verb)
微笑む
ほほえむ
(To smile. Godan verb)
泣く
なく
(To cry, to make sound (of an animal), to call out. Godan verb)
話す
はなす
(To talk. Godan verb)
跪く
ひざまずく
(To kneel (in respect). Godan verb)
立つ
たつ
(To stand, to pierce, to get stuck (into; of an arrow, thorn, etc.) Godan verb.)
蹴る
ける
(To kick, to refuse. Godan verb)
背負う
せおう
(To carry (something) on one’s back, to carry a burden. Godan verb)
歩く
あるく
(To walk. Godan verb)
跳ぶ
とぶ
(To jump, to rush, to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.) Godan verb)
座る
すわる
(To sit, to assume (a position), to stand still. Goadn verb)
転ぶ
ころぶ
(To fall, to tumble. Godan verb)
寝転ぶ
ねころぶ
(To lie down, to throw oneself down. Godan verb)
這う
はう
(To crawl, to slither or wriggle. Godan verb)
疲れる
つかれる
(To be tired. Godan verb)
詰まる
つまる
(To be packed, to be blocked or clogged, to be at a loss. Godan verb)
洗う
あらう
(To wash, to investigate. Godan verb)
掃除する
そうじする
(To vacuum. Noun transformed into verb with する)
洗濯する
せんたくする
(To do laundry. Noun transformed into verb with する)
拭く
ふく
(To wipe. Godan verb)
縫う
ぬう
(To sew. Godan verb)