Transitive and Intransitive Verbs Japanese

Remember: all TV go with を, all IV go with が

開ける akeru (TV)

To open something (door, window, container)

開く aku (IV)

To open or become open (door, window)

しめる shimeru (TV)

To close something (door, window, container)

しまる shimaru (IV)

To close or become closed (door, window)

つける tsukeru (TV)

To turn on something (light, device, etc.)

つく tsuku (IV)

To turn on/light up (light, device, etc.)

けす Kesu (TV)

To turn off, erase, or delete

きえる kieru (IV)

Something is turned off, erased, or deleted

入れる ireru (TV)

to let in (I let the wind in)

入る hairu (IV) irregular

to come in (the wind came in)

出す dasu (TV)

to take out/to put out (used with turning on water)

出る deru (IV)

come out/go out/leave (used with water coming out of faucet, moon)

止める Tomeru (TV)

to stop (I stop the car)

止まる tomaru (IV)

something stops (the car stopped)

集める atsumeru (TV)

to collect, to gather (something/people)

集まる atsumaru (IV)

things gather/assemble

始める hajimeru (TV)

To start something

始まる hajimaru (IV)

Something starts

かける kakeru (TV)

To lock

かかる kakaru (IV)

To be locked

のせる noseru (TV)

to ride/put something on (I put the luggage on the bus)

のる noru (IV)

something rides/is on (the luggage was loaded onto the bus)

おとす otosu (TV)

To lose or drop something

おちる ochiru (IV)

Something falls or drops

こわす kowasu (TV)

to break (something)

こわれる kowareru (IV)

something breaks

たおす taosu (TV)

to knock over/fell something

たおれる taoreru (IV)

something falls down

ひやす hiyasu (TV)

to cool something down

ひえる hieru (IV)

to become cold, to be chilled

きく kiku (TV)

to listen/hear actively (Think: I am listening to music)

きこえる kikoeru (IV)

something can be heard passively (think: The sound reaches my ears without trying)

おえる oeru (TV)

to finish something

おわる owaru (IV)

ends (think: the class ended.)