109 Useful Japanese Verbs

買う

to buy

あう

to meet

いう

to say

タバコをすう

to smoke

うたう

to sing

つかう

to use

ならう

to learn

はらう

to pay

わらう

to laugh

あらう

to wash

もらう

to receive

ひろう

to pick up

もらう

to receive

さそう

to invite

手つだう

to help

かく

to write

聞く

to listen

つく

to arrive

はく

to wear (on legs)

おく

to place

あるく

to walk

はたらく

to work

はをみがく

to brush one's teeth

おなかがすく

to be hungry

ぬぐ

to undress

およぐ

to swim

いそぐ

to rush

かす

to lend

けす

to erase

話す

to speak

かえす

to return

なおす

to fix

さがす

to search for

なくす

to lose

おとす

to drop

たつ

to stand

まつ

to wait

もつ

to hold

かつ

to win

しぬ

to die

あそぶ

to hang out

えらぶ

to choose

はこぶ

to carry

ころぶ

to fall down

よろこぶ

to be happy

よぶ

to call

のむ

to drink

よむ

to read

住む

to live

休む

to rest

たのむ

to request

かえる

to go home

うる

to sell

とる

to take

のる

to ride

あめがふる

to rain

のこる

to be left over

はしる

to run

すわる

to sit

つくる

to make

まがる

to turn

おくる

to send

おこる

to be angry

とまる

to stay; to stop

わかる

to understand

ふとる

to gain weight

しゃべる

to chat

ことわる

to refuse

入る

to enter

おわる

to end

かかる

to take time; to cost money

なる

to become

ねる

to sleep

食べる

to eat

見せる

to show

つける

to attach

あげる

to give

くれる

to give

しめる

to close

あける

to open

入れる

to put in

でる

to go out

おしえる

to teach

とめる

to stop

すてる

to throw out

しらべる

to investigate

おぼえる

to remember

わすれる

to forget

つかれる

to be tired

かんがえる

to think about

まちがえる

to be wrong

つとめる

to work

おくれる

to be late

見る

to see

いる

to be; to have

できる

to be able to do

おきる

to wake up

きる

to wear (on torso)

シャワーをあびる

to have a shower

かりる

to borrow