Japanese Verbs

to eat in JP (transitive/ichidan)

to eat in JP (transitive/ichidan)

食べる(たべる)

to drink in JP (transitive)

飲む(のむ)

to walk in JP (intransitive)

歩く(あるく)

to run in JP (intransitive/godan)

走る(はしる)

to meet in JP (intransitive)

会う(あう)

to do in JP (transitive/ichidan)

する

to use in JP (transitive)

使う(つかう)

to make in JP (transitive/godan)

作る(つくる)

to say in JP (transitive)

言う(いう)

to see in JP (transitive/ichidan)

見る(みる)

to hear in JP (transitive)

聞く(きく)

to write in JP (transitive)

書く (かく)

to speak in JP (transitive)

話す(はなす)

to read in JP (transitive)

読む(よむ)

to think/believe in JP (transitive)

思う(おもう)

to know in JP (transitive/godan)

知る(しる)

to come in JP (intransitive/ichidan)

来る(くる)

to go in JP (intransitive)

行く (いく)

to go home in JP (intransitive/godan)

帰る(かえる)

to get on in JP (intransitive/godan)

乗る(のる)

to get off in JP (intransitive/ichidan)

降りる(おりる)

to buy in JP (transitive)

買う(かう)

to pay in JP (transitive)

払う(はらう)

to sell in JP (transitive)

売る(うる)

participating/joining/entry in JP (intransitive/する verb for to participate

参加 (さんか)

to hurry in JP (intransitive)

急ぐ(いそぐ)

to wake up in JP (intransitive/ichidan)

起きる(おきる)

to sleep in JP (intransitive/ichidan)

寝る(ねる)

to teach in JP (transitive/ichidan)

教える(おしえる)

to learn in JP (transitive)

学ぶ(まなぶ)

to swim in JP (intransitive)

泳ぐ(およぐ)

to play in JP (intransitive)

遊ぶ(あそぶ)

to sing in JP (intransitive/transitive)

歌う(うたう)

to dance in JP (intransitive/godan)

踊る(おどる)/ダンスする (だんすする)

to begin/start in JP (intransitive/godan)

始まる(はじまる)

to begin/start in JP (transitive/godan)

始める (はじめる)

to finish/end in JP (intransitive/transitive/godan)

終わる(おわる)

to borrow in JP (transitive/ichidan)

借りる(かりる)

to return (an item) in JP (transitive)

返す(かえす)

to stand in JP (intransitive)

立つ(たつ)

to sit in JP (intransitive/godan)

座る(すわる)

to move in JP (intransitive)

動く (うごく)

to move in JP (transitive)

動かす (うごかす)

to live in JP (intransitive)

住む(すむ)

to help in JP (transitive)

手伝う(てつだう)

to cry in JP

泣く(なく)

to work in JP (intransitive)

働く(はたらく)

to wait in JP (intransitive/transitive)

待つ(まつ)

to rest in JP (intransitive)

休む(やすむ)

to memorize in JP (transitive/ichidan)

覚える(おぼえる)

to forget in JP (transitive/ichidan)

忘れる(わすれる)

to choose in JP (transitive)

選ぶ(えらぶ)

to understand in JP (intransitive/godan)

分かる(わかる)

to chat/talk with in JP (intransitive/transitive/godan)

喋る(しゃべる)

to have in JP (transitive/godan+ichidan)

持っている(もっている)

to keep in JP (transitive)

保つ(たもつ)

to count in JP (intransitive/ichidan)

数える(かぞえる)

to give/hand over in JP (transitive)

渡す(わたす)

to build/construct in JP (transitive/ichidan)

建てる(たてる)

to fly in JP (intransitive)

飛ぶ(とぶ)

to remember in JP (transitive)

思い出す(おもいだす)

to find in JP (transitive/ichidan)

見つける(みつける)

to bring (special) in JP

持ってくる(もってくる)

to fall/to come down/to crash/to collapse in JP (intransitive/ichidan)

落ちる(おちる)

to examine/to look up/to investigate/to check up/to sense/to study/to inquire/to search in JP (transitive/ichidan)

調べる (しらべる)

to google/to do an online search (for) in JP (transitive/godan)

ググる

to make sure/to check/to ascertain/to confirm/to verify in JP (transitive/ichidan)

確かめる (たしかめる)

to recommend someone to do/to suggest/to offer a drink in JP (transitive/ichidan)

進める(すすめる)

to visit/to call on/to pay a visit to in JP (transitive/ichidan)

訪ねる(たずねる)

to send/to see off (a person)/to take or escort (a person somewhere)/to spend time/to live one’s life/to pass (down the line)/to bid farewell (to the death)/to bury in JP (transitive/godan)

送る (おくる)

to return/to come back/to go back in JP

返る (かえる)

to be delivered/to arrive in JP (intransitive)

届く (とどく)

to deliver/to send/to report in JP (transitive)

届ける (とどける)

to order (an item) in JP (transitive)

注文する (ちゅうもん[する])

to ask in JP (transitive/ichidan)

尋ねる (たずねる)

to clean/sweep/scrub in JP (transitive/ichidan)

掃除する (そうじ[する])

to open/open (for business)/to bloom in JP (intransitive)

開く (ひらく)

to open/open (for business)/to empty/make space in JP (transitive/ichidan)

開ける (あける)

to close/to close (for business) in JP (intransitive/godan)

閉まる (しまる)

to close/to close (for business) in JP (transitive/ichidan)

閉める(しめる)

to do laundry in JP (transitive/ichidan)

洗濯する (せんたく[する])

to dry (clothes) in JP (transitive)

乾かす (乾かす)

to dry/wipe in JP (transitive)

拭く (ふく)

to stop/to turn off in JP (transitive)

止める (とめる)

to brush teeth in JP

歯磨きをする or 歯を磨く(はみがく)

to wash/cleanse/rinse in JP (transitive)

洗う(あらう)

to put on clothes (from the shoulders down) in JP

着る(きる)

to laugh in JP

笑う (わらう)