Essential Japanese Verbs

ABC Jun (Alphabetical order)

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A

abimasu / abiruあびます／あびる［浴びる］(No.013)

to take a shower, to bathe / to bask / to expose oneself to criticism or praise, to be subjected to

agarimasu / agaruあがります／あがる［上がる］(No.002)

to go up, to rise / to enter (a house) / to get nervous

agemasu / ageruあげます／あげる［あげる／上げる／挙げる］(No.006)

to give, to present / to raise, to increase / to lift up, to bring up, to raise / to list, to mention, to raise

aimasu / auあいます／あう［会う／合う／遭う］(No.001)

to meet (someone) / to match, to fit, to meet / to be right, to be correct / to meet with (an accident), to be involved (in accident)

akemasu / akeruあけます／あける［開ける／空ける］(No.005)

to open / to empty

akimasu / akiruあきます／あきる［飽きる］(No.003)

to be tired of, to be fed up with

akimasu / akuあきます／あく［開く／空く］(No.004)

to open / to become empty, to be vacant / to be free

araimasu / arauあらいます／あらう［洗う］(No.015)

to wash

arimasu / aruあります／ある［在る／有る／在る］(No.016)

to be (at, in, on), to exist / to have, to own / to be held

arukimasu / arukuあるきます／あるく［歩く］(No.017)

to walk

asobimasu / asobuあそびます／あそぶ［遊ぶ］(No.008)

to play, to spend one's time pleasurably, to enjoy

atarimasu / ataruあたります／あたる［当たる］(No.010)

to hit on, to shine on / to guess right, to prove right / to win a prize

atatamemasu / atatameruあたためます／あたためる［温める／暖める］(No.009)

to warm up, to heat up

atsumarimasu / atsumaruあつまります／あつまる［集まる］(No.011)

to get together, to gather, to assemble, to collect

atsumemasu / atsumeruあつめます／あつめる［集める］(No.012)

to collect, to gather, to call, to recruit

ayamarimasu / ayamaruあやまります／あやまる［謝る／誤る］(No.014)

to apologize / to make a mistake, to fail, to be wrong

azukemasu / azukeruあずけます／あずける［預ける］(No.007)

to leave thing under someone's care / to deposit

B

butsukarimasu / butsukaruぶつかります／ぶつかる［ぶつかる］(No.198)

to run into, to hit, to clash, to bump into

C

chigaimasu / chigauちがいます／ちがう［違う］(No.126)

to be different, to differ / to be wrong

D

dashimasu / dasuだします／だす［出す］(No.117)

to take out, to put out / to send, to mail / to submit, to present, to release, to publish, to serve

dekakemasu / dekakeruでかけます／でかける［出かける］(No.140)

to go out

dekimasu / dekiruできます／できる［できる(出来る)］(No.141)

can, to be able to do, to be skillful / to be completed, to be ready / to be built up, to newly open / to be made of

demasu / deruでます／でる［出る］(No.143)

to go out, come out, to appear, to be served, to be brought / to attend, to take part in / to leave, to depart

E

erabimasu / erabuえらびます／えらぶ［選ぶ］(No.033)

to choose, to select, to elect

F

fuemasu / fueruふえます／ふえる［増える］(No.195)

to increase, to gain, to breed

fukimasu / fukuふきます／ふく［吹く／吹く／ふく］(No.196)

to blow / to breathe out, to play wind instruments / to wipe

fukumimasu / fukumuふくみます／ふくむ［含む］(No.197)

to contain, to include, to hold, to retain

furikomimasu / furikomuふりこみます／ふりこむ［振り込む］(No.201)

to pay through the bank

furimasu / furuふります／ふる［降る］(No.202)

to fall, to rain, to snow

futorimasu / futoruふとります／ふとる［太る］(No.199)

to put on weight, to gain weight, to grow fat

fuyashimasu / fuyasuふやします／ふやす［増やす］(No.200)

to increase, to raise, to add

G

ganbarimasu / ganbaruがんばります／がんばる［がんばる(頑張る)］(No.069)

to hold out, to do one's best, to put up