Essential Japanese Verbs

ABC Jun (Alphabetical order)

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• F
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• H
• I
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H

hairimasu / hairuはいります／はいる［入る］(No.179)

to go in, to enter / to join / to be contained, to be included, to be in

hajimarimasu / hajimaruはじまります／はじまる［始まる］(No.183)

to begin, to start

hajimemasu / hajimeruはじめます／はじめる［始める］(No.184)

to begin, to start

hakarimasu / hakaruはかります／はかる［測る／量る／計る］(No.180)

to measure, to weigh

hakimasu / hakuはきます／はく［履く／吐く］(No.181)

to put on, to wear (something below one's waist) / to throw up, to vomit, to breathe out

hakobimasu / hakobuはこびます／はこぶ［運ぶ］(No.182)

to carry, to transport, to convey

hanashimasu / hanasuはなします／はなす［話す／離す］(No.187)

to speak, to talk / to detach, to keep away

haraimasu / harauはらいます／はらう［払う］(No.189)

to pay / to brush off

haremasu / hareruはれます／はれる［晴れる／はれる］(No.191)

to clear up (weather, suspicion, feeling) / to swell, to be swollen

harimasu / haruはります／はる［はる(貼る)／張る］(No.190)

to paste, to stick, to put on / to stretch, to spread, to pitch

hashirimasu / hashiruはしります／はしる［走る］(No.185)

to run

hatarakimasu / hatarakuはたらきます／はたらく［働く］(No.186)

to work

hayarimasu / hayaruはやります／はやる［はやる(流行る)］(No.188)

to be popular, to be in fashion / to go around, to spread

herashimasu / herasuへらします／へらす［減らす］(No.203)

to reduce, to cut down, to decrease

herimasu / heruへります／へる［減る］(No.204)

to decrease, to get less / to be hungry

hikimasu / hikuひきます／ひく［引く／弾く／ひく］(No.192)

to pull / to draw (a line), to install (gas, water, electricity) / to subtract, to reduce / to play string or keyboard instruments / to catch a cold

hikkoshimasu / hikkosuひっこします／ひっこす［引っ越す］(No.193)

to move to, to relocate

hiroimasu / hirouひろいます／ひろう［拾う］(No.194)

to pick up, to find

I

iimasu / iuいいます／いう［言う］(No.018)

to say, to tell

ikimasu / ikuいきます／いく［行く］(No.019)

to go

imasu / iruいます／いる［いる(居る)］(No.021)

to be (at, in, on), to stay (used for animate things) / to have (animate things)

iremasu / ireruいれます／いれる［入れる］(No.023)

to put in, to pour in / to include, to add / to switch on / to make a drink, to serve a drink

irimasu / iruいります／いる［要る］(No.022)

to need

isogimasu / isoguいそぎます／いそぐ［急ぐ］(No.020)

to hurry, to be in a hurry, to rush

K

kachimasu / katsuかちます／かつ［勝つ］(No.062)

to win

kaemasu / kaeruかえます／かえる［変える／替える／換える／代える］(No.054)

to change, to exchange, to replace

kaerimasu / kaeruかえります／かえる［帰る］(No.055)

to return, to go back, to go home

kaeshimasu / kaesuかえします／かえす［返す］(No.053)

to return something, to give back

kaimasu / kauかいます／かう［買う／飼う］(No.052)

to buy / to keep pets, to raise (animals)

kakarimasu / kakaruかかります／かかる［掛かる］(No.056)

to take time, to cost / to hang

kakemasu / kakeruかけます／かける［掛ける］(No.058)

to hang, to cover / to pour on, to sprinkle on / to sit down, to take a seat / to multiply / to telephone / to lock / to spend (money or time) / to wear (glasses) / to start (engine)

kakimasu / kakuかきます／かく［書く／描く］(No.057)

to write / to draw, to paint

kangaemasu / kangaeruかんがえます／かんがえる［考える］(No.068)

to think, to consider

karimasu / kariruかります／かりる［借りる］(No.064)

to borrow / to rent from, to take out a loan

kashimasu / kasuかします／かす［貸す］(No.059)

to lend, to rent to, to let someone use something / to give a helping hand

katazukemasu / katazukeruかたづけます／かたづける［片付ける］(No.061)

to put in order, to tidy up, to put away / to finish work

kawakashimasu / kawakasuかわかします／かわかす［乾かす］(No.065)

to dry

kawakimasu / kawakuかわきます／かわく［乾く／渇く］(No.066)

to be dry / to be thirsty

kawarimasu / kawaruかわります／かわる［変わる／替わる／換わる／代わる］(No.067)

to change, to vary, to turn into, to replace

kayoimasu / kayouかよいます／かよう［通う］(No.063)

to commute, to go often, to attend (school, class)

kazoemasu / kazoeruかぞえます／かぞえる［数える］(No.060)

to count

keshimasu / kesuけします／けす［消す］(No.082)

to switch off, to turn off / to erase / to extinguish

kiemasu / kieruきえます／きえる［消える］(No.070)

to go out, to go off / to disappear, to vanish

kikimasu / kikuききます／きく［聴く(聞く)／聞く／効く(利く)］(No.071)

to listen, to hear / to ask, to inquire / to be effective, to have an effect

kikoemasu / kikoeruきこえます／きこえる［聞こえる］(No.072)

to be audible, can hear

kimarimasu / kimaruきまります／きまる［決まる］(No.075)

to be decided, to be settled, to be fixed

kimasu / kiruきます／きる［着る］(No.073)

to wear, to put on

kimasu / kuruきます／くる［来る］(No.074)

to come / to arrive, to receive

kimemasu / kimeruきめます／きめる［決める］(No.076)

to decide, to make up one's mind, to settle on / to choose

kiremasu / kireruきれます／きれる［切れる］(No.078)

to come apart, to break, to be disconnected / to run out, to be out of stock / to expire / to be sharp, to cut well

kirimasu / kiruきります／きる［切る］(No.077)

to cut / to hang up (a phone), to switch off

koemasu / koeruこえます／こえる［越える／超える］(No.083)

to pass, to cross, to go over / to exceed, to be over

komarimasu / komaruこまります／こまる［困る］(No.086)

to be in trouble, to be embarrassed

komimasu / komuこみます／こむ［込む］(No.087)

to be crowded

korobimasu / korobuころびます／ころぶ［転ぶ］(No.089)

to fall down, to tumble down

koroshimasu / korosuころします／ころす［殺す］(No.088)

to kill, to murder

kotaemasu / kotaeruこたえます／こたえる［答える／応える］(No.084)

to answer, to reply, to respond / to repay, to reward

kotowarimasu / kotowaruことわります／ことわる［断る］(No.085)

to refuse, to decline, to turn down, to reject

kowaremasu / kowareruこわれます／こわれる［壊れる］(No.091)

to break, to be damaged, to be out of order

kowashimasu / kowasuこわします／こわす［壊す］(No.090)

to break, to destroy, to tear down

kumorimasu / kumoruくもります／くもる［曇る］(No.079)

to become cloudy, to be gloomy / to get misted, to get fogged

kurabemasu / kuraberuくらべます／くらべる［比べる］(No.080)

to compare

kuremasu / kureruくれます／くれる［くれる］(No.081)

to give (something to the speaker)