Essential Japanese Verbs

50-On Jun (a.i.u.e.o-jun : Kana syllabary order)

Ka - か・が 052.kaimasu / kauかいます／かう［買う／飼う］ to buy / to keep pets, to raise (animals) 053.kaeshimasu / kaesuかえします／かえす［返す］ to return something, to give back 054.kaemasu / kaeruかえます／かえる［変える／替える／換える／代える］ to change, to exchange, to replace 055.kaerimasu / kaeruかえります／かえる［帰る］ to return, to go back, to go home 056.kakarimasu / kakaruかかります／かかる［掛かる］ to take time, to cost / to hang

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057.kakimasu / kakuかきます／かく［書く／描く］

to write / to draw, to paint

058.kakemasu / kakeruかけます／かける［掛ける］

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)

059.kashimasu / kasuかします／かす［貸す］

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

060.kazoemasu / kazoeruかぞえます／かぞえる［数える］

to count

061.katazukemau / katazukeruかたづけます／かたづける［片付ける］

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

062.kachimasu / katsuかちます／かつ［勝つ］

to win

063.kayoimasu / kayouかよいます／かよう［通う］

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

064.karimasu / kariruかります／かりる［借りる］

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

065.kawashimasu / kawasuかわかします／かわかす［乾かす］

to dry

066.kawakimasu / kawakuかわきます／かわく［乾く／渇く］

to be dry / to be thirsty

067.kawarimasu / kawaruかわります／かわる［変わる／替わる／換わる／代わる］

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

068.kangaemasu / kangaeruかんがえます／かんがえる［考える］

to think, to consider

069.ganbarimasu / ganbaruがんばります／がんばる［がんばる(頑張る)］

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

Ki - き

070.kiemasu / kieruきえます／きえる［消える］

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

071.kikimasu / kikuききます／きく［聴く(聞く)／聞く／効く(利く)］

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

072.kikoemasu / kikoeruきこえます／きこえる［聞こえる］

to be audible, can hear

073.kimasu / kiruきます／きる［着る］

to wear, to put on

074.kimasu / kuruきます／くる［来る］

to come / to arrive, to receive

075.kimarimasu / kimaruきまります／きまる［決まる］

to be decided, to be settled, to be fixed

076.kimemasu / kimeruきめます／きめる［決める］

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

077.kirimasu / kiruきります／きる［切る］

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

078.kiremasu / kireruきれます／きれる［切れる］

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

Ku - く

079.kumorimasu / kumoruくもります／くもる［曇る］

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

080.kurabemasu / kuraberuくらべます／くらべる［比べる］

to compare

081.kuremasu / kureruくれます／くれる［くれる］

to give (something to the speaker)

Ke - け

082.keshimasu / kesuけします／けす［消す］

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

Ko - こ

083.koemasu / koeruこえます／こえる［越える／超える］

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

084.kotaemasu / kotaeruこたえます／こたえる［答える／応える］

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

085.kotowarimasu / kotowaruことわります／ことわる［断る］

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

086.komarimasu / komaruこまります／こまる［困る］

to be in trouble, to be embarrassed

087.komimasu / komuこみます／こむ［込む］

to be crowded

088.koroshimasu / korosuころします／ころす［殺す］

to kill, to murder

089.korobimasu / korobuころびます／ころぶ［転ぶ］

to fall down, to tumble down

090.kowashimasu / kowasuこわします／こわす［壊す］

to break, to destroy, to tear down

091.kowaremasu / kowareruこわれます／こわれる［壊れる］

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

Sa - さ

092.sagashimasu / sagasuさがします／さがす［探す／捜す］

to look for, to search

093.sagarimasu / sagaruさがります／さがる［下がる］

to fall, to drop, to go down, to lower / to step back / to hang down

094.sakimasu / sakuさきます／さく［咲く］

to bloom

095.sagemasu / sageruさげます／さげる［下げる］

to lower, to bring down / to hang

096.sasoimasu / sasouさそいます／さそう［誘う］

to invite, to ask someone to do

Shi - し

097.shikarimasu / shikaruしかります／しかる［叱る］

to scold

098.shinimasu / shinuしにます／しぬ［死ぬ］

to die

099.shimaimasu / shimauしまいます／しまう［しまう］

to put away, to put back, to store

100.shimasu / suruします／する［する］

to do, to play / to make, to turn, to convert, to change / to cost, to be worth

101.shimarimasu / shimaruしまります／しまる［閉まる］

to close, to shut

102.shimemasu / shimeruしめます／しめる［閉める／締める／絞める］

to close, to shut / to tighten, to fasten, to tie / to strangle, to wring (a neck)

103.shirasemasu / shiraseruしらせます／しらせる［知らせる］

to inform, to let somebody know, to notice, to tell

104.shirabemasu / shiraberuしらべます／しらべる［調べる］

to check up, to find out, to look over, to examine

105.shirimasu / shiruしります／しる［知る］

to know

106.shinjimasu / shinjiruしんじます／しんじる［信じる］

to believe, to trust

Su - す

107.suimasu / suuすいます／すう［吸う］

to smoke / to breathe, to inhale, to suck

108.sugimasu / sugiruすぎます／すぎる［過ぎる］

to pass, to exceed, to expire / to be too much, to be too many, to be over

109.sukimasu / sukuすきます／すく［すく］

to become less crowded, to be vacant / to be hungry

110.susumemasu / susumeruすすめます／すすめる［薦める／勧める／進める］

to recommend / to recommend, to advise / to put forward, to carry on

111.sutemasu / suteruすてます／すてる［捨てる］

to throw away, to dump

112.sumimasu / sumuすみます／すむ［住む／済む］

to live, to reside / to end, to be over

113.suwarimasu / suwaruすわります／すわる［座る］

to sit down, to have a seat