japanese verbs

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Kanji

Hiragana

Meaning

Example

開ける

あける

to open

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上げる

あげる

to give

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遊ぶ

あそぶ

to play, to make a visit

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あびる

to bathe, to shower

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洗う

あらう

to wash

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ある

to be, to have (used for inanimate objects

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歩く

あるく

to walk

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言う

いう

to say

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行く

いく

to go

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居る

いる

to be, to have (used for people and animals)

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要る

いる

to need

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入れる

いれる

to put in

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歌う

うたう

to sing

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生まれる

うまれる

to be born

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売る

うる

to sell

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起きる

おきる

to get up/wake up

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置く

おく

to put

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教える

おしえる

to teach, to tell

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押す

おす

to push, to stamp something

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覚える

おぼえる

to remember

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泳ぐ

およぐ

to swim

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降りる

おりる

to get off, to descend

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終わる

おわる

to finish

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買う

かう

to buy

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返す

かえす

to return something

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帰る

かえる

to go back

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かかる

to take time or money

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書く

かく

to write

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かける

to call by phone

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貸す

かす

to lend

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借りる

かりる

to borrow

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消える

きえる

to disappear

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聞く

きく

to hear, to listen to, to ask

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切る

きる

to cut

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着る

きる

to put on from the shoulders down

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曇り

くもり

to become cloudy, to become dim

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来る

くる

to come

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消す

けす

to erase, to turn off power

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答える

こたえる

to answer

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コピーする

to copy

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困る

こまる

to be worried

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咲く

さく

to bloom

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差す

さす

to stretch out hands, to raise an umbrella

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散歩する

さんぽする

to stroll

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死ぬ

しぬ

to die

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閉まる

しまる

to close, to be closed

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閉める

しめる

to close something

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締める

しめる

to tie

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知る

しる

to know

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吸う

すう

to smoke, to suck

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好き

すき

to like

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住む

すむ

to live in

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する

to do

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座る

すわる

to sit

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洗濯

せんたく

washing

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掃除する

そうじする

to clean, to sweep

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出す

だす

to put out

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立つ

たつ

to stand

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頼む

たのむ

to ask

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食べる

たべる

to eat

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違う

ちがう

to differ

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使う

つかう

to use

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疲れる

つかれる

to get tired

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着く

つく

to arrive at

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作る

つくる

to make

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つける

to turn on

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つとめる

勤める

to work for someone

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出かける

でかける

to go out

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できる

to be able to

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出る

でる

to appear, to leave

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飛ぶ

とぶ

to fly, to hop

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止まる

とまる

to come to a halt

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取る

とる

to take something

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撮る

とる

to take a photo or record a film

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鳴く

なく

animal noise: to chirp, to roar or croak

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無くす

なくす

to lose something

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習う

ならう

to learn

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並ぶ

ならぶ

to line up, to stand in a line

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並べる

ならべる

to line up, to set up

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なる

to become

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脱ぐ

ぬぐ

to take off clothes

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寝る

ねる

to go to bed, to sleep

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登る

のぼる

to climb

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飲む

のむ

to drink

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乗る

のる

to get on , to ride

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入る

はいる

to enter, to contain

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はく

to wear, to put on trousers

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始まる

はじまる

to begin

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走る

はしる

to run

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働く

はたらく

to work

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話す

はなす

to speak

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貼る

はる

to stick

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晴れる

はれる

to be sunny

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引く

ひく

to pull

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弾く

ひく

to play an instrument with strings, including piano

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吹く

ふく

to blow

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降る

ふる

to fall, e.g. rain or snow

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勉強する

べんきょうする

to study

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曲がる

まがる

to turn, to bend

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待つ

まつ

to wait

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磨く

みがく

to brush teeth, to polish

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見せる

みせる

to show

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見る　観る

みる

to see, to watch

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持つ

もつ

to hold

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休む

やすむ

to rest

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やる

to do

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呼ぶ

よぶ

to call out, to invite

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読む

よむ

to read

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旅行をする

りょこうをする

to travel

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練習する

れんしゅうする

to practice

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分かる

わかる

to be understood

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忘れる

わすれる

to forget

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渡す

わたす

to hand over

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渡る

わたる

to go across

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会う

あう

to meet

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開く

あく

to open, to become open

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