List of Japanese and English verbs Japanese verb English verb

aburagiru to be greasyageru to give

akeru 開ける to open

aku 開く to open, become vacant

aogu to gaze, stare

arau 洗う to wash

aru 有る to have, exist

aruku 歩く to walk

aseru to hurry

asobu 遊ぶ to play

atatamaru 暖まる to get warm, warm up

atsumaru 集める to gather, assemble

atsumeru to gather, collect

au 会う to meet

awateru to panicazakeru to ridiculebibiru to be suprised

butsukaru ぶつかる to hit, collide with, clash

butsukeru ぶつける to hit against, throw at

chigau 違う to be different, wrong

chigiru to pledge

chiru 散る to fall, scatter

daberu to chatter

daku 抱く to embrace, hug

damaru 黙る to stop talking

damasu 騙す to trick

dasu 出す to extract, take out

dekakeru 出かける to go out, leave home

dekiru 出来る to be able

deru 出る to go out

dojiru to mess up

erabu 撰ぶ to choose, select

eru 得る to get

Japanese verb English verbfueru to increasefukeru to be absorbed infuku to blow, wipe

fumu 踏む to step on

fureru 触れる to touch

furu 降る to fall from the sky

fuseru to lie downfuseru to lay face down

futoru 脂る to get fat, put on weight

ganbaru 頑張る to stand firm, try your best

guchiru to grumblehaberu to attend onhagemasu to encouragehagemu to strive, make every effort

hairu 入る to enter

hajimaru 始まる to begin

hajimeru to beginhakaru to measure, plan, plothakobu to carry

haku to put on, wear (on feet or legs - trousers/shoes etc)

hanareru to separate from, leave

hanasu 話 to speak

harau 払う to pay

hareru to clear up, tidy upharu to stick, paste

hasamu to catch, hold (between two things)

hashiru 走 to run

hataraku 仕 to work

hayaru to become popularhazureru to come off, go widehazusu to remove, unfastenherasu to reduce, decreaseherikudaru to humble oneselfheru to pass through, go by

heru 減る to decrease, reduce

Japanese verb English verbhikaru to shine, glitterhikiukeru to take charge of

hiku 引く to pull

hineru to bend, twisthiraku to open, hold (an event, party etc)hiromaru to spread, become popularhiromeru to spread, make popularhirou to pick up, findhiru to fart, expel (from body)hirugaeru to turn over, wavehiyakasu to tease, make fun ofhiyasu to cool, refridgeratehodokeru to come untied, loosehodoku to untiehojiru to pick, dig outhomeru to praisehonomekasu to hinthoreru to fall in lovehorobiru to perishhorobosu to destroy, ruinhoru to dig

hoshigaru 欲しがる to want, desire

hosu to dry, airhoteru to flush, feel hothotobashiru to gush, spurtibaru to boastibiru to torment, roastiiarawasu to describeiidasu to suggest, start talkingiifurasu to spread a rumour/storyiikaesu to talk back, retortiitsukeru to commandijimeru to torment, bullyijiru to fiddle withikiru to become sultryikiru to be alive

iku 行く to go

imashimeru to tell off, cautioninoaru to adopt a threating attitude

Japanese verb English verbinoru to pray, wish forireru to put in, let in

iru 要る to need

iru 居る to be

isogu 急ぐ to hurry

itamu to become hurt, damageditsuwaru to deceive, lie

iu 言う to say

iwau to celebrate, congratulateiyagaru to dislike, hatejukusu to mature, ripenkabau to protect, look afterkaburu to wear (on your head), put on

kaeru 帰る to return

kaeru to alterkaeru to change

kaeru 帰る to be hatched

kaesu to give back, return (something to someone)

kagayaku to shine, sparklekageru to become darkkagiru to limitkagiru to limitkajiru to gnaw, nibblekakaeru to hold (in your arms), havekakageru to raise (a flag), hold upkakaru to take, begin, be hangingkakawaru to take part in, affectkakeru to run, canter, gallopkakeru to hang, sit, telephone, riskkakomu to surround, enclose

kaku 書く to write

kakureru to hide (oneself)kakusu to hide (something)kamaeru to stand preparedkamau to care about, mindkamu to bitekanashimu to be sad, grieve

Japanese verb English verbkanau to suit, conform tokangaeru to thinkkanjiru to feel, sensekarakau to make fun of, play jokes onkareru to witherkariru to borrow, rentkasanaru to be piled up, overlapkasaneru to pile up, repeatkasegu to make money, earn a livingkashiru to cursekasu to lendkasumu to become blurred, hazykatamaru to become hard, bunch upkatameru to strengthen, hardenkatamuku to lean towards, tiltkatazukeru to finish, tidy up

katsu 勝つ to win

katsugu to carry on one's shoulders

kau 買う to buy

kawaigaru to love, be affectionate, tenderkawakasu to drykawaku to become drykawaru to changekayou to commutekazaru to decorate, displaykazoeru to countkeru to kickkesu to erasekieru to vanish, go out, be extinguishedkikaeru to get changedkikoeru to be audible, able to hear

kiku 聞く to listen

kimaru to be decided, agreed uponkimeru to decide, choosekinjiru to ban, prohibitkireru to break, cut off, expire

kiru 着る to wear

kiru 切る to cut

Japanese verb English verbkishiru to become mistykizukau to worry about, considerkizuku to sense, realize, noticekizutsukeru to wound, damage, harmkoboreru to spill, overflowkobosu to spill

koeru to get fat, grow fertile / cross over, exceed

kogeru to be burned, charredkojiru to gouge, wrenchkokorozasu to aspire tokomaru to be troubledkomu to become crowdedkonomu to likekorasu to concentratekorobu to fall downkorosu to killkoshikakeru to sit in (western style)koshiraeru to make manufacturekosu to cross, pass, move ahed

kotaeru 答える to answer

kotonaru to be different fromkotowaru to refuse, declinekowagaru to fearkowareru to breakkowasu to smashkubiru to grip, stranglekudaku to crush, smash

kudoku to persuade, make advances (to a woman)

kuichigau to clash, disagreekujiru to gouge, scoopkumoru to get cloudykumu to unite, put togetherkuneru to be crookedkuraberu to comparekuramu to be blinded, get dizzykurasu to livekurikaesu to repeat

Japanese verb English verb

kuru 来る to come

kurushimeru to inflict pain, tormentkurushimu to sufferkuruu to go mad, be out of orderkusaru to decay, go bad, be depressedkutsugaeru to be overturnedkuwadateru to plan, schemekuwaeru to add to, includekuzureru to collapse, cave inkuzusu to destroy, break down

machigaeru 間違える to make a mistake

machigau to be mistaken, make a mistake

magaru 曲げる to turn, bend

mageru to bend, twistmairu to come/go (humble)

majiru to be mixed, get mingled with, join

makasu to defeatmakeru to be defeated, lose a gamemamoru to protectmanabu to learn, studymaneku to invite, beckon tomatsu to waitmatsuru to worshipmayou to be puzzledmazeru to mixmedatsu to attract attention, stand outmeiru to feel depressedmieru to be visible, able to seemigaku to polishmiharu to stand guard, keep lookoutmikubiru to belittle, despiseminagiru to overflowminasu to look upon, considerminogasu to overlook, let passminoru to ripen, bear fruit

miru 見る to look

miseru 見せる to show

Japanese verb English verbmitomeru to admit, recognizemitsukaru to be foundmitsukeru to findmodoru to return, go backmodosu to return, put back, vomitmogiru to wrenchmojiru to parody, twistmokaru to be profitable, make moneymokeru to profit, make moneymorasu to leak, disclosemorau to receivemoreru to leak, escapemoteru to be popularmotomeru to request, seek, buy, askmotozuku to be based onmotsu to holdmukaeru to greet, meet, welcomemukau to face, turn/head towardmushiru to pluck, pick, tearmusubu to tie, knot, make a contractnagameru to watch, viewnagareru to flow, be called offnagasu to pour, let flownageru to thrownaguru to punch, hitnagusameru to comfort, consolenajimu to get used to, adapt tonajiru to rebuke

naku 泣く to cry

nakunaru to be missing, vanishnakusu to lose, removenamakeru to be lazynameru to licknaoru to recover from illness, be fixednaoru to recover, be fixednaosu to repair, curenaraberu to line up, list, arrange in ordernarabu to form a line, equalnarau to learn

Japanese verb English verb

nareru to get used to, become familiar with

naru to becomenejiru to twistnemuru to fall asleep

neru 寝る to sleep

neru 寝る to temper, refine, kneed

nigeru to run away, escapenigiru to graspnijiru to edge forwardniramu to glare at, keep an eye onniru to resemble, be similar tonobasu to postpone, extendnoboru to climbnokoru to left over, remainnokosu to leave behind, savenomeru to fall forward

nomu 飲む to drink

nonoshiru to abuse verbally

noru 乗る to board, ride on

noseru to put on top off, put on board

nugu to take off, remove (shoes, clothes)

nugu to removenumeru to be slipperynureru to become wetnuru to smear onnuru to paintnusumu to stealoboeru to remember, learnochiiru to fall, sinkochiiru to fall, sinkochiru to fall, fail, go downodoroku to be suprised, amazed

odoru 踊る to dance

okiru to get upokoru to get angryoku to put, placeokureru to be late, lag behind

Japanese verb English verbokuru to send, see offomoiiru to ponder, contemplateomoikiru to dareomoneru to flatter

omou 思う to think

oreru to be broken, snaporiru to get off, go downosaeru to restrain, control

oshieru 教える to teach, show

oshimu to regret, be reluctantosoreru to fear, be in awe ofosou to attackosu to push, pressotoru to be worse than, inferior tootosu to lose, dropou to chase, drive away

owaru 終わる to end

oyobu to reach, extend to

oyogu 泳ぐ to swim

sadameru to decide, establishsagaru to fall, drop, hangsagasu to search forsageru to lower, hangsakeru to avoid, dodgesaku to bloomsamatageru to hinder, obstructsasaeru to supportsasou to invite, temptsasu to point out, sting, stabsawagu to make a noise, be rowdysawaru to touch or feel (with hands)sebiru to pester forseru to competeseseru to pick, play withshaberu to chattershibaru to tie up, bindshigeru to grow thickshikaru to scold, tell offshikeru to become damp

Japanese verb English verbshiku to spread out, layshimaru to be closed, be shutshimau to put away

shimeru 閉める to shut

shimesu to indicate, point outshinjiru to believe, trustshinu to dieshiraberu to check, investigate

shiru 知る to know

shizumaru to grow quietshizumu to feel depressed, sinksoberu to lie sprawledsodateru to bring up a child, trainsodatsu to grow up, be raisedsoshiru to slandersuberu to slipsuberu to slipsugiru to pass, exceedsugureru to excel, be excellent, be superiorsujiru to wrigglesuku to become empty, uncrowdedsukuu to rescue, savesumu to livesuru to do, makesusumu to go forward, advancesuteru to throw awaysuu to inhale, sip, smoke

suwaru 座る to sit

taberu 食べる to eat

tagiru to boil, seethetakeru to act violentlytakuramu to plot, schemetakuwaeru to save money, put aside, storetamagiru to be frightenedtamaru to be saved, accumulatedtameru to save, store, accumulatetamesu to test, try, tastetanomu to request, order, ask favourtanoshimu to enjoy, have fun

Japanese verb English verbtaoreru to fall down, collapsetaosu to overthrow, knock downtariru to be enough, suffienttasu to addtasukeru to helptatakau to fight against, struggle againsttatamu to foldtateru to build

tatsu 立つ to stand up

tayoru to depend onteru to shinetetsudau to helptobashiru to gushtobu to jump, flytochiru to muff linestokeru to melt, dissolve, come untiedtoku to solve, untietomaru to stoptomeru to stop, fastentoreru to come offtorikaeru to exchangetoru to take, stealtsugu to be nexttsukamu to grasp, grabtsukareru to get tiredtsukau to use, operatetsukeru to turn on, light

tsuku 着く to arrive

tsukuru 作る to make, build, create

tsumeru to pinchtsumoru to pile up, accumulatetsunagu to connect, fastentsuneru to pinchtsutomeru to work fortsutsumu to wraptsuyomaru to become strongertsuyomeru to strengthentsuzukeru to continue, proceedtsuzuku to continue, follow

Japanese verb English verbueru to plantugokasu to move, operateugoku to moveukabu to float, come to minduketoru to receive, acceptumu to produce, give birth, lay eggsuneru to undulateuramu to bear a grudge

uru 売る to sell

utagau to doubt, suspect

utau 歌う to sing

utsu to hit, shootutsusu to photograph, copy, reflectuwamawaru to top, exceed

wakareru to part, separate from, be divided, divorced

wakaru to understandwakeru to divide, separatewarau to laughwaru to divide, breakwasureru to forgetwataru to crosswatasu to hand overyabureru to break, lose, be beatenyaburu to tear, break, defeatyajiru to jeer atyakeru to burn, be grilled, baked, toastedyaku to burn, set fireyameru to stop, give up, resignyaru to do, giveyaseru to lose weight, get thinyasumu to rest, sleepyatou to hire, employyobu to callyogiru to pass by, drop inyojiru to twist, distortyokogiru to traverseyomigaeru to brought back to life, refreshed

yomu 読む to read

Japanese verb English verbyorokobu to be glad, pleasedyoru to depend on, be based onyou to get drunk, sea sickyurusu to forgive, allow, approve