Group 1 Verbs — Godan (う-verbs) 1048

All Godan (Group 1, う-verbs), sorted by frequency — conjugations, readings, meanings and example sentences. The largest, most common Japanese verb class. Practice the list as flashcards to test yourself on readings and meanings.

引き継ぐ
Gr. 1
ひきつぐto take over (someone's duties, business, etc.)
弾く
Gr. 1
ひくto play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
贈る
Gr. 1
おくるto give (as a gift)
受け継ぐ
Gr. 1
うけつぐto inherit; to succeed
盛り上がる
Gr. 1
もりあがるto swell; to rise
絡む
Gr. 1
からむto twine; to get tangled
響く
Gr. 1
ひびくto resound; to be heard far away
寄る
Gr. 1
よるto approach; to draw near
黙る
Gr. 1
だまるto be silent; to say nothing
晒す
Gr. 1
さらすto expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.)
採る
Gr. 1
とるto adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
ほる
Gr. 1
ほるto dig; to excavate
思い切る
Gr. 1
おもいきるto give up (all thoughts of); to abandon
浮く
Gr. 1
うくto float; to become merry
吐く
Gr. 1
はくto vomit; to throw up
盛り込む
Gr. 1
もりこむto incorporate; to include
直す
Gr. 1
なおすto repair; to mend
祀る
Gr. 1
まつるto deify
焦る
Gr. 1
あせるto be in a hurry; to be impatient
拾う
Gr. 1
ひろうto pick up
刻む
Gr. 1
きざむto mince; to cut fine
間に合う
Gr. 1
まにあうto be in time (for)
就く
Gr. 1
つくto take (seat, position, course, office, etc.)
太る
Gr. 1
ふとるto put on weight; to gain weight
遭う
Gr. 1
あうto meet
励ます
Gr. 1
はげますto encourage
犯す
Gr. 1
おかすto commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate
とく
Gr. 1
とくto untie; to unfasten
わく
Gr. 1
わくto well (up); to gush out (of water)
落ち込む
Gr. 1
おちこむto feel down; to feel sad
取り巻く
Gr. 1
とりまくto surround; to encircle
はかる
Gr. 1
はかるto measure; to plan
込む
Gr. 1
こむto be crowded; to be packed
補う
Gr. 1
おぎなうto supplement; to make up for
遡る
Gr. 1
さかのぼるto go upstream
崩す
Gr. 1
くずすto destroy; to demolish
破る
Gr. 1
やぶるto tear; to break (a rule)
思いつく
Gr. 1
おもいつくto think of; to hit upon
蹴る
Gr. 1
けるto kick
履く
Gr. 1
はくto put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear)
光る
Gr. 1
ひかるto shine; to glitter
臨む
Gr. 1
のぞむto look out on
飛び出す
Gr. 1
とびだすto jump out; to leap out
炊く
Gr. 1
たくto cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil
組み込む
Gr. 1
くみこむto insert; to include
振り込む
Gr. 1
ふりこむto make a payment via bank deposit transfer
照らす
Gr. 1
てらすto shine on
手伝う
Gr. 1
てつだうto help; to assist
揺る
Gr. 1
ゆるto shake; to jolt
酔う
Gr. 1
ようto get drunk
鳴る
Gr. 1
なるto sound; to ring
培う
Gr. 1
つちかうto cultivate
余る
Gr. 1
あまるto remain; to be left over
痛む
Gr. 1
いたむto hurt; to ache
成す
Gr. 1
なすto form
ぶつかる
Gr. 1
ぶつかるto bump into; to run into
はく
Gr. 1
はくto put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear)
傷つく
Gr. 1
きずつくto be wounded; to get injured
思い込む
Gr. 1
おもいこむto be convinced (that)
好く
Gr. 1
すくto like; to love
譲る
Gr. 1
ゆずるto hand over; to transfer
飛ばす
Gr. 1
とばすto let fly; to make fly
足る
Gr. 1
たるto be sufficient; to be enough
突っ込む
Gr. 1
つっこむto thrust (something) into (something)
引き続く
Gr. 1
ひきつづくto continue (for a long time)
かなう
Gr. 1
かなうto come true (of a dream, wish, etc.)
来す
Gr. 1
きたすto cause; to induce
入り込む
Gr. 1
はいりこむto go into; to come into
溜まる
Gr. 1
たまるto collect; to gather
越す
Gr. 1
こすto cross over (e.g. mountain)
漂う
Gr. 1
ただようto drift
潰す
Gr. 1
つぶすto smash; to crush
名乗る
Gr. 1
なのるto give one's name (as)
要る
Gr. 1
いるto be needed; to be necessary
見込む
Gr. 1
みこむto anticipate; to expect
劣る
Gr. 1
おとるto be inferior to; to be less good at
沈む
Gr. 1
しずむto sink
代わる
Gr. 1
かわるto succeed; to relieve
縛る
Gr. 1
しばるto tie; to bind
建つ
Gr. 1
たつto be erected; to be built
交わす
Gr. 1
かわすto exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.)
かむ
Gr. 1
かむto bite; to chew
固まる
Gr. 1
かたまるto harden; to solidify
泊まる
Gr. 1
とまるto stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked
敷く
Gr. 1
しくto spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out
ふる
Gr. 1
ふるto fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.)
離す
Gr. 1
はなすto separate; to part
ぼる
Gr. 1
ぼるto rip (someone) off; to overcharge
損なう
Gr. 1
そこなうto harm; to hurt
収まる
Gr. 1
おさまるto fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.)
泳ぐ
Gr. 1
およぐto swim
引き取る
Gr. 1
ひきとるto take into one's possession; to receive
足す
Gr. 1
たすto add (numbers); to add (something)
さす
Gr. 1
さすto point; to stab
湧く
Gr. 1
わくto well (up)
雇う
Gr. 1
やとうto employ; to hire
写る
Gr. 1
うつるto be photographed; to be projected
冷やす
Gr. 1
ひやすto cool; to chill
つぶやく
Gr. 1
つぶやくto mutter; to murmur
引っかかる
Gr. 1
ひっかかるto be caught in; to be stuck in
刺す
Gr. 1
さすto pierce; to stab
親しむ
Gr. 1
したしむto be intimate with; to befriend
励む
Gr. 1
はげむto work hard; to try hard
治す
Gr. 1
なおすto cure; to heal
掘る
Gr. 1
ほるto dig; to excavate
飛び込む
Gr. 1
とびこむto jump in; to leap in
貫く
Gr. 1
つらぬくto go through
儲かる
Gr. 1
もうかるto be profitable
蘇る
Gr. 1
よみがえるto be resurrected; to be resuscitated
賜る
Gr. 1
たまわるto be given
打ち出す
Gr. 1
うちだすto emboss; to print out
参る
Gr. 1
まいるto go; to come
おこる
Gr. 1
おこるto occur; to happen
結う
Gr. 1
ゆうto do up (hair); to dress
乾く
Gr. 1
かわくto get dry
うかがう
Gr. 1
うかがうto call on someone; to call at a place
立ち寄る
Gr. 1
たちよるto drop in (at); to drop by
広まる
Gr. 1
ひろまるto spread; to be propagated
つかう
Gr. 1
つかうto use (a tool, method, etc.)
はる
Gr. 1
はるto stick (on); to stretch
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