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.

買い取る
Gr. 1
かいとるto buy; to purchase
生まれ変わる
Gr. 1
うまれかわるto be born again
吸い込む
Gr. 1
すいこむto inhale
貯まる
Gr. 1
たまるto be saved up (of money)
操る
Gr. 1
あやつるto operate (e.g. a machine)
溶かす
Gr. 1
とかすto melt
見渡す
Gr. 1
みわたすto look out over
立ち向かう
Gr. 1
たちむかうto fight against; to oppose
差し出す
Gr. 1
さしだすto hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand)
塞ぐ
Gr. 1
ふさぐto stop up; to close up
転がる
Gr. 1
ころがるto roll; to tumble
潜る
Gr. 1
もぐるto dive (into or under water); to get under; to go underground
切り取る
Gr. 1
きりとるto cut off; to excise
司る
Gr. 1
つかさどるto be in charge of; to manage
遮る
Gr. 1
さえぎるto interrupt
任す
Gr. 1
まかすto entrust (to someone)
浮かび上がる
Gr. 1
うかびあがるto rise to the surface
放る
Gr. 1
ほうるto throw; to fling
食らう
Gr. 1
くらうto eat; to drink
赴く
Gr. 1
おもむくto go in the direction of
誓う
Gr. 1
ちかうto swear
乗り切る
Gr. 1
のりきるto weather (a storm, rough seas)
延ばす
Gr. 1
のばすto grow long (e.g. hair, nails)
弱る
Gr. 1
よわるto weaken; to grow weak
折る
Gr. 1
おるto break; to fracture
滞る
Gr. 1
とどこおるto stagnate
授かる
Gr. 1
さずかるto be awarded (e.g. a prize)
受かる
Gr. 1
うかるto pass (examination)
めくる
Gr. 1
めくるto turn over; to turn (pages)
聞かす
Gr. 1
きかすto let (someone) hear
干す
Gr. 1
ほすto air; to dry
嘆く
Gr. 1
なげくto lament
つむ
Gr. 1
つむto pile up; to stack
鳴く
Gr. 1
なくto make sound (of an animal); to call
織る
Gr. 1
おるto weave
引き込む
Gr. 1
ひきこむto pull into
くむ
Gr. 1
くむto draw (water); to cross (arms)
区切る
Gr. 1
くぎるto divide; to separate
触れ合う
Gr. 1
ふれあうto come into contact with
割く
Gr. 1
さくto tear
導き出す
Gr. 1
みちびきだすto draw (conclusion); to deduce
差す
Gr. 1
さすto shine; to be visible
まろぶ
Gr. 1
まろぶ(archaic) to fall; to roll
則る
Gr. 1
のっとるto follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.)
拒む
Gr. 1
こばむto refuse
物語る
Gr. 1
ものがたるto tell (a story)
逃げ出す
Gr. 1
にげだすto run away; to flee
抜け出す
Gr. 1
ぬけだすto slip out; to sneak away
微笑む
Gr. 1
ほほえむto smile
漏らす
Gr. 1
もらすto let leak; to let out (e.g. light)
止む
Gr. 1
やむto cease; to stop
とがる
Gr. 1
とがるto taper to a point; to become pointed
出回る
Gr. 1
でまわるto appear on the market
むく
Gr. 1
むくto turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.)
しあう
Gr. 1
しあうto do together
染まる
Gr. 1
そまるto be dyed; to be tainted
ほぐす
Gr. 1
ほぐすto untangle; to loosen up
凹む
Gr. 1
へこむto be dented
見失う
Gr. 1
みうしなうto lose sight of
やり直す
Gr. 1
やりなおすto do over again; to redo
立ち止まる
Gr. 1
たちどまるto stop (in one's tracks)
混ざる
Gr. 1
まざるto be mixed; to be blended with
ごまかす
Gr. 1
ごまかすto deceive; to cheat
汚す
Gr. 1
よごすto pollute
研ぐ
Gr. 1
とぐto sharpen; to hone
ためらう
Gr. 1
ためらうto hesitate; to waver
盛る
Gr. 1
もるto serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.)
ぶつ
Gr. 1
ぶつto hit (someone); to strike
緩む
Gr. 1
ゆるむto become loose
明かす
Gr. 1
あかすto reveal; to disclose
またがる
Gr. 1
またがるto straddle; to sit astride
見舞う
Gr. 1
みまうto visit and comfort or console
追い出す
Gr. 1
おいだすto expel; to drive out
映し出す
Gr. 1
うつしだすto project; to show (on a screen)
くつろぐ
Gr. 1
くつろぐto relax; to feel at home
思いやる
Gr. 1
おもいやるto sympathize with; to sympathise with
おう
Gr. 1
おうto chase; to run after
さく
Gr. 1
さくto bloom; to flower
逝く
Gr. 1
ゆくto die; to pass away
知らす
Gr. 1
しらすto inform; to notify
定まる
Gr. 1
さだまるto become settled; to be fixed
競う
Gr. 1
きそうto compete
ちなむ
Gr. 1
ちなむto be associated (with)
寄り添う
Gr. 1
よりそうto get close
慕う
Gr. 1
したうto yearn for
宿る
Gr. 1
やどるto dwell (in); to exist (within)
埋め込む
Gr. 1
うめこむto bury; to embed
濁る
Gr. 1
にごるto become muddy
混む
Gr. 1
こむto be crowded; to be packed
召し上がる
Gr. 1
めしあがるto eat; to drink
集う
Gr. 1
つどうto meet; to assemble
解き明かす
Gr. 1
ときあかすto uncover; to solve
根づく
Gr. 1
ねづくto take root; to strike
いじる
Gr. 1
いじるto finger; to touch
欠かす
Gr. 1
かかすto miss (doing)
亡くす
Gr. 1
なくすto lose (through death
祝う
Gr. 1
いわうto celebrate
仰ぐ
Gr. 1
あおぐto look up (at)
おさまる
Gr. 1
おさまるto fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.)
言い出す
Gr. 1
いいだすto begin to say; to start talking
凍る
Gr. 1
こおるto freeze; to become frozen
ずる
Gr. 1
ずる(slang) to cheat
根ざす
Gr. 1
ねざすto come from; to have roots in
ずらす
Gr. 1
ずらすto shift; to move
滅ぼす
Gr. 1
ほろぼすto destroy; to overthrow
どる
Gr. 1
どる(dialect) to be ...-ing
行き届く
Gr. 1
いきとどくto be scrupulous
担ぐ
Gr. 1
かつぐto shoulder
際立つ
Gr. 1
きわだつto be prominent; to be conspicuous
驚かす
Gr. 1
おどろかすto surprise
めく
Gr. 1
めく(…めく) to show signs of; to be like
怖がる
Gr. 1
こわがるto be afraid (of)
見落とす
Gr. 1
みおとすto overlook; to fail to notice
浸る
Gr. 1
ひたるto be soaked in
昇る
Gr. 1
のぼるto ascend; to go up
温まる
Gr. 1
あたたまるto warm oneself; to sun oneself
見抜く
Gr. 1
みぬくto see through
語り合う
Gr. 1
かたりあうto talk together
どなる
Gr. 1
どなるto shout (in anger); to yell
勝る
Gr. 1
まさるto excel; to surpass
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