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.

見つけ出す
Gr. 1
みつけだすto find out; to discover
待たす
Gr. 1
またすto keep (a person) waiting
うたう
Gr. 1
うたうto sing
らっしゃる
Gr. 1
らっしゃるto be (doing)
志す
Gr. 1
こころざすto aspire to; to aim for
詰め込む
Gr. 1
つめこむto cram; to stuff
凝る
Gr. 1
こるto get stiff; to be absorbed in
長引く
Gr. 1
ながびくto be prolonged; to drag on
蒸す
Gr. 1
むすto steam (food)
しく
Gr. 1
しくto spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out
かう
Gr. 1
かうto buy; to purchase
乗り出す
Gr. 1
のりだすto set out; to set sail
送り込む
Gr. 1
おくりこむto send in
使いこなす
Gr. 1
つかいこなすto handle (men); to master (a tool)
悲しむ
Gr. 1
かなしむto be sad
吹き出す
Gr. 1
ふきだすto spout out; to spurt out
書き出す
Gr. 1
かきだすto begin to write; to start writing
吐き出す
Gr. 1
はきだすto vomit; to spit out
ふく
Gr. 1
ふくto blow (of the wind)
流れ込む
Gr. 1
ながれこむto flow into; to pour into
分かち合う
Gr. 1
わかちあうto share
持ち歩く
Gr. 1
もちあるくto carry around; to carry on one's person
のく
Gr. 1
のくto step aside
脅す
Gr. 1
おどすto threaten
捕まる
Gr. 1
つかまるto be caught; to be arrested
蒔く
Gr. 1
まくto sow; to plant
行き着く
Gr. 1
いきつくto arrive (at one's destination); to reach
縫う
Gr. 1
ぬうto sew; to stitch
取り合う
Gr. 1
とりあうto join (hands)
切り出す
Gr. 1
きりだすto quarry; to cut (timber)
装う
Gr. 1
よそおうto dress (oneself in)
駆る
Gr. 1
かるto spur on; to urge forward
やく
Gr. 1
やくto burn; to roast
催す
Gr. 1
もよおすto hold (an event)
すれ違う
Gr. 1
すれちがうto pass (by) each other; to brush past
まとう
Gr. 1
まとうto put on; to wear
謳う
Gr. 1
うたうto extol
走り回る
Gr. 1
はしりまわるto run around
沸く
Gr. 1
わくto grow hot (e.g. water); to boil
閉ざす
Gr. 1
とざすto shut
退る
Gr. 1
すさるto step back; to walk backwards
溶け込む
Gr. 1
とけこむto melt into; to dissolve into
召す
Gr. 1
めすto call; to summon
すく
Gr. 1
すくto become less crowded; to thin out
頻る
Gr. 1
しきるto do ... incessantly; to do ... hard
見下ろす
Gr. 1
みおろすto overlook; to command a view of
切り替わる
Gr. 1
きりかわるto change (to); to switch (to)
覆す
Gr. 1
くつがえすto overturn; to capsize
立ち会う
Gr. 1
たちあうto be present (esp. during a birth)
割り切る
Gr. 1
わりきるto find a clear solution
引き返す
Gr. 1
ひきかえすto turn back
適す
Gr. 1
てきすto fit; to suit
患う
Gr. 1
わずらうto be ill
はやる
Gr. 1
はやるto be popular; to come into fashion
連なる
Gr. 1
つらなるto extend; to stretch out
こる
Gr. 1
こるto become stiff (of muscles)
汲む
Gr. 1
くむto draw (water)
染み込む
Gr. 1
しみこむto soak into; to sink into
煽る
Gr. 1
あおるto fan (oneself, flames, etc.)
照る
Gr. 1
てるto shine
振り向く
Gr. 1
ふりむくto turn one's face; to turn around
とまる
Gr. 1
とまるto stop (moving); to come to a stop
見つめ直す
Gr. 1
みつめなおすto take another good look at
覚ます
Gr. 1
さますto awaken
勝ち取る
Gr. 1
かちとるto win; to achieve
振るう
Gr. 1
ふるうto swing; to wield (physically)
次ぐ
Gr. 1
つぐto follow; to come after
手渡す
Gr. 1
てわたすto hand (over); to deliver in person
形作る
Gr. 1
かたちづくるto form; to shape
包み込む
Gr. 1
つつみこむto wrap up
仕込む
Gr. 1
しこむto train; to teach
しのぐ
Gr. 1
しのぐto endure; to keep out (e.g. rain)
旅立つ
Gr. 1
たびだつto begin a trip; to depart
取りかかる
Gr. 1
とりかかるto begin (doing); to start
探し出す
Gr. 1
さがしだすto track down; to locate
思い起こす
Gr. 1
おもいおこすto recall; to remember
とぶ
Gr. 1
とぶto fly; to soar
忌む
Gr. 1
いむto avoid
積もる
Gr. 1
つもるto pile up; to accumulate
支え合う
Gr. 1
ささえあうto support each other
乞う
Gr. 1
こうto beg
捕る
Gr. 1
とるto catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.)
恨む
Gr. 1
うらむto bear a grudge against; to resent
取り外す
Gr. 1
とりはずすto dismantle; to demount
降ろす
Gr. 1
おろすto take down; to bring down
読み返す
Gr. 1
よみかえすto reread; to read again
思い浮かぶ
Gr. 1
おもいうかぶto occur to
しむ
Gr. 1
しむ(literary) to make (someone) do
近寄る
Gr. 1
ちかよるto approach; to draw near
生き抜く
Gr. 1
いきぬくto live through; to survive
澄む
Gr. 1
すむto become clear (water, air, etc.)
考え直す
Gr. 1
かんがえなおすto reconsider; to rethink
憎む
Gr. 1
にくむto hate; to detest
取り囲む
Gr. 1
とりかこむto surround; to crowd around
おもねる
Gr. 1
おもねるto flatter; to play up (to)
逆らう
Gr. 1
さからうto go against
奉る
Gr. 1
まつるto offer; to present
占う
Gr. 1
うらなうto tell someone's fortune
つきまとう
Gr. 1
つきまとうto follow around; to shadow
行き詰まる
Gr. 1
いきづまるto come to a dead end
映す
Gr. 1
うつすto project; to reflect
彩る
Gr. 1
いろどるto colour
指差す
Gr. 1
ゆびさすto point at
かる
Gr. 1
かるto cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow
出し合う
Gr. 1
だしあうto contribute jointly
住まう
Gr. 1
すまうto live; to reside
にらむ
Gr. 1
にらむto glare at; to scowl at
拭き取る
Gr. 1
ふきとるto wipe off
惑わす
Gr. 1
まどわすto bewilder; to perplex
実る
Gr. 1
みのるto bear fruit; to ripen
思わす
Gr. 1
おもわすto remind of; to make (someone) think
直る
Gr. 1
なおるto get mended; to be repaired
思い描く
Gr. 1
おもいえがくto imagine; to picture
滑べる
Gr. 1
すべるto slide; to slip
つぶる
Gr. 1
つぶるto close (one's eyes); to shut
気づかす
Gr. 1
きづかすto make (someone) notice
引き渡す
Gr. 1
ひきわたすto deliver; to extradite
見積もる
Gr. 1
みつもるto estimate
かじる
Gr. 1
かじるto gnaw; to nibble
醸し出す
Gr. 1
かもしだすto create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.)
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