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.

準ずる
Gr. 1
じゅんずるto follow (a rule, precedent, etc.)
絞り込む
Gr. 1
しぼりこむto squeeze; to wring out
押し出す
Gr. 1
おしだすto crowd out; to push out
捻る
Gr. 1
ひねるto twist
横たわる
Gr. 1
よこたわるto lie down
注ぎ込む
Gr. 1
つぎこむto invest in; to sink money into
入れ替わる
Gr. 1
いれかわるto change places (with)
乱す
Gr. 1
みだすto throw into disorder; to disarrange
吹き込む
Gr. 1
ふきこむto blow in (of wind, rain, etc.)
彫る
Gr. 1
ほるto carve
命ずる
Gr. 1
めいずるto order; to command
洗い流す
Gr. 1
あらいながすto wash away; to rinse off
踏み切る
Gr. 1
ふみきるto take off; to jump
立ち入る
Gr. 1
たちいるto enter; to go into
飛び交う
Gr. 1
とびかうto fly about; to flutter about
撒く
Gr. 1
まくto scatter
横切る
Gr. 1
よこぎるto cross (e.g. road); to traverse
立て直す
Gr. 1
たてなおすto put back up; to stand back up
おろす
Gr. 1
おろすto take down; to bring down
かわす
Gr. 1
かわすto exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.)
遠ざかる
Gr. 1
とおざかるto go away
裁く
Gr. 1
さばくto judge; to try
砕く
Gr. 1
くだくto break (into pieces)
剥ぐ
Gr. 1
はぐto tear off; to peel off
交わる
Gr. 1
まじわるto cross; to intersect
済ます
Gr. 1
すますto finish; to get it over with
またぐ
Gr. 1
またぐto step over; to step across
弱まる
Gr. 1
よわまるto abate; to weaken
さておく
Gr. 1
さておくto set aside
荒らす
Gr. 1
あらすto lay waste
つまずく
Gr. 1
つまずくto trip (over); to stumble
浸す
Gr. 1
ひたすto soak
絡み合う
Gr. 1
からみあうto intertwine; to become entangled
和む
Gr. 1
なごむto be softened; to calm down
歩き回る
Gr. 1
あるきまわるto walk about; to walk around
粘る
Gr. 1
ねばるto be sticky
仕切る
Gr. 1
しきるto partition; to divide
取り残す
Gr. 1
とりのこすto leave behind
凝らす
Gr. 1
こらすto concentrate; to focus
静まる
Gr. 1
しずまるto become quiet; to quiet down
嫁ぐ
Gr. 1
とつぐto marry (of a woman)
おくる
Gr. 1
おくるto send; to dispatch
弾む
Gr. 1
はずむto spring; to bound
さらう
Gr. 1
さらうto sweep away; to wash away
引き締まる
Gr. 1
ひきしまるto become tense
病む
Gr. 1
やむto fall ill
偽る
Gr. 1
いつわるto lie
もる
Gr. 1
もるto serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.)
請け負う
Gr. 1
うけおうto contract (to do); to undertake
見張る
Gr. 1
みはるto stand watch; to stand guard
来たる
Gr. 1
きたるto come (spatially or temporally)
差しかかる
Gr. 1
さしかかるto come near (to); to approach
訳す
Gr. 1
やくすto translate; to interpret
覗き込む
Gr. 1
のぞきこむto look into
こぼす
Gr. 1
こぼすto spill; to drop
動き回る
Gr. 1
うごきまわるto move around; to move about
逃がす
Gr. 1
にがすto set free
サボる
Gr. 1
さぼるto be truant; to slack off
閃く
Gr. 1
ひらめくto flash (e.g. lightning)
浸かる
Gr. 1
つかるto be submerged; to be soaked
起き上がる
Gr. 1
おきあがるto rise; to get up
向かい合う
Gr. 1
むかいあうto face each other; to be opposite (to)
気遣う
Gr. 1
きづかうto worry about (someone's welfare or comfort)
聞き取る
Gr. 1
ききとるto catch (someone's words); to make out
ひっくり返す
Gr. 1
ひっくりかえすto turn over; to turn upside down
阻む
Gr. 1
はばむto keep someone from doing
投げ出す
Gr. 1
なげだすto throw down; to throw out
憤る
Gr. 1
いきどおるto be angry
唸る
Gr. 1
うなるto groan
行き渡る
Gr. 1
いきわたるto diffuse; to spread throughout
立ち直る
Gr. 1
たちなおるto regain one's footing
執る
Gr. 1
とるto take (trouble); to attend (to business)
漕ぐ
Gr. 1
こぐto row
走り出す
Gr. 1
はしりだすto begin to run; to start running
茂る
Gr. 1
しげるto grow thickly
はらむ
Gr. 1
はらむto conceive; to become pregnant
立ち去る
Gr. 1
たちさるto leave; to depart
拝む
Gr. 1
おがむto assume the posture of praying
葬る
Gr. 1
ほうむるto bury; to inter
噛み合う
Gr. 1
かみあうto mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.)
替わる
Gr. 1
かわるto succeed; to relieve
退く
Gr. 1
しりぞくto retreat; to step back; to withdraw (from a position)
遣う
Gr. 1
つかうto use (a tool, method, etc.)
侵す
Gr. 1
おかすto invade
報う
Gr. 1
むくうto reward; to recompense
乾かす
Gr. 1
かわかすto dry (clothes, etc.)
さまよう
Gr. 1
さまようto loiter; to putter
抱え込む
Gr. 1
かかえこむto hold a thing in one's arms
挙がる
Gr. 1
あがるto turn up (of evidence, etc.)
曇る
Gr. 1
くもるto get cloudy
溜め込む
Gr. 1
ためこむto save up; to stockpile
囁く
Gr. 1
ささやくto whisper
囲う
Gr. 1
かこうto enclose
断ち切る
Gr. 1
たちきるto cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off
思い当たる
Gr. 1
おもいあたるto suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory)
受け持つ
Gr. 1
うけもつto take (be in) charge of
ねじる
Gr. 1
ねじるto twist; to contort
課す
Gr. 1
かすto impose (a tax, fine, etc.)
押し込む
Gr. 1
おしこむto push into; to cram into
たるむ
Gr. 1
たるむto slacken; to loosen
思い立つ
Gr. 1
おもいたつto set one's mind on doing
はみ出す
Gr. 1
はみだすto protrude; to stick out
併せ持つ
Gr. 1
あわせもつto have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points)
貸し出す
Gr. 1
かしだすto lend; to loan
見回す
Gr. 1
みまわすto look around; to survey
達す
Gr. 1
たっすto reach; to get to
くぼむ
Gr. 1
くぼむto cave in; to become depressed
和らぐ
Gr. 1
やわらぐto soften; to calm down
ちまう
Gr. 1
ちまうto do completely; to do accidentally
のばす
Gr. 1
のばすto grow long (e.g. hair, nails)
さわる
Gr. 1
さわるto touch; to feel
繰り出す
Gr. 1
くりだすto draw (a thread)
滲む
Gr. 1
にじむto run (of liquid)
しがみつく
Gr. 1
しがみつくto cling
突き進む
Gr. 1
つきすすむto push on; to plunge forward
見習う
Gr. 1
みならうto follow (someone's) example; to imitate
せく
Gr. 1
せくto hurry
読み解く
Gr. 1
よみとくto read and understand
慎む
Gr. 1
つつしむto be careful
執り行う
Gr. 1
とりおこなうto hold (a ceremony)
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