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.

傷む
Gr. 1
いたむto hurt; to ache
ばらまく
Gr. 1
ばらまくto scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor)
耕す
Gr. 1
たがやすto till
揺らぐ
Gr. 1
ゆらぐto swing
締め切る
Gr. 1
しめきるto close up
縮む
Gr. 1
ちぢむto shrink; to contract
うむ
Gr. 1
うむto give birth
付き添う
Gr. 1
つきそうto attend on; to wait on
はおる
Gr. 1
はおるto put on (coat, gown, etc.)
考え出す
Gr. 1
かんがえだすto think out; to devise
佇む
Gr. 1
たたずむto stand (still) a while
追いやる
Gr. 1
おいやるto drive away; to order off
灯す
Gr. 1
ともすto light (a candle, lamp, etc.)
すがる
Gr. 1
すがるto cling to; to hang onto
張り付く
Gr. 1
はりつくto stick (to); to cling (to)
生まれ育つ
Gr. 1
うまれそだつto be born and raised (in)
こす
Gr. 1
こすto cross over (e.g. mountain)
合わす
Gr. 1
あわすto match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
閉じこもる
Gr. 1
とじこもるto seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
巡り会う
Gr. 1
めぐりあうto meet fortuitously; to meet by chance
分かつ
Gr. 1
わかつto divide; to separate
作り直す
Gr. 1
つくりなおすto remake; to rebuild
見過ごす
Gr. 1
みすごすto let go by; to let pass
締めくくる
Gr. 1
しめくくるto bring to a finish; to bind firmly
重ね合う
Gr. 1
かさねあうto put something on top of another thing
削ぐ
Gr. 1
そぐto chip (off)
うつる
Gr. 1
うつるto move (to another place or state)
揺さぶる
Gr. 1
ゆさぶるto shake
偲ぶ
Gr. 1
しのぶto recollect
煮込む
Gr. 1
にこむto boil well; to stew
織り込む
Gr. 1
おりこむto weave into; to interweave
たたむ
Gr. 1
たたむto fold (clothes, umbrella)
挿す
Gr. 1
さすto insert
聞き出す
Gr. 1
ききだすto get (information) out of someone
描き出す
Gr. 1
えがきだすto delineate; to draw
先立つ
Gr. 1
さきだつto lead
悔やむ
Gr. 1
くやむto mourn
信ずる
Gr. 1
しんずるto believe; to believe in
呼び込む
Gr. 1
よびこむto call in; to invite
襲いかかる
Gr. 1
おそいかかるto attack
掛け合う
Gr. 1
かけあうto negotiate (with someone about)
ぶら下がる
Gr. 1
ぶらさがるto hang down (from)
色づく
Gr. 1
いろづくto change color (of leaves in autumn)
沸かす
Gr. 1
わかすto boil
恐れ入る
Gr. 1
おそれいるto be sorry
立ち並ぶ
Gr. 1
たちならぶto stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street)
給う
Gr. 1
たまうto give
立ち返る
Gr. 1
たちかえるto come back (to)
開き直る
Gr. 1
ひらきなおるto become defiant
降り注ぐ
Gr. 1
ふりそそぐto rain incessantly
刺さる
Gr. 1
ささるto stick into (of something with a sharp point)
のっとる
Gr. 1
のっとるto take possession of (forcibly)
食む
Gr. 1
はむto eat (fodder, grass, etc.)
出くわす
Gr. 1
でくわすto happen to meet; to come across
そる
Gr. 1
そるto shave
たかる
Gr. 1
たかるto gather; to crowd round
塗りつぶす
Gr. 1
ぬりつぶすto paint over; to paint out
吹き飛ばす
Gr. 1
ふきとばすto blow away; to blow off
書き直す
Gr. 1
かきなおすto write out; to make a fair copy
思い返す
Gr. 1
おもいかえすto re-think; to think back upon
移り住む
Gr. 1
うつりすむto move (to another area, country, etc.)
刈る
Gr. 1
かるto cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow
感ずる
Gr. 1
かんずるto feel; to sense
飛び回る
Gr. 1
とびまわるto fly about; to jump about
吊るす
Gr. 1
つるすto hang
割り込む
Gr. 1
わりこむto cut into (a line, conversation, etc.)
敬う
Gr. 1
うやまうto show respect for
つかまる
Gr. 1
つかまるto be caught; to be arrested
散らばる
Gr. 1
ちらばるto be scattered about; to disperse
架かる
Gr. 1
かかるto span
剃る
Gr. 1
そるto shave
かばう
Gr. 1
かばうto protect (someone)
引き落とす
Gr. 1
ひきおとすto pull down
売り込む
Gr. 1
うりこむto build a market for
見通す
Gr. 1
みとおすto see without obstruction
飛びつく
Gr. 1
とびつくto jump at; to leap at
仕組む
Gr. 1
しくむto devise; to arrange
思い知らす
Gr. 1
おもいしらすto make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake)
突き出す
Gr. 1
つきだすto push out; to project
打ち破る
Gr. 1
うちやぶるto break; to smash
呪う
Gr. 1
のろうto curse
拭う
Gr. 1
ぬぐうto wipe
こむ
Gr. 1
こむto be crowded; to be packed
選り出す
Gr. 1
よりだすto select; to pick out
指し示す
Gr. 1
さししめすto indicate; to show
かさむ
Gr. 1
かさむto mount up; to pile up
こうむる
Gr. 1
こうむるto suffer; to sustain
追い越す
Gr. 1
おいこすto pass (e.g. car); to overtake
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