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1. Japanese Verbs Related to Mental Situations And Emotions
Kanji |
Hiragana |
Romaji |
English |
|
1 |
驚く |
おどろく |
odoroku |
to be surprised |
2 |
泣く |
なく |
naku |
cry |
3 |
怒る |
おこる |
okoru |
get angry |
4 |
笑う |
わらう |
warau |
laugh |
5 |
怖がる |
こわがる |
kowagaru |
fear |
6 |
惚れる |
ほれる |
horeru |
fall in love |
7 |
慌てる |
あわてる |
awateru |
panic, be flustered |
8 |
慰める |
なぐさめる |
nagusameru |
comfort, console |
9 |
思う |
おもう |
omou |
think |
10 |
考える |
かんがえる |
kangaeru |
consider |
11 |
褒める |
ほめる |
homeru |
praise |
12 |
支える |
ささえる |
sasaeru |
support |
13 |
忘れる |
わすれる |
wasureru |
forget |
14 |
覚える |
おぼえる |
oboeru |
remember, learn |
15 |
疲れる |
つかれる |
tsukareru |
get tired |
16 |
信じる |
しんじる |
shinjiru |
to believe |
17 |
要る |
いれる |
iru |
to need |
18 |
間違える |
まちがえる |
machigaeru |
make a mistake |
19 |
知る |
しる |
shiru |
to know |
20 |
苦しむ |
くるしむ |
kurushimu |
suffer |
21 |
痛む |
いたむ |
itamu |
become hurt, damaged |
22 |
可愛がる |
かわいがる |
kawaigaru |
love, be affectionate |
2. Japanese Verbs Commonly Used For Daily Activities at Home
Kanji |
Hiragana |
Romaji |
English |
|
23 |
住む |
すむ |
sumu |
to live |
24 |
洗う |
あらう |
arau |
to wash |
25 |
付ける |
つける |
tsukeru |
to turn on (light) |
26 |
帰る |
かえる |
kaeru |
to return (home) |
27 |
切る |
きる |
kiru |
to cut |
28 |
寝る |
ねる |
neru |
fall asleep |
29 |
手伝う |
てつだう |
tetsudau |
help |
30 |
飲む |
のむ |
nomu |
to drink |
31 |
食べる |
たべる |
taberu |
to eat |
32 |
浴びる |
あびる |
abiru |
bathe |
33 |
磨く |
みがく |
migaku |
brush (teeth) |
34 |
食べる |
たべる |
taberu |
to eat |
35 |
寝る |
ねる |
neru |
to sleep |
36 |
触る |
さわる |
fureru |
touch |
37 |
着る |
きる |
kiru |
to wear |
38 |
届ける |
とどける |
todokeru |
deliver |
39 |
焼く |
やく |
yaku |
bake |
40 |
混ぜる |
まぜる |
mazeru |
mix |
41 |
開ける |
あける |
akeru |
to open |
42 |
入る |
はいる |
hairu |
to enter |
43 |
出る |
でる |
deru |
to leave |
44 |
作る |
つくる |
tsukuru |
to make |
45 |
置く |
おく |
oku |
to put |
46 |
遊ぶ |
あそぶ |
asobu |
to play |
3. Japanese Verbs For Physical Actions
Kanji |
Hiragana |
Romaji |
English |
|
47 |
歩く |
あるく |
aruku |
walk |
48 |
走る |
はしる |
hashiru |
run |
49 |
登る |
のぼる |
noboru |
climb |
50 |
泳ぐ |
およぐ |
oyogu |
swim |
51 |
座る |
すわる |
suwaru |
sit |
52 |
飛ぶ |
とぶ |
tobu |
to fly |
53 |
来る |
くる |
kuru* |
to come |
54 |
行く |
いく |
iku |
to go |
55 |
通う |
かよう |
kayou |
commute |
56 |
踊る |
おどる |
odoru |
dance |
57 |
抱く |
だく |
daku |
embrace, hug |
58 |
会う |
あう |
au |
meet |
59 |
働く |
はたらく |
hataraku |
to work |
60 |
泳ぐ |
およぐ |
oyogu |
swim |
61 |
書く |
かく |
kaku |
to write |
62 |
消す |
けす |
kesu |
to erase |
63 |
聞く |
きく |
kiku |
to listen |
64 |
待つ |
まつ |
matsu |
to wait |
65 |
動く |
うごく |
ugoku |
to move |
66 |
次ぐ |
つぐ |
tsugu |
be next |
67 |
見る |
みる |
miru |
to see |
68 |
見せる |
みせる |
miseru |
to show |
69 |
起きる |
おきる |
okiru |
to get up |
70 |
降りる |
おりる |
oriru |
to get off |
71 |
逃げる |
にげる |
nigeru |
run away, escape |
72 |
倒れる |
たおれる |
taoreru |
fall down, collapse |
73 |
急ぐ |
いそぐ |
isogu |
to hurry |
74 |
あげる |
ageru |
give |
|
75 |
もらう |
morau |
receive |
|
76 |
終わる |
おわる |
owaru |
to finish |
77 |
買う |
かう |
kau |
to buy |
78 |
返す |
かえす |
kaesu |
to return |
79 |
代わる |
かわる |
kawaru |
switch |
80 |
押す |
おす |
osu |
to push |
81 |
引く |
ひく |
hiku |
to pull |
4. Japanese Verbs for Verbal Expressions
Kanji |
Hiragana |
Romaji |
English |
|
82 |
話す |
はなす |
hanasu |
to speak |
83 |
言う |
いう |
iu |
say |
84 |
歌う |
うたう |
utau |
sing |
85 |
話す |
しゃべる |
shaberu |
to talk; to chat |
86 |
答える |
こたえる |
kotaeru |
answer |
87 |
教える |
おしえる |
oshieru |
teach, show |
88 |
聞く |
きく |
kiku |
to ask |
89 |
頼む |
たのむ |
tanomu |
to ask (favor) |
90 |
呼ぶ |
よぶ |
yobu |
to call |
5. Irregular Japanese Verbs
Japanese verb conjugation is very regular, as is usual for an agglutinative language, but there are a number of exceptions. The best-known irregular verbs are the common verbs する suru “do” and 来る kuru “come”, sometimes categorized as the two Group 3 verbs.
Kanji |
Hiragana |
Romaji |
English |
|
91 |
する |
suru |
to do |
|
92 |
電話する |
でんわする |
denwa suru |
to call |
93 |
勉強する |
べんきょうする |
benkyou suru |
to study |
94 |
宿題する |
しゅくだいする |
shukudai suru |
to do homework |
95 |
復習する |
ふくしゅうする |
fukushuu suru |
to review |
96 |
料理する |
りょうりする |
ryouri suru |
cook |
97 |
練習する |
れんしゅうする |
renshuu suru |
practice |
98 |
結婚する |
けっこんする |
kekkon suru |
get married |
99 |
掃除する |
そうじする |
souji suru |
to clean |
100 |
散歩する |
さんぽする |
sanpo suru |
to take a stroll |
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