JLPT N5 Verbs
A comprehensive list of JLPT N5 level verbs.
| Kanji | Reading | Meaning | Type | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| コピーする | コピー | copy, photocopy | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb | |
| テストする | テスト | examination, quiz, test | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb | |
| ゆっくりする | ゆっくり | slowly, unhurriedly, without haste, leisurely, at one's leisure | Adverb , Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Suru verb | |
| 上げる | 上[あ]げる | to raise, to elevate | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | |
| 上る | 上[のぼ]る | to ascend, to go up, to climb | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 並ぶ | 並[なら]ぶ | to line up, to stand in a line | Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 並べる | 並[なら]べる | to line up, to set up, to arrange in a line | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | |
| 乗る | 乗[の]る | to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.), to get in, to board, to take, to embark | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 仕事する | 仕事[しごと] | work, job, labor, labour, business, task, assignment, occupation, employment | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb | |
| 付ける | つける | to attach, to join, to connect, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment), to put against | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | |
| 休む | 休[やす]む | to be absent, to take a day off | Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 会う | 会[あ]う | to meet, to encounter, to see | Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 住む | 住[す]む | to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide | Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 作る | 作[つく]る | to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 作文する | 作文[さくぶん] | writing (an essay, prose, etc.), composition | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb | |
| 使う | 使[つか]う | to use (a tool, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use | Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 借りる | 借[か]りる | to borrow, to have a loan | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | |
| 働く | 働[はたら]く | to work, to labor, to labour | Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 入る | 入[はい]る | to enter, to come in, to go in, to get in, to arrive | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 入れる | 入[い]れる | to put in, to let in, to take in, to bring in, to insert, to install (e.g. software), to set (a jewel, etc.), to ink in (e.g. tattoo) | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | |
| 出す | 出[だ]す | to take out, to get out | Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 出る | 出[で]る | to leave, to exit, to go out, to come out, to get out | Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | |
| 出掛ける | 出掛[でか]ける | to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing), to leave, to depart, to start, to set out | Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | |
| 出来る | できる | to be able (in a position) to do, to be up to the task | Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | |
| 分かる | わかる | to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 切る | 切[き]る | to cut, to cut through, to perform (surgery) | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 勉強する | 勉強[べんきょう] | study | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb | |
| 勤める | 勤[つと]める | to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in) | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | |
| 取る | 取[と]る | to take, to pick up, to grab, to catch | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 吸う | 吸[す]う | to smoke, to breathe in, to inhale | Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 吹く | 吹[ふ]く | to blow (of the wind) | Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 呼ぶ | 呼[よ]ぶ | to call out (to), to call, to invoke | Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 咲く | 咲[さ]く | to bloom, to flower, to blossom, to open | Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 困る | 困[こま]る | to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 在る | ある | to be, to exist, to live | Godan verb with 'ru' ending , Intransitive verb | |
| 売る | 売[う]る | to sell | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 始まる | 始[はじ]まる | to begin, to start, to commence | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 寝る | 寝[ね]る | to sleep (lying down) | Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | |
| 居る | いる | to be (of animate objects), to exist | Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | |
| 差す | 差[さ]す | to shine | Godan verb with 'su' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 帰る | 帰[かえ]る | to return, to come home, to go home, to go back | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 座る | 座[すわ]る | to sit, to squat | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 引く | 引[ひ]く | to pull, to tug, to lead (e.g. a horse) | Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 張る | 張[は]る | to stick, to paste, to affix | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 弾く | 弾[ひ]く | to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument) | Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 待つ | 待[ま]つ | to wait | Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb | |
| 忘れる | 忘[わす]れる | to forget, to leave carelessly, to be forgetful of, to forget about, to forget (an article) | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | |
| 意味する | 意味[いみ] | meaning, significance, sense | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb | |
| 成る | なる | to become, to get, to grow, to turn, to reach, to attain | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 押す | 押[お]す | to push, to thrust, to shove | Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 持つ | 持[も]つ | to hold (in one's hand), to take, to carry | Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 掃除する | 掃除[そうじ] | cleaning, sweeping, dusting, scrubbing | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb | |
| 授業する | 授業[じゅぎょう] | lesson, class, teaching, instruction, classwork, schoolwork | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb | |
| 掛かる | かかる | to take (a resource, e.g. time or money) | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 掛ける | かける | to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall), to let hang, to suspend (from), to hoist (e.g. sail), to raise (e.g. flag) | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | |
| 撮る | 撮[と]る | to take (a photograph) | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 教える | 教[おし]える | to teach, to instruct | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | |
| 散歩する | 散歩[さんぽ] | walk, stroll | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb | |
| 料理する | 料理[りょうり] | cooking, cookery, cuisine, meal, food, dish, item on a menu | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb | |
| 旅行する | 旅行[りょこう] | travel, trip, journey, excursion, tour | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb | |
| 晴れる | 晴[は]れる | to clear up, to clear away, to be sunny, to stop raining | Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | |
| 曇る | 曇[くも]る | to get cloudy, to cloud over, to become overcast | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 曲がる | 曲[ま]がる | to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 書く | 書[か]く | to write, to compose, to pen | Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 歌う | 歌[うた]う | to sing | Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb | |
| 止まる | 止[と]まる | to stop (moving), to come to a stop | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 歩く | 歩[ある]く | to walk | Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 死ぬ | 死[し]ぬ | to die, to pass away | Godan verb with 'nu' ending, Irregular nu verb, Intransitive verb | |
| 泳ぐ | 泳[およ]ぐ | to swim | Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 洗う | 洗[あら]う | to wash, to cleanse, to rinse | Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 洗濯する | 洗濯[せんたく] | washing, laundry | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb | |
| 浴びる | 浴[あ]びる | to dash over oneself (e.g. water), to take (e.g. shower), to bask in (e.g. the sun), to bathe in, to be flooded with (e.g. light), to be covered in | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | |
| 消える | 消[き]える | to disappear, to vanish, to go out of sight, to go away, to become lost | Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | |
| 消す | 消[け]す | to erase, to rub out, to rub off, to cross out, to delete | Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 渡す | 渡[わた]す | to ferry across (e.g. a river), to carry across, to traverse | Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 渡る | 渡[わた]る | to cross over, to go across | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 為るする | する | to do, to carry out, to perform | Suru verb - included | |
| 無くす | なくす | to lose (something) | Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 生まれる | 生[う]まれる | to be born | Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | |
| 疲れる | 疲[つか]れる | to get tired, to tire, to get fatigued, to become exhausted, to grow weary | Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | |
| 着く | 着[つ]く | to arrive at, to reach | Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 着る | 着[き]る | to wear (from the shoulders down), to put on | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | |
| 知る | 知[し]る | to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 磨く | 磨[みが]く | to polish, to shine, to burnish, to scour, to scrub, to brush (teeth), to grind (e.g. a lens) | Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 立つ | 立[た]つ | to stand (up), to rise, to get to one's feet, to stand on end (e.g. of hairs), to stick up | Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 答える | 答[こた]える | to answer, to reply | Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | |
| 終わる | 終[お]わる | to end, to come to an end, to finish, to close, to be over | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 結婚する | 結婚[けっこん] | marriage | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb | |
| 締める | 締[し]める | to tie, to fasten, to tighten | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | |
| 練習する | 練習[れんしゅう] | practice, training, drill, (an) exercise, workout | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb | |
| 置く | 置[お]く | to put, to place | Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 習う | 習[なら]う | to take lessons in, to be taught, to learn (from a teacher), to study (under a teacher), to get training in | Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 聞く | 聞[き]く | to hear | Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 脱ぐ | 脱[ぬ]ぐ | to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.), to undress | Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 行く | 行[い]く | to go, to move (towards), to head (towards), to leave (for) | Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class, Intransitive verb | |
| 要る | いる | to be needed, to be necessary, to be required, to be wanted, to need, to want | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 見せる | 見[み]せる | to show, to display | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | |
| 見る | 見[み]る | to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | |
| 覚える | 覚[おぼ]える | to memorize, to memorise, to commit to memory, to learn by heart, to bear in mind, to remember | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | |
| 言う | 言[い]う | to say, to utter, to declare | Godan verb with 'u' ending | |
| 話す | 話[はな]す | to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat | Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 読む | 読[よ]む | to read | Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 買い物する | 買[か]い 物[もの] | shopping, purchased goods | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb | |
| 買う | 買[か]う | to buy, to purchase | Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 貸す | 貸[か]す | to lend, to loan | Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 質問する | 質問[しつもん] | question, inquiry, enquiry | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' | |
| 走る | 走[はし]る | to run | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 起きる | 起[お]きる | to get up, to rise, to blaze up (fire) | Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | |
| 返す | 返[かえ]す | to return (something), to restore, to put back | Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 遊ぶ | 遊[あそ]ぶ | to play (games, sports), to enjoy oneself, to have a good time | Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 違う | 違[ちが]う | to differ (from), to be different, to be distinct, to be unlike, to vary, to disagree (with) | Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 閉まる | 閉[し]まる | to be shut, to close, to be closed | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 閉める | 閉[し]める | to close, to shut | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | |
| 開く | 開[あ]く | to open (e.g. doors) | Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 開ける | 開[あ]ける | to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | |
| 降りる | 降[お]りる | to descend (e.g. a mountain), to go down, to come down | Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | |
| 降る | 降[ふ]る | to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.), to come down | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 電話する | 電話[でんわ] | telephone call, phone call | Noun, Suru verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' | |
| 頼む | 頼[たの]む | to request, to beg, to ask | Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 飛ぶ | 飛[と]ぶ | to fly, to soar | Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb | |
| 食べる | 食[た]べる | to eat | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | |
| 飲む | 飲[の]む | to drink, to gulp, to swallow, to take (medicine) | Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb | |
| 鳴く | 鳴[な]く | to make sound (of an animal), to call, to cry, to whine, to sing, to chirp | Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb |
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