N5 Vocabulary: Common verbs — 112 words with readings
The Common verbs topic has 112 common N5 words. Each entry shows the reading, romaji and English meaning.
| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 会う | あう | au | to meet, to see |
| 開く | あく | aku | to open, to become open |
| 開ける | あける | akeru | to open (v.t.) |
| 上げる | あげる | ageru | to raise, to lift |
| 遊ぶ | あそぶ | asobu | to play; to spend time pleasantly; to hang out |
| 浴びる | あびる | abiru | to bathe, to shower |
| 洗う | あらう | arau | to wash |
| 在る | ある | aru | to be, to have |
| 有る | ある | aru | to be, to have |
| 歩く | あるく | aruku | to walk |
| 言う | いう | iu | to say |
| 行く | いく | iku | to go |
| 居る | いる | iru | (humble) to be (animate), to exist |
| 要る | いる | iru | to need |
| 入れる | いれる | ireru | to put in |
| 歌う | うたう | utau | to sing |
| 生まれる | うまれる | umareru | to be born |
| 売る | うる | uru | to sell (v.t.) |
| 起きる | おきる | okiru | to get up (e.g., from sleeping); to happen |
| 置く | おく | oku | to put; to lay; to place |
| 教える | おしえる | oshieru | to teach, to inform, to instruct |
| 押す | おす | osu | to push, to press, to stamp (e.g., a passport) |
| 覚える | おぼえる | oboeru | to learn, to commit to memory, to remember, to memorize |
| 泳ぐ | およぐ | oyogu | to swim |
| 降りる | おりる | oriru | to get off |
| 終る | おわる | owaru | to finish, to close |
| 買う | かう | kau | to buy |
| 返す | かえす | kaesu | to return something |
| 帰る | かえる | kaeru | to go back, to go home, to return |
| かかる | かかる | kakaru | it takes (amount of time, money) (v.i.) |
| 書く | かく | kaku | to write |
| 掛ける | かける | kakeru | to put on (e.g., glasses); to hang (e.g., on a wall) |
| かける | かける | kakeru | to dial/call (e.g., phone); to sit down |
| 貸す | かす | kasu | to lend |
| かぶる | かぶる | kaburu | to wear, to put on (e.g., a hat on the head) |
| 借りる | かりる | kariru | to borrow, to owe |
| 消える | きえる | kieru | to vanish, to disappear |
| 聞く | きく | kiku | to hear, to listen, to ask |
| 切る | きる | kiru | to cut; to hang up (a phone) |
| 着る | きる | kiru | to put on (clothes above your waist); to wear |
| 曇る | くもる | kumoru | to become cloudy, to become dim |
| 来る | くる | kuru | to come |
| 消す | けす | kesu | to erase, to delete, to turn off power |
| 答える | こたえる | kotaeru | to answer, to reply |
| コピーする | コピーする | kopī suru | to copy |
| 困る | こまる | komaru | to be bothered, to have difficulty |
| 咲く | さく | saku | to bloom |
| 差す | さす | sasu | to raise (stretch out) hands, to raise (e.g., umbrella) |
| 死ぬ | しぬ | shinu | to die |
| 閉まる | しまる | shimaru | to close, to be closed |
| 閉める | しめる | shimeru | to close, to shut |
| 締める | しめる | shimeru | to tie, to fasten, to tighten |
| 知る | しる | shiru | to know, to understand |
| 吸う | すう | suu | to breathe in, to suck |
| 住む | すむ | sumu | to reside, to live in |
| する | する | suru | to do, to try; to wear small items (e.g., necktie, watch, etc.) |
| 座る | すわる | suwaru | to sit |
| 出す | だす | dasu | to take (something) out; to hand in (something) |
| 立つ | たつ | tatsu | to stand up |
| 頼む | たのむ | tanomu | to request, to ask (a favor) |
| 食べる | たべる | taberu | to eat |
| 違う | ちがう | chigau | to be different; to differ; wrong |
| 使う | つかう | tsukau | to use |
| 疲れる | つかれる | tsukareru | to get (become) tired; to become fatigued |
| 着く | つく | tsuku | to arrive at, to reach |
| 作る | つくる | tsukuru | to make, to create |
| つける | つける | tsukeru | to turn on (e.g., a light); to take |
| 勤める | つとめる | tsutomeru | to work (for) |
| 出かける | でかける | dekakeru | to go out; to depart |
| できる | できる | dekiru | to be able to (to accomplish) |
| 出る | でる | deru | to appear, to leave |
| 飛ぶ | とぶ | tobu | to fly, to hop |
| 止まる | とまる | tomaru | to come to a halt |
| 取る | とる | toru | to take (a class); to get (a grade) |
| 撮る | とる | toru | to take (a photo), to make (a film) |
| 鳴く | なく | naku | to make sound (animal) |
| 無くす | なくす | nakusu | to lose something |
| 習う | ならう | narau | to learn |
| 並ぶ | ならぶ | narabu | to line up, to stand in a line (v.i.) |
| 並べる | ならべる | naraberu | to put (things) side by side; to line up |
| なる | なる | naru | to become |
| 脱ぐ | ぬぐ | nugu | to take off (clothes) |
| 寝る | ねる | neru | to sleep; to go to sleep; to go to bed |
| 登る | のぼる | noboru | to climb |
| 飲む | のむ | nomu | to drink |
| 乗る | のる | noru | to get on, to ride in, to board |
| 入る | はいる | hairu | to enter, to contain, to hold |
| はく | はく | haku | to put on (items below your waist) |
| 始まる | はじまる | hajimaru | (something) begins |
| 走る | はしる | hashiru | to run |
| 働く | はたらく | hataraku | to work |
| 話す | はなす | hanasu | to speak |
| 貼る | はる | haru | to post; to paste; to attach |
| 晴れる | はれる | hareru | to be sunny |
| 引く | ひく | hiku | to pull, to draw; subtract |
| 弾く | ひく | hiku | to play (a string instrument or piano) |
| 吹く | ふく | fuku | to blow (wind, etc.) |
| 降る | ふる | furu | to precipitate, to fall (e.g., rain, snow, etc.) |
| 曲る | まがる | magaru | to turn, to bend |
| 待つ | まつ | matsu | to wait |
| 磨く | みがく | migaku | to brush (teeth); to polish |
| 見せる | みせる | miseru | to show, to display |
| 見る | みる | miru | to see, to look |
| 持つ | もつ | motsu | to hold, to carry; to possess |
| 休む | やすむ | yasumu | to rest, to have a break, to get time off |
| やる | やる | yaru | to do; to give (to pets, parents, siblings, etc.) |
| 呼ぶ | よぶ | yobu | to call (one's name); to invite |
| 読む | よむ | yomu | to read |
| 分かる | わかる | wakaru | to understand |
| 忘れる | わすれる | wasureru | to forget |
| 渡す | わたす | watasu | to hand (something) over (v.t.); to get across |
| 渡る | わたる | wataru | to cross over, to go across |
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