| Kanji | Hiragana | Meaning | Type | Transitive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| あける | To open (a door, etc…); To unwrap; To open (for business); To empty; To clear out | 1 | T | |
| あそぶ | To play; To make a visit (for pleasure); To be idle; To do nothing | 5b | I | |
| あびる | To bathe; To bask in the sun; To shower | 1 | T | |
| あらう | To wash | 5u | T | |
| ある | To be (as in for inanimate objects). To exist; to live; to have; to be located; There is … | 5r irr. | I | |
| あるく | To walk | 5k | I | |
| 会う | あう | To meet; To see a person | 5u | I |
| 言う | いう | To say; To call or give name to something 言 (Say) | 5u | I |
| 行く | いく | To go; To proceed; To take place; To continue Note that the movement must be in a direction away from the speaker. 行 (Go) | 5u irr. | I |
| いる | To Need | 5r | T | |
| いる | To be (for animate objects) To have (for people or animals) To stay (after the -te form of a verb) To continue an action or state | 1 | I | |
| 入れる | いれる | To put in; To admit; To employ; To hire 入 (enter) れる (spontaneous occurrence) | 1 | T |
| うたう | To sing | 5u | T / I | |
| 生まれる | うまれる | To be born 生 (Birth) まれる (to be) | 1 | I |
| うる | To sell | 5r | T | |
| 起きる | おきる | (1) To get up; To rise; To wake up (2) To occur (usually of unfavorable incidents) 起 (Wake Up) きる (To start) | 1 | I |
| おく | To put; To place; To leave behind; To do something in advance | 5k | T | |
| おしえる | To teach; To tell; To inform; To Instruct | 1 | T | |
| おす | To push; To press; To stamp; To apply a seal | 5s | T | |
| おぼえる | To remember; To recollect; To memorize To feel | 1 | T | |
| およぐ | To swim | 5g | I | |
| おりる | To descend; To go down; To get off; To disembark; To dismount | 1 | I | |
| おわる | To finish | 5r | I | |
| れんしゅう | Practice | suru | T | |
| りょこう | Travel; Trip | suru | I | |
| 買う | かう | To buy 買 (buy) | 5u | T |
| かえす | To return (something); To restore; To put back; To turn over; To turn upside down; To overturn | 5s | T | |
| 帰る | かえる | To go back; To return; To come back; To go home; To leave 帰 (homecoming) | 5r | I |
| かかる | (1) To take (time or money) (2) To hang | 5r | I | |
| 書く | かく | To Write 書 (write) | 5k | T |
| かける | To make (a call) | 1 | T | |
| かす | To lend; To loan; To rent out; To hire out | 5s | T | |
| かぶる | To wear (on head) | 5r | T | |
| かりる | To borrow; To have a loan; To rent; To hire | 1 | T | |
| きえる | To disappear; To go out; To vanish | 1 | I | |
| 聞く | きく | (1) To hear; To listen (to music) (2) To ask 聞 (hear; ask; listen) | 5k | T |
| きる | To cut (through); To sever (connections, ties); To turn off | 5r | T | |
| きる | To put (from the shoulders down); To wear; To bear (guilt, etc) | 1 | T | |
| 来る | くる | To come Indicates movement in a direction towards the speaker 来 (come) | kuru | I |
| けす | To erase; To delete; To cross off; To turn off power; To extinguish; To put out | 5s | T | |
| さす | To hold up; To put up; To raise | 5s | T / I | |
| しめる | To close; To shut; To tie; To fasten; To be strict with; To total; To sum | 1 | T | |
| する | To do | suru | T | |
| すむ | To live (of humans); To reside; To inhabit; To dwell; To abide | 5m | I | |
| 食べる | たべる | To eat 食 (eat) | 1 | T |
| 立つ | たつ | To stand; To rise; To stand up | 5t | I |
| 出す | だす | (1) To turn in; To publish; To send (a letter) (2) To submit (a thesis) 出 (put out) | 5s | T |
| つかう | To use (a person, animal, etc); To employ; To make use of; To use (time, money, etc …); To spend; To consume | 5u | T | |
| です | “Is / To be” Technically speaking, です carries no inherent meaning. It functions as a Copula | aux. | - | |
| おじぎ | Bowing (in the respectful sense) | suru | I | |
| 取る | とる | To take (a picture); To pick up; To grab; To catch; To hold | 5r | T |
| 寝る | ねる | To sleep; To go to sleep 寝(sleep) | 1 | I |
| 飲む | のむ | To drink 飲 (drink) | 5m | T |
| のる | To get on; To ride in; To board; To spread (paints); To share in; To join | 5r | I | |
| はじく | To play a stringed instrument (or piano) | 5k | T | |
| 話す | はなす | To speak; To talk 話 (talk) | 5s | T |
| はる | To stick; To link (as in a URL); To paste; To affix | 5r | T | |
| はれる | To be sunny; To clear up; To stop raining; To refresh (spirits); To be cleared (i.e., of suspicion) | 1 | I | |
| ひく | To play a stringed instrument or piano | 5k | T | |
| 勉強 | べんきょう | To study 勉 (endeavor) 強 (strong) | suru | T / I |
| 見る | みる | To see; To look at; To watch 見 (see) | 1 | T |
| 見せる | みせる | To show; To display 見 (see) | 1 | T |
| 持つ | もつ | To wait 持 (hold) つ (have) | 5t | T |
| 読む | よむ | To read 読 (read) | 5m | T |
| よぶ | To call out; To call; To invoke; To summon; To invite | 5b | T | |
| わたす | To hand over; To hand in; To pass; To give; To transfer; To traverse; To ferry across (a river); To carry across; To go across; To cross over | 5s | T | |
| わすれる | To forget; To leave carelessly; To be forgetful of; To forget about; To forget | 1 | T | |
| わかる | To understand | 5r | I | |
| はたらく | To work; To labor; To function; To operate; To work (as a machine works); To come into play | 5k | I | |
| こまる | To be worried; To be bothered | 5r | I | |
| ならぶ | To line up; To stand in a line; To rival; To match; To equal | 5b | I | |
| 出かける | でかける | To go out (i.e, on an excursion); To depart; To set out; To start; To be going out 出 (Exit) | 1 | I |
| ならう | To learn | 5u | T | |
| わかる | To be understood; To be comprehended; To be grasped | 5r | I | |
| つける | To turn on; To switch on; To light up | 1 | T | |
| なく | To cry; To weep; To sob; To howl | 5k | I | |
| つとめる | To work someone; To be employed (at); To serve (in) | 1 | T | |
| なくす | To lose something | 5s | T | |
| すう | To smoke; To breathe; To inhale; To such; To sip; To slurp; To absorb; To soak up | 5u | T | |
| ぬぐ | To undress; To take off (clothes, etc…) | 5g | T | |
| のぼる | To climb; To ascend; To go up; To rise; To go to (the capital); To be promoted | 5r | I | |
| 話す | はなす | To speak 話 (talk) | 5s | T |
| しまる | To close; To be closed; To be shut; To be locked; To tighten; To be tightened | 5r | I |