The top 100 verbs (part 1)

Hiragana
Kanji
Meaning
あう
会う
to meet, to see
あく
開く
to open, to become open
あける
開ける
to open
あげる
上げる
to give
あそぶ
遊ぶ
to play, to make a visit
あびる
Kana*
to bathe, to shower
あらう
洗う
to wash
ある
Kana*
to be
ある
Kana*
to have
あるく
歩く
to walk
いう
言う
to say
いく/ゆく
行く
to go
いる
居る
to be (animate), to exist (hum)
いる
要る
to need
いれる
入れる
to put in
うたう
歌う
to sing
うまれる
生まれる
to be born
うる
売る
to sell
おきる
起きる
to get up, to rise
おく
置く
to put, to place
おしえる
教える
to teach, to inform
おす
押す
to push, to press
おぼえる
覚える
to remember, to memorise
およぐ
泳ぐ
to swim
おりる
降りる
to get off, to disembark, to dismount
おわる
終る
to finish, to close
かう
買う
to buy
かえす
返す
to return something
かえる
帰る
to go home, to return
かかる
Kana*
to take (eg time, money)
かく
書く
to write
かける
Kana*
to put on (eg glasses)
かける
Kana*
to dial/call (eg phone)
かす
貸す
to lend
かぶる
Kana*
to wear, to put on (head)
かりる
借りる
to borrow, to have a loan
きえる
消える
to go out, to vanish
きく
聞く
to hear, to listen, to ask
きる
切る
to cut, to chop
きる
着る
to wear, to put on (from shoulders down)
くもる
曇る
to become cloudy, to become dim
けす
消す
to erase, to delete, to turn off power
こたえる
答える
to answer, to reply
こまる
困る
to be worried, to be bothered
さす
差す
to raise (stretch out) hands, to raise (eg umbrella)
しまる
閉まる
to close, to be closed
しめる
閉める
to close, to shut
しめる
締める
to tie, to fasten
しる
知る
to know, to understand

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