Verbs in Japanese

Verbs are a key part of any language. The Japanese verbs list below will help you learn common Japanese verbs in no time. Together with other basic nouns and adjectives, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in Japanese. For even more Japanese verbs, take a look at our learning resources for Japanese at the end of the page.

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Basic Japanese Verbs
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Movements in Japanese
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Basic Japanese Verbs

English	Japanese
to open in Japanese	開く (hiraku)
to close in Japanese	閉める (shimeru)
to sit in Japanese	座る (suwaru)
to stand in Japanese	立つ (tatsu)
to know in Japanese	知る (shiru)
to think in Japanese	考える (kangaeru)
to win in Japanese	勝つ (katsu)
to lose in Japanese	負ける (makeru)
to ask in Japanese	質問する (shitsumon suru)
to answer in Japanese	答える (kotaeru)
to help in Japanese	助ける (tasukeru)
to like in Japanese	好む (konomu)
to kiss in Japanese	キスする (kisu suru)
to eat in Japanese	食べる (taberu)
to drink in Japanese	飲む (nomu)

Japanese Action Words

English	Japanese
to take in Japanese	取る (toru)
to put in Japanese	置く (oku)
to find in Japanese	見つける (mitsukeru)
to steal in Japanese	盗む (nusumu)
to kill in Japanese	殺す (korosu)
to fly in Japanese	飛ぶ (tobu)
to attack in Japanese	攻撃する (kōgeki suru)
to defend in Japanese	守る (mamoru)
to fall in Japanese	落ちる (ochiru)
to choose in Japanese	選ぶ (erabu)

Movements in Japanese

English	Japanese
to run in Japanese	走る (hashiru)
to swim in Japanese	泳ぐ (oyogu)
to jump in Japanese	跳ぶ (tobu)
to pull in Japanese	引く (hiku)
to push in Japanese	押す (osu)
to throw in Japanese	投げる (nageru)
to crawl in Japanese	這う (hau)
to fight in Japanese	戦う (tatakau)
to catch in Japanese	キャッチする (kyacchi suru)
to roll in Japanese	転がる (korogaru)

Japanese Business Verbs

English	Japanese
to buy in Japanese	買う (kau)
to pay in Japanese	支払う (shiharau)
to sell in Japanese	売る (uru)
to study in Japanese	勉強する (benkyō suru)
to call in Japanese	電話する (denwa suru)
to read in Japanese	読む (yomu)
to write in Japanese	書く (kaku)
to calculate in Japanese	計算する (keisan suru)
to measure in Japanese	測る (hakaru)
to earn in Japanese	得る (uru)
to count in Japanese	数える (kazoeru)
to scan in Japanese	スキャンする (sukyan suru)
to print in Japanese	印刷する (insatsu suru)

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Verbs in Japanese

Basic Japanese Verbs

Japanese Action Words

Movements in Japanese

Japanese Business Verbs

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