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130 Most common verbs in Japanese
130 Basic Japanese Verbs
Foundation Tier
| Kanji* | Hiragana/Katakana | Meaning |
| 会う | あう | to meet |
| 開ける | あける | to open |
| あげる | to give | |
| 遊ぶ | あそぶ | to play, to socialize |
| 集まる | あつまる | to assemble |
| 集める | あつめる | to collect |
| 洗う | あらう | to wash |
| ある | to be, to exist | |
| 歩く | あるく | to walk |
| 言う | いう | to say |
| 行く | いく | to go |
| 急ぐ | いそぐ | to hurry |
| いる | to be, to exist | |
| 入れる | いれる | to put in |
| 動く | うごく | to move |
| 歌う | うたう | to sing |
| 生まれる | うまれる | to be born |
| 売る | うる | to sell |
| 選ぶ | えらぶ | to choose |
| 起きる | おきる | to wake up, to get up |
| 送る | おくる | to send |
| 怒る | おこる | to get angry |
| 教える | おしえる | to teach, to tell |
| 押す | おす | to push |
| 落とす | おとす | to drop |
| 踊る | おどる | to dance |
| 覚える | おぼえる | to learn, to remember |
| 思う | おもう | to think |
| 泳ぐ | およぐ | to swim |
| 降りる | おりる | to get off |
| 終わる | おわる | to end |
| 買う | かう | to buy |
| 飼う | かう | to keep a pet |
| 返す | かえす | to return something |
| 帰る | かえる | to go home |
| かかる | かかる | to take |
| 描く | かく | to draw |
| 書く | かく | to write |
| （鍵を）かける | （かぎを）かける | to lock |
| （電話を）かける | （でんわを）かける | to make a phone call |
| （眼鏡を）かける | （めがねを）かける | to wear glasses |
| 貸す | かす | to lend |
| 勝つ | かつ | to win |
| かぶる | to wear (hats etc) | |
| 借りる | かりる | to borrow |
| （のどが）かわく | to be thirsty | |
| 考える | かんがえる | to think |
| 頑張る | がんばる | to do one’s best, to endure |
| 聞く、聴く | きく | to hear, to listen |
| 聞こえる | きこえる | to be audible |
| 決める | きめる | to decide |
| 着る | きる | to wear |
| 曇る | くもる | to be cloudy |
| 来る | くる | to come |
| 答える | こたえる | to answer |
| 混む | こむ | to be crowded |
| 死ぬ | しぬ | to die |
| 閉める | しめる | to close |
| 知らせる | しらせる | to notify |
| 知る | しる | to know |
| 吸う | すう | to smoke, to inhale |
| （お腹が）すく | （おなかが）すく | to get hungry |
| 捨てる | すてる | to throw out |
| 住む | すむ | to live |
| する | to do | |
| 座る | すわる | to sit |
| 出す | だす | to put out, to hand in |
| 助ける | たすける | to help |
| 立つ | たつ | to stand up |
| 建てる | たてる | to build |
| 食べる | たべる | to eat |
| 違う | ちがう | to be different, to be wrong |
| 使う | つかう | to use |
| 疲れる | つかれる | to get tired |
| 着く | つく | to arrive |
| 作る | つくる | to make |
| （電気を）つける | （でんきを）つける | to switch on (a light) |
| 伝える | つたえる | to pass on a message |
| 続ける | つづける | to continue |
| できる | to be able to | |
| 手伝う | てつだう | to help |
| 出る | でる | to go out |
| 通る | とおる | to go through |
| 泊る | とまる | to stay somewhere |
| 止まる | とまる | to stop |
| 取る | とる | to take |
| 撮る | とる | to take a photograph |
| 直す | なおす | to repair |
| 泣く | なく | to cry |
| なくす | to lose | |
| 投げる | なげる | to throw |
| 習う | ならう | to learn |
| 成る | なる | to become |
| 脱ぐ | ぬぐ | to take off (clothes) |
| 寝る | ねる | to sleep, to go to bed |
| 登る、上る | のぼる | to climb |
| 飲む | のむ | to drink |
| 乗る | のる | to ride on a method of transport |
| 入る | はいる | to enter |
| はく | to wear (shoes, trousers etc) | |
| 始める | はじめる | to start |
| 走る | はしる | to run |
| 働く | はたらく | to work |
| 話す | はなす | to talk |
| 払う | はらう | to pay |
| 晴れる | はれる | to be sunny |
| 弾く | ひく | to play a musical instrument |
| 引く | ひく | to subtract, to draw a line |
| （風邪を）ひく | (かぜを）ひく | to catch a cold |
| 増える | ふえる | to increase |
| （雨が）降る | （あめが）ふる | to rain |
| 減る | へる | to decrease |
| 曲がる | まがる | to turn |
| 負ける | まける | to lose |
| 間違える | まちがえる | to make a mistake |
| 待つ | まつ | to wait |
| 見える | みえる | to be visible |
| 磨く | みがく | to polish |
| 見せる | みせる | to show |
| 見つける | みつける | to find |
| 見る | みる | to see, to watch, to look |
| 持つ | もつ | to hold, to carry |
| 持って行く | もっていく | to take something |
| 持って来る | もってくる | to bring something |
| 戻る | もどる | to return |
| もらう | to receive | |
| 休む | やすむ | to rest |
| （雨が）やむ | （あめが）やむ | to stop (raining) |
| 辞める | やめる | to quit |
| 呼ぶ | よぶ | to call |
| 読む | よむ | to read |
| 分かる | わかる | to understand |
| 忘れる | わすれる | to forget |
| 笑う | わらう | to laugh |
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