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Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
1. to hear
  • いちばん一番
  • チャンネル
  • えいご英語
  • 、7
  • ばん
  • チャンネル
  • にほんご日本語
  • 聞き
  • になれます
You can hear English on Channel 1, and Japanese on Channel 7.
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
2. to listen (e.g. to music)esp. 聴く
  • おんがく音楽
  • 好き
  • まいにち毎日
  • 聴いています
I like music, and I listen to it every day.
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
3. to ask; to enquire; to query聴く is used in legal and official contexts
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
4. to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
5. to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
6. to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
7. to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)See also 香を聞く
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
8. to taste (alcohol); to tryalso 利く
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聴く 【きく】
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Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
1. to write; to compose; to pen
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
2. to draw; to paintSee also 描く かく
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Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
1. to put; to place
  • それ
  • テーブル
  • うえ
  • 置き
  • なさい
Lay it on the table.
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
2. to leave (behind)
  • あいにく
  • わたし
  • カメラ
  • いえ
  • おいて
  • きた
As it happens, I have left the camera at home.
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
3. to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
4. to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
5. to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.)
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
6. to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
7. to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
8. to separate spatially or temporally
Godan verb with ku ending, Auxiliary verb
9. to do something in advanceUsually written using kana alone, after the -te form of a verb
  • あそ遊び
  • たい
  • なら
  • ちゃんと
  • ルール
  • 決めて
  • おきなさい
If we're going to play, make your mind up about the rules!
Godan verb with ku ending, Auxiliary verb
10. to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain stateUsually written using kana alone, after the -te form of a verb
  • しゅくだい宿題
  • やりかけ
  • して
  • おいた
The boy left his homework half-finished.
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Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
1. to work; to labor; to labour
  • かれ
  • じかん時間
  • いじょう以上
  • ぶっつづぶっ続け
  • はたら働いた
He worked more than five hours on end.
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
2. to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play
  • スイッチ
  • じかんどお時間通り
  • はたら働かなかった
The switch didn't work on time.
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
3. to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
4. to be conjugatedLinguistics
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Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
1. to arrive at; to reach
  • あなた
  • ロンドン
  • 着く
  • ころ
  • には
  • ばんしゅう晩秋
  • となっている
  • だろう
It will be late autumn when you get to London.
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
2. to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)See also 席に着く
  • かく
  • じせき自席
  • つき
  • なさい
Go to your respective seats.
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Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
1. to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)See also 引く ひく
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Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
1. to blow (of the wind)
  • あの
  • つよ強い
  • かぜ
  • 吹いていました
There was a strong wind that day.
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
2. to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.); to puff
  • ローズ
  • シャボンだましゃぼん玉
  • 吹いていた
Rose was blowing bubbles.
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
3. to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to whistle (a tune)
    テッド
  • トランペット
  • 吹く
  • 好き
  • です
Ted likes playing the trumpet.
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
4. to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout; to spew; to puff outSee also 噴く
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
5. to sprout; to put forth (buds)
  • ふいている
The trees are shooting out buds.
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
6. to appear (on the surface); to form; to be coated with (powder, rust, etc.)
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
7. to burst out laughing; to burst into laughterSlang, See also 吹き出す
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
8. to brag; to talk big
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
9. to smelt; to mint
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Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
1. to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)
  • カーテン
  • ゆっくり
  • 引かれた
The curtains were drawn slowly.
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
2. to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)See also 惹く ひく, See also 注意を引く
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
3. to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in
  • あんな
  • ほん
  • みたら
  • フツーの
  • おんな
  • 引く
  • もん
Obviously a normal woman would lose interest if she saw a book like that!
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
4. to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
  • あなた
  • 引いた
  • カード
  • あか
  • マーク
  • です
The card you drew was a red, wasn't it?
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
5. to draw (a line, plan, etc.)See also 図面を引く
  • から
  • まで
  • せん
  • ひき
  • なさい
Draw a line from A to B.
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
6. to catch (a cold)See also 風邪を引く
  • わる悪い
  • かぜ風邪
  • ひいていて
  • さらにわるさらに悪いことに
  • ゆき
  • 降って
  • きました
I had a bad cold, and to make matters worse, it began snowing.
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
7. to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)See also 弾く ひく
  • かのじょ彼女
  • グランドピアノ
  • その
  • きょく
  • 引いた
She played that tune on her grand piano.
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
8. to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.); to consult; to checkSee also 辞書を引く
  • その
  • たんご単語
  • じしょ辞書
  • ひいて
  • ごらん
Look up the word in your dictionary.
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
9. to haul; to pull (vehicles)esp. 牽く
  • わたし
  • うま
  • にぐるま荷車
  • 引いている
  • 見た
I saw a horse pulling a cart.
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
10. to subtract; to deduct
    10
  • から
  • 引く
  • 、8
  • のこ残る
Two from ten leaves eight.
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
11. to recede; to ebb; to fade
  • 腫れ
  • 引く
  • まで
  • なんにち何日
  • くらい
  • かかります
How many days will it take until the swelling goes down?
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
12. to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)
  • その
  • さっか作家
  • ギリシャ
  • おうけ王家
  • けっとう血統
  • 引いていた
The writer was descended from the Greek royal family.
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
13. to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)
  • できるだけ
  • えいご英語
  • から
  • れい
  • ひこう
Insofar as possible, our examples will be drawn from English.
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
14. to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)
  • かいてい海底
  • ケーブル
  • りょうこく両国
  • あいだ
  • 引かれた
A submarine cable was laid between the two countries.
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
15. to hold (e.g. a note)
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
16. to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
17. to move back; to draw back; to recedeSee also 退く ひく
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
18. to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)See also 退く ひく
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
19. to resign; to retire; to quitSee also 退く ひく
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曳く 【ひく】牽く 【ひく】
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Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
1. to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
2. to rise up (of breaking waves)Archaism
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Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
1. to polish; to shine; to burnish; to scour; to scrub; to brush (teeth); to grind (e.g. a lens)
  • おとうと
  • ぎん
  • しょっき食器
  • るい
  • みが磨いた
My brother polished the silver.
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
2. to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone; to polish (up); to cultivate (one's character)
  • がくせい学生
  • どくしょ読書
  • ぎのう技能
  • みが磨く
  • べき
Students should develop their reading skills.
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研く 【みがく】琢く 【みがく】
Notes
研く: Rarely-used kanji form. 琢く: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
1. to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
  • ひつじ
  • なん何て
  • 鳴く
What sound does a sheep make?
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
2. to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)Mahjong, Only applies to 鳴く
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啼く 【なく】
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Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
1. to be surprised; to be astonished
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愕く 【おどろく】駭く 【おどろく】
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Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb
1. to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack
  • せんしゅう先週
  • わたし私達
  • ぶとうかい舞踏会
  • ひら開きました
We gave a ball last week.
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb
2. to bloom; to unfold; to spread out
  • にわ
  • バラ
  • つぼみ
  • すこ少しずつ
  • ひら開き
  • はじ始める
Little by little, the buds on the rosebush in my garden begin to open.
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb
3. to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb
4. to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
5. to hold (meeting, party, etc.); to give; to open
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
6. to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
7. to open (ports, borders, etc.)
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
8. to open (an account)
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
9. to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to developSee also 拓く
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
10. to open (a file, etc.)Computing
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
11. to extract (root); to reduce (equation)Mathematics
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
12. to cut open (fish)Food, cooking, as 魚を開く
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
13. to change (kanji into hiragana)
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
14. to flare (e.g. skirt)
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
15. to slacken (into a poor posture)Sports, as 体が開く, 肩が開く, etc.
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Godan verb with ku ending
1. to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
Other forms
哭く 【なく】
Notes
哭く: Irregular kanji usage.
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Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
1. to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing
  • わたし
  • いえ
  • なか
  • なに何か
  • うご動く
  • かん感じた
I felt something move in the house.
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
2. to operate; to run; to go; to work
  • まだ
  • うご動く
  • うち
  • 売って
  • しまわ
  • なきゃ
I should sell it while it still runs.
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
3. to make a move; to take action; to act; to go into action
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
4. to be touched; to be influenced
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
5. to change; to vary; to fluctuate; to waversometimes prenom. as 動かぬ, 動かない, etc. to mean "certain"
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
6. to be transferred
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Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
1. to continue; to last; to go on
  • どれくらい
  • この
  • さむ寒い
  • てんき天気
  • つづ続きます
How long will this cold weather go on?
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
2. to continue (without a break); to be unbroken
  • えんえん延々と
  • つづ続く
  • くるま
  • れつ
  • あった
There was a continuous line of cars.
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
3. to occur again and again
  • このところ
  • ひこうき飛行機
  • じこ事故
  • つづ続く
There have been a lot of airplane accidents recently.
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
4. to lead to; to connect to; to adjoin
  • ホテル
  • つづ続く
  • みち
  • せま狭い
The road which leads to the hotel is narrow.
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
5. to come after; to follow; to succeed; to rank next to
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
6. to hold out; to keep; to last
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Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
1. to burn
  • この
  • にく
  • もうすこし
  • 焼いて
  • くださいません
Could you cook this meat a little more?
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
2. to roast; to broil; to grill; to bake; to toast; to barbecue
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
3. to heat; to heat up
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
4. to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake; to fire; to burn
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
5. to tan (i.e. suntan); to burnSee also 灼く やく
  • この
  • なつ
  • こんがり
  • 焼こう
  • おも思います
I am going to try to get a good tan.
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
6. to print (a photo); to burn (an optical disc)
    windowXP
  • には
  • シー・ディーCD
  • 焼く
  • きのう機能
  • ある
  • そう
  • です
  • その
  • てじゅん手順
  • かいせつ解説
  • している
  • ページ
  • おし教えて
  • ください
I hear that you can burn CDs with Windows XP; could you tell me a website that explains the procedures involved?
Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb
7. to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envySee also 妬く やく
Other forms
燬く 【やく】焚く 【やく】
Notes
燬く: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage. 焚く: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
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Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
1. to get dry
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Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
1. to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil
  • やかん薬缶
  • おゆお湯
  • 沸いている
The kettle is boiling.
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
2. to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to be in a ferment; to take place energetically
  • さんぎょう産業
  • みんな
  • こうけいき好景気
  • 沸いている
All the industries in the city are booming.
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
3. to ferment
Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb
4. to melt (of metal)
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