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Godan verb with 'u' ending
1. to say; to utter; to declare
  • みんな
  • ひとやすひと休み
  • しよう
  • ジョン
  • 言った
John said, "Hey guys, let's take a break."
Godan verb with 'u' ending
2. to name; to call
  • この
  • どうぶつ動物
  • にほんご日本語
  • なに
  • 言います
What do you call this animal in Japanese?
Godan verb with 'u' ending
3. to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noiseOnly applies to 言う
Other forms
言う 【ゆう】云う 【いう】云う 【ゆう】謂う 【いう】謂う 【ゆう】
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1. to buy; to purchase
  • くるま
  • 買う
  • ために
  • ちょきん貯金
  • している
I'm saving money for a car.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
2. to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize
  • かれ彼の
  • スキーヤー
  • として
  • ゆうしゅう優秀
  • せい
  • じゅうぶん十分に
  • 買っています
We fully appreciate his excellence as a skier.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
3. to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour)
  • かれ
  • 絶えず
  • ぶじょく侮辱
  • した
  • ので
  • わたし私の
  • いか怒り
  • かった
His constant insults aroused my anger.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
4. to accept; to take on; to take up
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
5. to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1. to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
  • あなた
  • じしょ辞書
  • つか使って
  • いい
  • ですか
  • 」「
  • はい
  • どうぞ
"Can I use your dictionary?" "Yes, here you are."
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
2. to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
  • アジアしょこくアジア諸国
  • など
  • から
  • でかせ出稼ぎ
  • きた
  • がいこくじん外国人
  • メイド
  • として
  • つか使う
  • じょうしき常識
  • ようになっている
It has become common practise to employ foreigners working abroad from Asian countries as maids.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
3. to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
  • おゆお湯
  • ぜんぶ全部
  • つか使わないで
Don't use all the hot water.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
4. to use (language); to speak
Other forms
遣う 【つかう】
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
1. to sing
    ジョン
  • ステージ
  • なに
  • うた歌いました
What did John sing on the stage?
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
2. to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)esp. 歌う, 詠う
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唄う 【うたう】詠う 【うたう】謡う 【うたう】唱う 【うたう】
Notes
謡う: Rarely-used kanji form. 唱う: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1. to wash; to cleanse; to rinse
  • その
  • バッグ
  • あら洗う
  • とき
  • せんたくき洗濯機
  • 入れないで
  • ください
When you wash the bag, please do not put it in the washing machine.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
2. to inquire into; to investigate
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
3. to purify (one's heart)
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
4. to lave (e.g. shore); to wash over (e.g. deck); to sweep
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to meet; to encounter; to see逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance
  • まえ
  • かれ
  • あった
  • おぼえ覚えている
I remember seeing him before.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to have an accident; to have a bad experienceUsually written using kana alone, esp. 遭う when in kanji
  • えき
  • 行く
  • とちゅう途中
  • にわかあめにわか雨
  • 遭った
I was caught in a shower on my way to the station.
Other forms
逢う 【あう】遭う 【あう】遇う 【あう】
Notes
遇う: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
  • そのてんその点で
  • わたし
  • きみ
  • いけん意見
  • ちが違う
I differ from you on that point.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
  • そんな
  • ばかな
  • こと
  • 言う
  • なんて
  • かれ
  • でも
  • ちが違った
Is he mad that he should say such a foolish thing?
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to become abnormal; to go wrongSee also 気が違う
  • きみ
  • ちが違う
  • ほう
  • いきます
You're going the wrong way.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
4. isn't it?; wasn't it?Kansai dialect, at sentence-end; oft. as 〜のと違うか
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1. to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1. to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale
  • きょうしつ教室
  • どうどうと
  • タバコ
  • すう
  • こうこうせい高校生
  • たち
  • それ
  • ちゅうい注意
  • できない
  • きょうし教師
  • たち
  • ばつをう罰を受ける
  • ことになります
High school students who flagrantly smoke in class and the teachers who can't caution them will be punished.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
2. to suck; to sip; to slurp
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
3. to absorb; to soak up
  • この
  • かみ
  • インク
  • 吸わない
This paper does not absorb ink.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
4. to kiss
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喫う 【すう】
Notes
喫う: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1. to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon想う has connotations of heart-felt
  • 晴れ
  • おも思う
I think it will be sunny.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
3. to judge; to assess; to regard
  • じょうきょう状況
  • しんこく深刻
  • おも思います
Do you regard the situation as serious?
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
4. to imagine; to suppose; to dream
  • われわれ我々
  • おも思っている
  • ほど
  • には
  • それほど
  • われわれ我々
  • こうふく幸福
  • でも
  • なければ
  • ふこう不幸
  • でもない
We are never as happy or as unhappy as we imagine.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
5. to expect; to look forward to
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
6. to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
7. to recall; to remember
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想う 【おもう】憶う 【おもう】念う 【おもう】
Notes
憶う: Rarely-used kanji form. 念う: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1. to pay (e.g. money, bill)
  • はら払える
  • かどうか
  • 分からない
  • ざます
I'm not sure I can afford it.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
2. to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches)
    ジャック
  • ブラシ
  • うわぎ上着
  • ほこり
  • はら払った
Jack brushed the dust off his coat.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
3. to drive away (e.g. one's competitors)
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
4. to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
5. to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern)
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
6. to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
7. to move out (of one's own place); to vacate
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
8. to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
9. to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy)
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
10. to reset (an abacus)
Other forms
掃う 【はらう】
Notes
掃う: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet
  • この
  • チョッキ
  • まえ
  • 合わない
This waistcoat won't meet at the front.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct
  • この
  • しろ白い
  • コート
  • あなた
  • よく
  • 合う
  • でしょう
This white coat will look very nice on you.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to be profitable; to be equitable
Auxiliary verb, Godan verb with 'u' ending
4. to do ... to each other; to do ... togetherafter the -masu stem of a verb
  • ふたり2人
  • じょせい女性
  • おたがお互い
  • ほほえ微笑み
  • あった
The two ladies smiled at each other.
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合う 【おう】
Notes
おう: Irregular kana usage.
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to laugh
  • クラス
  • もの
  • みんな
  • かれ
  • じょうだん冗談
  • わら笑った
The whole class laughed at his joke.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to smile
  • しかし
  • かれ
  • めったに
  • わら笑いませんでした
But he did not often smile.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to sneer; to ridiculeesp. 嗤う
  • ベェーだっ
  • しょうじょ乙女
  • こと
  • わら嗤った
  • ばつ
Pfft! That's what you get for laughing at a girl!
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
4. to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergastedas 笑ってしまう or 笑っちゃう
Other forms
嗤う 【わらう】咲う 【わらう】
Notes
嗤う: Rarely-used kanji form. 咲う: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to be in time (for)
  • きしゃ汽車
  • まにあ間に合う
  • ように
  • いそ急げ
Hurry up in order to catch the train.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough; to manage; to make do
  • これ
  • とうぶん当分
  • まにあ間に合う
  • でしょう
This will do for the time being.
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間にあう 【まにあう】
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to face
  • いちにちじゅう一日中
  • コンピューター
  • 向かってる
  • から
  • けっこう結構
  • でんじは電磁波
  • あび浴びてる
I sit in front of a computer screen all day, so I get pretty heavily bombarded by electro-magnetic waves.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to go towards; to head towards
  • あなた
  • どこ何処
  • 向かっている
  • のです
Where are you bound for?
Other forms
向う 【むかう】対う 【むかう】
Notes
対う: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1. to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
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行なう 【おこなう】
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent
  • さい
  • いじょう以上
  • こども子供
  • がっこう学校
  • かよ通わ
  • なければならない
Children of six and above should attend school.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)See also 血が通う, See also 心が通う
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
4. to resemble
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1. to help; to assist; to aid
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
2. to contribute to; to be a factor in
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手つだう 【てつだう】
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1. to pick up; to gather
  • ゆか
  • から
  • ペン
  • ひろ拾って
  • くだ下さい
Please pick up the pen from the floor.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
2. to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped)
  • この
  • さいふ財布
  • どこ
  • ひろ拾った
  • のです
Where did you find this wallet?
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
3. to select; to choose; to pick out
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
4. to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.); to snatch (an unexpected victory); to pull off
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
5. to pick up (someone in a car)
  • ホテル
  • まえ
  • わたし
  • くるま
  • ひろ拾って
  • ください
Please pick me up by car in front of the hotel.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
6. to flag down (a taxi); to hail
  • にほん日本
  • ひるま昼間
  • でも
  • よる
  • でも
  • タクシー
  • ひろ拾う
  • ことができる
In Japan you can always catch a cab, day or night.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
7. to pick up (a signal, sound, interference, etc.)
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
8. to (just manage to) return (the ball); to return (a difficult shot)
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
9. to take on (someone in adverse circumstances); to employ; to give a job; to take in
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
10. to walk; to go on foot
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1. to lose
  • ミス
  • ざいさん財産
  • うしな失った
My mistake cost me my fortune.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
2. to miss (a chance, opportunity)
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
3. to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
4. to concede (goals, points, etc.)
Other forms
喪う 【うしなう】
Notes
喪う: Rarely-used kanji form.
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