50 Most Useful Verbs in Japanese

A list of 50 common verbs in Japanese with their English translations and examples.


46 words in this list

้ฃฒใ‚€ (nomu) โ†’ to drink

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใŠ่Œถใ‚’้ฃฒใ‚€ (to drink tea)

่ชญใ‚€ (yomu) โ†’ to read

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๆœฌใ‚’่ชญใ‚€ (to read a book)

ๆŒใค (motsu) โ†’ to hold, to have

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ้ž„ใ‚’ๆŒใค (to hold a bag)

้–‰ใ‚ใ‚‹ (shimeru) โ†’ to close

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ็ช“ใ‚’้–‰ใ‚ใ‚‹ (to close the window)

ๆญขใ‚ใ‚‹ (tomeru) โ†’ to stop

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ่ปŠใ‚’ๆญขใ‚ใ‚‹ (to stop the car)

ๅญฆใถ (manabu) โ†’ to learn

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใ‚’ๅญฆใถ (to learn Japanese)

ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‹ (wakaru) โ†’ to understand

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๆ„ๅ‘ณใŒใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‹ (to understand the meaning)

้ฃŸในใ‚‹ (taberu) โ†’ to eat

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใ”้ฃฏใ‚’้ฃŸในใ‚‹ (to eat rice)

้€ฃ็ตกใ™ใ‚‹ (renraku suru) โ†’ to contact

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅ‹้”ใซ้€ฃ็ตกใ™ใ‚‹ (to contact a friend)

่กŒใ (iku) โ†’ to go

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅญฆๆ กใซ่กŒใ (to go to school)

่ฉฑใ™ (hanasu) โ†’ to speak, to talk

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใ‚’่ฉฑใ™ (to speak Japanese)

่ฒทใ† (kau) โ†’ to buy

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๆœฌใ‚’่ฒทใ† (to buy a book)

ใ™ใ‚‹ (suru) โ†’ to do

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅฎฟ้กŒใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ (to do homework)

ๅพ…ใค (matsu) โ†’ to wait

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅ‹้”ใ‚’ๅพ…ใค (to wait for a friend)

่ตฐใ‚‹ (hashiru) โ†’ to run

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใƒžใƒฉใ‚ฝใƒณใ‚’่ตฐใ‚‹ (to run a marathon)

ๅ…ฅใ‚‹ (hairu) โ†’ to enter, to go in

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅฎถใซๅ…ฅใ‚‹ (to enter the house)

็ต‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ (owaru) โ†’ to finish

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๆŽˆๆฅญใŒ็ต‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ (class is over)

็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ (shitteiru) โ†’ to know (fact)

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅฝผๅฅณใฎไฝๆ‰€ใ‚’็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ (to know her address)

่ฉฑใ™ (hanasu) โ†’ to talk, to speak

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅ‹้”ใจ่ฉฑใ™ (to talk with friends)

่ฒทใ† (kau) โ†’ to buy

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๆœฌใ‚’่ฒทใ† (to buy a book)

้ฃŸในใ‚‹ (taberu) โ†’ to eat

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅฏฟๅธใ‚’้ฃŸในใ‚‹ (to eat sushi)

ๆ›ธใ (kaku) โ†’ to write

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๆ‰‹็ด™ใ‚’ๆ›ธใ (to write a letter)

็Ÿฅใ‚‹ (shiru) โ†’ to know

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅฝผๅฅณใฎๅๅ‰ใ‚’็Ÿฅใ‚‹ (to know her name)

ไน—ใ‚‹ (noru) โ†’ to ride

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ่‡ช่ปข่ปŠใซไน—ใ‚‹ (to ride a bicycle)

ๅง‹ใ‚ใ‚‹ (hajimeru) โ†’ to start

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ไป•ไบ‹ใ‚’ๅง‹ใ‚ใ‚‹ (to start work)

ๅ‡บใ‚‹ (deru) โ†’ to go out, to leave

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅฎถใ‚’ๅ‡บใ‚‹ (to leave the house)

่ฆšใˆใ‚‹ (oboeru) โ†’ to remember

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’่ฆšใˆใ‚‹ (to remember words)

้ฃฒใ‚€ (nomu) โ†’ to drink

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใŠ่Œถใ‚’้ฃฒใ‚€ (to drink tea)

ๅพ…ใกๅˆใ‚ใ›ใ‚‹ (machiawaseru) โ†’ to arrange to meet

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅ‹้”ใจๅพ…ใกๅˆใ‚ใ›ใ‚‹ (to arrange to meet with a friend)

่žใ (kiku) โ†’ to listen, to ask

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ้Ÿณๆฅฝใ‚’่žใ (to listen to music)

่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ (miru) โ†’ to see, to watch

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๆ˜ ็”ปใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ (to watch a movie)

ไผšใ† (au) โ†’ to meet

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅ‹้”ใซไผšใ† (to meet a friend)

ไฝฟใ† (tsukau) โ†’ to use

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ้›ป่ฉฑใ‚’ไฝฟใ† (to use the phone)

ๆฅใ‚‹ (kuru) โ†’ to come

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅ‹้”ใŒๆฅใ‚‹ (a friend is coming)

ๆญฉใ (aruku) โ†’ to walk

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅ…ฌๅœ’ใ‚’ๆญฉใ (to walk in the park)

้–‹ใ‘ใ‚‹ (akeru) โ†’ to open

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใƒ‰ใ‚ขใ‚’้–‹ใ‘ใ‚‹ (to open the door)

ๆ•™ใˆใ‚‹ (oshieru) โ†’ to teach

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใ‚’ๆ•™ใˆใ‚‹ (to teach Japanese)

ๅฟ˜ใ‚Œใ‚‹ (wasureru) โ†’ to forget

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅๅ‰ใ‚’ๅฟ˜ใ‚Œใ‚‹ (to forget a name)

ๆ›ธใ (kaku) โ†’ to write

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๆ‰‹็ด™ใ‚’ๆ›ธใ (to write a letter)

่จ€ใ† (iu) โ†’ to say

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใจ่จ€ใ† (to say hello)

ๅฃฒใ‚‹ (uru) โ†’ to sell

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ่ปŠใ‚’ๅฃฒใ‚‹ (to sell a car)

ๅฃฒใ‚‹ (uru) โ†’ to sell

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ่ปŠใ‚’ๅฃฒใ‚‹ (to sell a car)

ๆณณใ (oyogu) โ†’ to swim

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใƒ—ใƒผใƒซใงๆณณใ (to swim in the pool)

่€ƒใˆใ‚‹ (kangaeru) โ†’ to think

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ็ญ”ใˆใ‚’่€ƒใˆใ‚‹ (to think of an answer)

่ชญใ‚€ (yomu) โ†’ to read

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๆœฌใ‚’่ชญใ‚€ (to read a book)

็€ใ‚‹ (kiru) โ†’ to wear

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใ‚ทใƒฃใƒ„ใ‚’็€ใ‚‹ (to wear a shirt)

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