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.
Basic Japanese Verbs
Japanese Action Words
Movements in Japanese
Japanese Business Verbs


Basic Japanese Verbs


EnglishJapanese  
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)


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Japanese Action Words


EnglishJapanese  
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)
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Movements in Japanese


EnglishJapanese  
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)
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Japanese Business Verbs


EnglishJapanese  
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)


Verbs in Japanese

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