All verbs to pass the JLPT N5

This is the list of all verbs you need to know in order to pass the JLPT N5. Click on the Share
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Kanji

Furigana Romaji

Meaning

au

to meet

aku

to open

akeru

to open

ageru

to give

asobu

to play

abiru

to take a shower

arau

to wash

aru

to be, to exist

aru

to possess

aruku

to walk

iu

to say, to tell

iku

to go

iru

need, must haven be

required

iru

to exist

ireru

to insert, to put in

utau

to sing

umareru

to be born

uru

to sell

okiru

to get up, to stand up

oku

to put

okuru

to send

osu

to push

oboeru

to memorize, to remember

Type

oyogu

to swim

oriru

to get off

owaru

to end

kau

to buy

kaesu

to return an object

kaeru

to return home

kakaru

to take time or money

kaku

to write

kakeru

to wear

kakeru

to make a phone call

kasu

to lend

kaburu

to put on a hat

kariru

to borrow

kieru

to go out, to vanish

kiku

to listen

kiru

to cut

kiru

to wear, to put on

kuru

to come

kesu

to turn off, to switch off

kotaeru

to answer

komaru

to be in trouble

saku

to blossom

sasu

to open an umbrella

shinu

to die, to pass away

shimaru

to close

shimeru

to close

shimeru

to fasten a belt

shiru

to know

suu

to breath, to smoke

sumu

to live, to reside somewhere

suru

to do

suwaru

to sit

dasu

to take out, hand in

tatsu

to stand

tanomu

to ask, to request

taberu

to eat

chigau

to be different

tsukau

to use

tsukareru to get tired

tsuku

to arrive

tsukuru

to make, to produce

tsukeru

to turn on

tsutomeru to work for someone

dekakeru to go out

dekiru

can do

deru

to leave

tobu

to fly

tomaru

to stop

toru

to take

toru

to take a photo

naku

to sing, mew, moo

narabu

to form a line

naraberu

to line up

naru

to become

nugu

to take off clothes

neru

to sleep

noboru

to climb up

nomu

to drink

noru

to take, to ride

hairu

to enter

haku

to put on shoes

hajimaru to begin, to start

hataraku

to work

hanasu

to talk, to speak, to tell

haru

to put something on, to stick

hareru

to clear up

hashiru

to run

hiku

to pull

hiku

to play an instrument

fuku

to blow (wind)

furu

to fall (rain, snow)

magaru

to turn

matsu

to wait

migaku

to polish, to brush

miseru

to show

miru

to see, to watch

motsu

to have, to own

yasumu

to rest

yaru

to do

yobu

to call

yomu

to read

wakaru

to know, to understand

wasureru to forget

watasu

to hand over

wataru

to cross