In this article, we will see a complete list of verbos from the Japanese language N5 JLPT. ing that the verbs can have other uses and meanings, according to the sentence and may not be present in this list. It is up to you to interpret and grasp the feeling of each verb.
N5 verbs
- 会う (au) - to meet
- 開く (aku / hikaru) - open (shops, flowers)
- 開ける (akeru) - open
- あげる (ageru) - give
- 遊ぶ (asobu) - to play
- 浴びる (abiru) - take a bath
- 洗う (arau) - wash
- 有る (aru) - be, have, exist
- ある (aru) - to possess
- 歩く (aruku) - walking (on foot)
- 言う (iu) - means, to say
- 行く (iku) - go
- いる (iru) - need, refuge must be required
- いる (iru) - exist
- 入れる (ireru) - insert, place, enter
- 歌う (utau) - sing
- 生まれる (umareru) - born, arise
- 売る (uru) - sell
- 起きる (okiru) - to get up, to wake up
- おく (oku) - put
- 送る (okuru) - send
- 押す (osu) - push
- 覚える (oboeru) - memorize,
- 泳ぐ (oyogu) - to swim
- 降りる (oriru) - getting off (from a car, ladder)
- 終わる (owaru) - finish
- 買う (kau) - buy
- 返す (kaesu) - return (objects)
- 帰る (kaeru) - return, leave (home)
- かかる (kakaru) - have time, take
- 書く (kaku) - write
- かける (kakeru) - to wear
- 貸す (kasu) - to lend
- 冠る (kaburu) - put on the head (hat, cap)
- 借りる (kariru) - borrow
- 消える (kieru) - disappear
- 聞く (kiku) - to listen
- 切る (kiru) - cut
- 着る (kiru) - put on, put on
- 来る (kuru) - vir
- 消す (kesu) - erase, turn off
- 答える (kotaeru) - answer
- 困る (komaru) - difficulty, problems
- 咲く (saku) - to bloom
- さす (sasu) - open an umbrella
- 死ぬ (shinu) - to die
- 閉まる (shimaru) - close
- 閉める (shimeru) - close (transitive, ichidan)
- 知る (shiru) - know
- 吸う (suu) - breathe, smoke
- 住む (sumu) - live, reside somewhere
- する (suru) - do
- 座る (suwaru) - sit
- 出す (dasu) - take, give, place, show, send, reveal
- 立つ (tatsu) - get up, stand
- 頼む (tanomu) - to ask, request, ask
- 食べる (taberu) - eat
- 違う (chigau) - differ, wrong, that's not it
- 使う (tsukau) - to use (e.g. computers, phones...)
- 疲れる (tsukareru) - tired
- 着く (tsuku) - arrive
- 作る (tsukuru) - make, produce
- 点ける (tsukeru) - turn on light, turn on
- 勤める (tsutomeru) - work, serve (someone)
- 出かける (dekakeru) - exit
- 出来る (dekiru) - to do, to be able to do something
- 出る (deru) - leave
- 飛ぶ (tobu) - fly
- 止まる (tomaru) - stop
- 取る (toru) - take
- 撮る (toru) - take a picture
- 鳴く (naku) - singing, screaming, meowing (cats)
- 並ぶ (narabu) - to form a line of
- 並べる (naraberu) - line up
- なる (naru) - to become
- 脱ぐ (nugu) - undress
- 寝る (neru) - sleep
- 登る (noboru) - climb, ascend
- 飲む (nomu) - drink
- 乗る (noru) - ride (bike, animal)
- 入る (hairu) -
- 履く (haku) - put on (put on the foot)
- 始まる (hajimaru) - start
- 走る (hashiru) - run
- 働く (hataraku) - work
- 話す (hanasu) - speak, say, talk
- 張る (haru) - stretch, tighten, strain
- 晴れる (hareru) - Clean, clear
- 引く (hiku) - pull, take (eng: pull)
- 弾く (hiku) - Play an instrument
- 吹く (fuku) - blowing
- 降る (furu) - falling (rain, snow)
- 曲がる (magaru) - turn, bend, warp, twist
- 待つ (matsu) - wait
- 磨く (migaku) - brushing, polishing
- 見せる (miseru) - show
- 見る (miru) - see, watch, look
- 持つ (motsu) - to have, to own
- 休む (yasumu) - rest
- やる (yaru) - do
- 呼ぶ (yobu) - call
- 読む (yomu) - read
- 分かる (wakaru) - understand, know
- 忘れる (wasureru) - forget
- 渡す (watasu) - to deliver (gifts...)
- 渡る (wataru) - cross, go ahead
I hope this table has been of great help! Don't forget to also check: List of N4 verbs and the Quiz Test - N5 Verbs.
