Japanese verbs can be categorized into 3 groups. When the verbs change their form into polite form and other forms, they change their form depending on these 3 groups. Therefore, it is very important to learn how to categorize verbs into 3 groups.
What is Japanese 3 verb groups?
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List of verbs
Japanese verb Group.1
No.
Romaji
JapaneseScript
English verb
1
tasu
足す
add
2
tsuku
着く
arrive
3
naoru
直る
be cured, healed
4
chigau
違う
be different, wrong
5
mitsukaru
見つかる
be found
6
yorokobu
喜ぶ
be glad, pleased
7
komaru
困る
be in trouble
8
nakunaru
無くなる
be missing, vanish
9
naru
なる
become
10
komu
込む
become crowded
11
hajimaru
始まる
begin
12
saku
咲く
bloom
13
fuku
吹く
blow, wipe
14
noru
乗る
board, ride on
15
kau
買う
buy
16
yobu
呼ぶ
call
17
erabu
選ぶ
choose, select
18
noboru
登る
climb
19
shimaru
閉まる
close, be closed
20
kuru
来る
come
21
mairu
参る
come/go (humble)
22
tsuzuku
続く
continue, follow
23
wataru
渡る
cross
24
naku
泣く
cry
25
kiru
切る
cut
26
shinu
死ぬ
die
27
yaru
やる
do, give
28
suru
する
do, make
29
nomu
飲む
drink
30
owaru
終わる
end
31
tanoshimu
楽しむ
enjoy, have fun
32
hairu
入る
enter
33
dasu
出す
extract, take out
34
furu
降る
fall from the sky
35
sagaru
下がる
fall, drop, hang
36
tsuru
釣る
fish
37
narabu
並ぶ
form a line, equal
38
kaesu
返す
give back, return (something to someone)
39
iku
行く
go
40
susumu
進む
go forward, advance
41
mawaru
回る
go round
42
agaru
上がる
go up, rise
43
watasu
渡す
hand over
44
aru
有る
have, exist
45
motsu
持つ
have, hold, own
46
suu
吸う
inhale, sip, smoke
47
tobu
飛ぶ
jump, fly
48
shiru
知る
know
49
warau
笑う
laugh
50
narau
習う
learn
51
kasu
貸す
lend
52
kiku
聞く
listen
53
sumu
住む
live, reside
54
sawagu
騒ぐ
make a noise, be rowdy
55
tsukuru
作る
make, build, create
56
au
会う
meet
57
iru
要る
need
58
aku
開く
open, become vacant
59
nuru
塗る
paint
60
harau
払う
pay
61
asobu
遊ぶ
play
62
sasu
刺す
point out, sting, stab
63
migaku
磨く
polish
64
hiku
引く
pull
65
osu
押す
push, press
66
haku
履く
put on, wear (on feet or legs – trousers/shoes etc)
67
oku
置く
put, place
68
yomu
読む
read
69
morau
貰う
receive, get
70
naosu
直す
repair, cure
71
tanomu
頼む
request, order, ask favour
72
yasumu
休む
rest, sleep
73
kaeru
帰る
return, go home
74
hashiru
走る
run
75
kakeru
かける
run, canter, gallop
76
iu
言う
say
77
shikaru
叱る
scold, tell off
78
sagasu
探す
search for
79
uru
売る
sell
80
okuru
送る
send, see off
81
utau
歌う
sing
82
suwaru
座る
sit
83
suberu
滑る
slip
84
hanasu
話す
speak
85
tatsu
立つ
stand up
86
nusumu
盗む
steal
87
haru
張る
stick, put something on
88
tomaru
止まる
stop
89
oyogu
泳ぐ
swim
90
nugu
脱ぐ
take off, remove (shoes, clothes)
91
kakaru
掛かる
take, begin, be hanging
92
toru
取る
take, steal
93
omou
思う
think
94
sawaru
触る
touch or feel (with hands)
95
kesu
消す
turn off, erase
96
magaru
曲がる
turn, bend
97
wakaru
分かる
understand
98
tsukau
使う
use, operate
99
matsu
待つ
wait
100
aruku
歩く
walk
101
arau
洗う
wash
102
kaburu
被る
wear (on your head), put on
103
hataraku
働く
work
104
tsutsumu
包む
wrap
105
kaku
書く
write
Japanese verb Group.2
No.
Romaji
JapaneseScript
English verb
1
kotaeru
答える
answer
2
abiru
浴びる
bathe, take a shower
3
iru
居る
be
4
dekiru
出来る
be able
5
umareru
生まれる
be born
6
makeru
負ける
be defeated, lose a game
7
tariru
足りる
be enough, suffient
8
mieru
見える
be visible, able to see
9
nureru
濡れる
become wet
10
hajimeru
始める
begin
11
kariru
借りる
borrow, rent
12
tateru
立てる
build
13
shiraberu
調べる
check, investigate
14
hareru
晴れる
clear up, tidy up
15
tsuzukeru
続ける
continue, proceed
16
kimeru
決める
decide, choose
17
taberu
食べる
eat
18
torikaeru
取り換える
exchange
19
taoreru
倒れる
fall down, collapse
20
mitsukeru
見つける
find
21
wasureru
忘れる
forget
22
oriru
降りる
get off, go down
23
tsukareru
疲れる
get tired
24
okiru
起きる
get up
25
ageru
あげる
give
26
deru
出る
go out
27
dekakeru
出かける
go out, leave home
28
mukaeru
迎える
greet, meet, welcome
29
kakeru
掛ける
hang, sit, telephone, risk
30
tasukeru
助ける
help
31
tsureru
連れる
lead
32
naraberu
並べる
line up, list, arrange in order
33
miru
見る
look
34
sageru
下げる
lower, hang
35
machigaeru
間違える
make a mistake
36
shiraseru
知らせる
notify
37
akeru
開ける
open
38
wakareru
別れる
part, separate from, be divided, divorced
39
sugiru
過ぎる
pass, exceed
40
homeru
褒める
praise
41
ireru
入れる
put in, let in
42
oboeru
覚える
remember, learn
43
miseru
見せる
show
44
shimeru
閉める
shut
45
neru
寝る
sleep, go to bed
46
tomeru
止める
stop, fasten
47
yameru
止める
stop, give up, resign
48
oshieru
教える
teach, show
49
nageru
投げる
throw away
50
suteru
捨てる
throw away
51
sodateru
育てる
to rear, to bring up
52
tsukeru
点ける
turn on, light
53
kieru
消える
vanish, go out, be extinguished
54
kiru
着る
wear
55
tsutomeru
勤める
work for
Japanese verb Group.3
No.
Romaji
JapaneseScript
English verb
1
kuru
来る
come
2
suru
する
do
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Here is the list of colors. You can use this for review and check test.
I only taught 10 colors in the video but I added a few more below!
English
Japanese
Pronunciation
Red
赤
Aka
Black
黒
Kuro
White
白
Shiro
Yellow
黄色
Ki
Orange
オレンジ/橙色
Orenji / Daidaiiro
Blue
青
Ao
Green
緑
Midori
Brown
茶色
Chairo
Purple
紫
Murasaki
Pink
ピンク/桃
Pinku / Momoiro
Light blue
水色
Mizuiro
Grey
灰色
Haiiro
Gold
金色
Kiniro
Silver
銀色
Giniro
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