List of Japanese verbs by 3 groups.

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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.

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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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