I want to share with everyone a great list of Japanese verbs. So I decided to split it into JLPT Levels. In this article, we are going to see a huge list with all the verbs studied in N4. (Some may be missing.)
Remembering that verbs can have other uses and meanings, according to the sentence and may not be present in this list. It's up to you to interpret and catch the feeling of each verb.
The verbs studied in N5 will not appear in this list, so we recommend taking a look at the previous articles, since in N4 you also study the verbs learned previously.
| Kanji | Furigana | Romaji | Meanings |
| 合う | あう | wow | match, find |
| 上がる | あがる | agaru | get up, go up, go up |
| 空く | あく | aku | empty, blank |
| 上げる | あげる | ageru | raise your hand, give something |
| 置く | おく | ok | put on |
| 掛かる | かかる | kakaru | demand, cost, have time, hang |
| 聞こえる | きこえる | kikoeru | hear, listen |
| 決まる | きまる | kimaru | to be decide, to be concluded, to depend |
| 決める | きめる | kimeru | decide |
| くださる | kudasaru -> give | give, do respectfully | |
| 比べる | くらべる | kuraberu | to compare |
| 暮れる | くれる | give | go dark |
| くれる | give | give (to me) simple form | |
| 込む | こむ | komu | crowd, complicate |
| 壊す | こわす | kowasu | break, destroy |
| 壊れる | こわれる | kowareru | broke, was destroyed |
| 探す | さがす | sagasu | search |
| 下がる | さがる | sagaru | come back, fall, go down, postpone |
| 下げる | さげる | sageru | to stoop (eg, to bow) |
| 差し上げる | さしあげる | sashiageru | give (humbly) |
| 騒ぐ | さわぐ | sawagu | make noise, be happy, cry out |
| 触る | さわる | sawaru | to touch, to feel |
| 叱る | しかる | shikaru | scold, fight |
| 知らせる | しらせる | shiraseru | notify |
| 調べる | しらべる | shiraberu | investigate |
| 過ぎる | すぎる | suggested | to exceed |
| 進む | すすむ | susumu | advance, have/make progress |
| 捨てる | すてる | suteru | throw away |
| 滑る | すべる | suberu | slide, slip |
| 吸う | すう | sweat | smoking, sucking (ex: bottle) |
| 済む | すむ | sumu | finish, complete |
| 育てる | そだてる | sodaru | grow (ex: plant) |
| 倒れる | たおれる | taoreru | fall, break |
| 足す | たす | tazu | add |
| 訪ねる | たずねる | tazuneru | visit |
| 尋ねる | たずねる | tazuneru | ask for information |
| 建てる | たてる | tateru | ramp up |
| 立てる | たてる | tateru | get up, stand |
| 楽しむ | たのしむ | tanoshimu | enjoy |
| 足りる | たりる | tariru | enough, worth it |
| 捕まえる | つかまえる | tsukamaeru | seize, catch, seize |
| 付く | つく | tsuku | join, connect, cling |
| 漬ける | つける | tsukeru | soak, dip |
| 伝える | つたえる | tsutaeru | transmit, report |
| 続く | つづく | tsuzuku | continue (next episode) |
| 続ける | つづける | tsuzukeru | Continue |
| 包む | つつむ | tsutsumu | wrap up |
| 釣る | つる | crane | to fish |
| 連れる | つれる | tsureru | lead (e.g. taking the dog for a walk) |
| 手伝う | てつだう | tetsudau | help, assist |
| 届ける | とどける | deliver | deliver |
| 泊まる | とまる | took | stay at (ex: hotel), dock |
| 止める | とめる | tomeru | to stop |
| 取り替える | とりかえる | torikaeru | replace, exchange |
| 直す | なおす | naosu | fix, repair |
| 直る | なおる | naru | fix, repair |
| 治る | なおる | naru | heal |
| 無くなる | なくなる | nakunaru | disappear, lose |
| 亡くなる | なくなる | nakunaru | die, pass away |
| 投げる | なげる | nageru | throw away |
| なさる | nasaru | do (respectful) | |
| 慣れる | なれる | nareru | get-used-to |
| 逃げる | にげる | nigeru | escape |
| 似る | にる | niru | be similar |
| 盗む | ぬすむ | nusumu | steal |
| 塗る | ぬる | nuru | paint (nail), apply (cream, lipstick) |
| 濡れる | ぬれる | nureru | get wet |
| 眠る | ねむる | nemuru | sleep |
| 残る | のこる | nokoru | remain, leave |
| 乗り換える | のりかえる | norikaeru | transfer, change |
| 運ぶ | はこぶ | hakobu | carry |
| 始める | はじめる | hajimeru | to start |
| 払う | はらう | harau | pay |
| 冷える | ひえる | hieru | get cold, feel cold |
| 光る | ひかる | hikaru | shining |
| 引き出す | ひきだす | hikidasu | take out (from the drawer, money) |
| 弾く | ひく | hiku | Play an instrument |
| 引っ越す | ひっこす | hikkosu | move (house) |
| 開く | ひらく | hiraku | open, undo, unzip |
| 拾う | ひろう | hirou | collect, gather, pick up, assemble (garbage, fruits...) |
| 増える | ふえる | fueru | increase |
| 太る | ふとる | futoru | fatten |
| 踏む | ふむ | smoke | to step |
| 降り出す | ふりだす | furidasu | start to rain |
| 褒める | ほめる | homeru | to praise |
| 参る | まいる | mairu | go, come, call (humble form) |
| 負ける | まける | makeru | lose |
| 間違える | まちがえる | machigaeru | make a mistake, confuse |
| 間に合う | まにあう | maniau | time for, in order to |
| 回る | まわる | mawaru | transform, revolve, see places |
| 見える | みえる | mieru | to look, see, |
| 見つかる | みつかる | mitsukaru | to be found, discovered |
| 見つける | みつける | mitsukeru | discover, find, locate |
| 向かう | むかう | mukau | face, go to |
| 迎える | むかえる | mukaeru | to meet, receive, greet |
| 召し上がる | めしあがる | meshiagaru | eat (respectful) |
| 申し上げる | もうしあげる | moushiageru | say, speak, declare, express (respectful) |
| 申す | もうす | mousu | be called, |
| 戻る | もどる | moderu | return |
| 貰う | もらう | lived | to receive |
| 焼く | やく | yaku | bake, grill |
| 役に立つ | やくにたつ | yakunitatsu | help, be useful |
| 痩せる | やせる | yaseru | lose weight, get thin |
| 止む | やむ | yamu | stop, cease |
| 止める | やめる | yameru | Stop! |
| ゆれる | ゆれる | yureru | shake, sway |
| 汚れる | よごれる | yogoreru | dirty |
| 寄る | よる | yoru | approach, get close, be seduced |
| 喜ぶ | よろこぶ | yorokobu | celebrate, rejoice, be happy |
| 沸かす | わかす | wakasu | boil, heat |
| 別れる | わかれる | wakareru | separate (relationship) |
| 沸く | わく | waku | boil |
| 笑う | わらう | warau | laugh, smile |
| 割れる | われる | warru | break |
Hope you enjoyed the article. Don't forget to see the N5 verb list.
