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129 Japanese Verb Practice List

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This list contains 129 essential Japanese verbs organized by verb type.

Verb Classification Guide

✅Four Types of Japanese Verbs

  1. Godan Verbs (う-verbs) - Conjugate across all five vowel rows

  2. Ichidan Verbs (る-verbs) - End in る, preceded by i-row or e-row

  3. Irregular (Suru) - Nouns + する

  4. Irregular (Kuru) - Only 来る (くる)

Irregular (Kuru)

The only kuru-type irregular verb:

来るくるto come

Ichidan Verbs (る-verbs)

Ichidan verbs end in 「る」 with the preceding sound in i-row or e-row.

Common Daily Ichidan Verbs

食べるたべるto eat
見るみるto see
寝るねるto sleep
起きるおきるto wake up
借りるかりるto borrow
いるto exist(people/animals)
教えるおしえるto teach
覚えるおぼえるto remember
降りるおりるto get off
出るでるto exit
開けるあけるto open
閉めるしめるto close
忘れるわすれるto forget
始めるはじめるto start
着るきるto wear (upper)

Godan Verbs (う-verbs)

Godan verbs are the most common type, with stems ending in う, く, す, つ, ぬ, む, る, ぐ, or ぶ.

Common Daily Godan Verbs

Movement & Action

行くいくto go
帰るかえるto return
入るはいるto enter
乗るのるto ride
歩くあるくto walk

Communication

話すはなすto speak
聞くきくto hear/listen
読むよむto read
書くかくto write
歌ううたうto sing

Daily Life

住むすむto live
働くはたらくto work
休むやすむto rest
洗うあらうto wash
掃除するそうじするto clean

State Change

始まるはじまるto begin
終わるおわるto end
なるto becometo turn into
あるto exist(inanimate)
疲れるつかれるto get tired

Irregular (Suru) Verbs

Suru verbs end in する, mostly formed by action nouns + する.

Common Suru Verbs (Daily)

するto do
勉強するto study
電話するto call
掃除するto clean

Work-Related Suru Verbs

残業するto work OT
出張するto travel
報告するto report
連絡するto contact

Conjugation Practice Tips

Staged Practice Plan

Stage 1: Master Dictionary Form

First, familiarize yourself with the dictionary form of all verbs:

  • Godan: Stem ends in u-row
  • Ichidan: Ends in る preceded by i/e-row
  • Irregular (Suru): Ends in する
  • Irregular (Kuru): 来る (くる)

Tip: Read through this list and mark unfamiliar verbs for focused study.

Stage 2: Learn Conjugation Rules

Master conjugations in this order:

  1. Te-form - Most common, for progression and lists
  2. Ta-form - Past tense
  3. Nai-form - Negative form
  4. Volitional - Expressing will
  5. Potential - Expressing ability
  6. Causative - Making/letting someone do
  7. Passive - Passive voice
  8. Imperative - Commands
  9. Conditional - Ba-form for conditions

Stage 3: Practical Practice

Use our Verb Conjugation Practice tool with different difficulty levels.

Useful Example Sentences

私は毎日日本語を勉強します

watashi wa mainichi nihongo wo benkyou shimasu

I study Japanese every day

明日、会社に行きます

ashita, kaisha ni ikimasu

I will go to the company tomorrow

ご飯を食べましたか

gohan wo tabemashita ka

Have you eaten?

駅で友達に会いました

eki de tomodachi ni aimashita

I met a friend at the station

Summary

✅Learning Recommendations

  1. Classify by type: Learn by categories (Ichidan/Godan/Suru/Kuru)

  2. Example sentences: Place verbs in context

  3. Repeated practice: Use our conjugation practice tool

  4. Progressive learning: Start with common verbs, expand gradually

Mastering these 129 verbs will cover 80%+ of daily Japanese conversation scenarios. Combined with conjugation practice, you'll steadily improve your Japanese proficiency!