JLPT Vocabulary — 10,000+ Japanese Words

縮む

ちぢむ

to shrink, to be contracted

N2

萎びる

しなびる

to shrivel, to fade

N1

嘆く

なげく

to sigh, to lament, to grieve

N1

兼ねる

かねる

to simultaneously serve two or more functions

N2

歌う

うたう

to sing

N5

さえずる

to sing, to chirp, to twitter

N1

沈める

しずめる

to sink, to submerge

N1

沈む

しずむ

to sink; to feel depressed

N2

腰掛ける

こしかける

to sit (down)

N2

座る

すわる

to sit

N5

飛ばす

とばす

to skip over, to omit

N2

弛む

たるむ

to slacken, to loosen, to relax

N1

眠る

ねむる

to sleep

N4

寝る

ねる

to sleep; to go to sleep; to go to bed

N5

滑る

すべる

to slide, to slip

N4

抜け出す

ぬけだす

to slip out, to sneak away, to excel

N1

潰す

つぶす

to smash, to waste

N2

微笑む

ほほえむ

to smile

N2

煙る

けむる

to smoke (e.g., fire)

N1

折る

おる

to snap, to break; to bend

N4

嘲笑う

あざわらう

to sneer at, to ridicule

N1

嗅ぐ

かぐ

to sniff, to smell

N2

浸す

ひたす

to soak, to dip, to drench

N1

漬ける

つける

to soak, to moisten, to pickle

N4

染みる

しみる

to soak; pierce

N1

和らげる

やわらげる

to soften, to moderate, to relieve

N1

鳴る

なる

to sound, to ring (v.i.)

N4

蒔く

まく

to sow (seeds)

N2

話す

はなす

to speak

N3

けなす

to speak ill of

N1

罵る

ののしる

to speak ill of, to abuse

N1

費やす

ついやす

to spend, to devote, to waste

N1

こぼす

to spill

N2

裂ける

さける

to split, to tear, to burst

N1

広がる

ひろがる

to spread (out), to extend, to stretch, to reach to, to get around

N2

敷く

しく

to spread out, to lay out

N2

広まる

ひろまる

to spread, to be propagated

N1

広げる

ひろげる

to spread, to extend, to expand, to enlarge

N2

しゃがむ

to squat

N2

滞る

とどこおる

to stagnate, to be delayed

N1

立てる

たてる

to stand (something) up, to erect (something)

N4

立ち上がる

たちあがる

to stand up

N2

立つ

たつ

to stand up

N3

建つ

たつ

to stand; to be built (v.i.), to erect, to be erected

N3

見詰める

みつめる

to stare at, to gaze at

N2

～だす

to start doing ~

N4

～始める

～はじめる

to start doing ~

N4

言い出す

いいだす

to start talking, to suggest

N2