More Verbs

Introduction

Building on the daily action verbs, this chapter adds more essential verbs that complete your N5 verb toolkit. These cover a wider range of actions and states that you'll encounter in basic Japanese.

Together with the previous chapter, these verbs give you a solid foundation for basic conversation.

Themes

All JLPT N5 Vocabulary in This Chapter (30)

1. 泣く なく To cry; to weep; to shed tears. Describes the act of crying from sadness, pain, or strong emotion.
2. 怒る おこる To get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper. Also used to mean to scold or tell someone off.
3. 困る こまる To be troubled; to be in difficulty; to be at a loss. Expresses a state of being stuck or not knowing what to do.
4. 心配する しんぱいする To worry; to be anxious; to feel concerned about something or someone.
5. 考える かんがえる To think; to consider; to ponder; to reflect on something carefully before reaching a conclusion.
6. 覚える おぼえる To memorise; to learn by heart; to remember. Essential for describing the act of committing something to memory.
7. 忘れる わすれる To forget; to leave behind carelessly; to be forgetful of something important.
8. 決める きめる To decide; to determine; to choose; to make up one's mind about something.
9. 選ぶ えらぶ To choose; to select; to pick out from multiple options.
10. 変わる かわる To change; to be transformed; to vary. Describes something undergoing change on its own.
11. 変える かえる To change; to alter; to transform; to convert something from one state to another.
12. 壊れる こわれる To be broken; to break down; to fall apart; to stop working.
13. 壊す こわす To break; to destroy; to demolish; to damage something intentionally or accidentally.
14. 直す なおす To repair; to fix; to mend; to correct a mistake or restore something to its proper state.
15. 消える きえる To disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a light or fire); to fade away.
16. 付く つく To be attached; to stick to; to adhere; to cling to a surface.
17. 要る いる To be needed; to be necessary; to be required. Expresses that something is essential.
18. 足りる たりる To be sufficient; to be enough; to be adequate for a purpose.
19. かかる かかる To take (time or money); to cost; to require a certain amount of a resource.
20. 触る さわる To touch; to feel with the hands; to handle an object.
21. 並ぶ ならぶ To line up; to stand in a line; to queue. Describes people or things arranged in a row.
22. 並べる ならべる To line up; to set up; to arrange things in a row or orderly fashion.
23. 運ぶ はこぶ To carry; to transport; to move something from one place to another.
24. 捨てる すてる To throw away; to discard; to dump; to dispose of something no longer needed.
25. 拾う ひろう To pick up; to gather. Used when retrieving something from the ground or collecting scattered items.
26. 探す さがす To search for; to look for. Used when actively trying to find something or someone.
27. 見つける みつける To find; to discover. Used when successfully locating something after searching or by chance.
28. 集める あつめる To collect; to gather; to assemble. Used when bringing things or people together intentionally.
29. 集まる あつまる To gather; to assemble; to come together. Describes people or things congregating in one place.
30. 間に合う まにあう To be in time for; to make it on time. Used when arriving or finishing before a deadline.