Rank Kanji Hiragana Meaning(s)
1 知る しる to know, to sense, to understand, to remember, to experience, to get acquainted with (a person), to have to do with
2 迫る せまる to approach, to press (someone for something)
3 変わる かわる to change, to move to, to be different
4 勝る まさる to excel, to outweigh
5 作る つくる to make, to prepare (food), to raise, to till, to draw up (a document), to create (an artistic work, etc.)
6 在る ある to be, to have, to be located, to be equipped with, to happen
7 限る かぎる to restrict, to be restricted to, to be best (for)
8 贈る おくる to give (as a gift), to confer
9 取る とる to take, to pass, to get, to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.), to remove, to take away
10 送る おくる to send (a thing), to take or escort (a person somewhere), to bid farewell (to the departed), to spend (time), to pass (down the line)
11 放る ほうる to throw, to neglect
12 生る なる to bear fruit
13 見送る みおくる to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.), to follow something with one’s eyes until it is out of sight, to let pass, to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.)
14 高まる たかまる to rise
15 売る うる to sell
16 語る かたる to talk about, to recite, to indicate
17 守る まもる to protect, to keep (i.e. a promise)
18 黙る だまる to be silent
19 走る はしる to run, to run (of a vehicle), to rush (to), to retreat
20 断る ことわる to refuse, to inform, to ask leave
21 物語る ものがたる to tell (a story), to tell of
22 殴る なぐる to strike
23 切る きる to cut, to sever (connections, ties), to turn off (e.g. the light), to terminate (e.g. a conversation)
24 募る つのる to become stronger, to invite contributions, etc.
25 終わる おわる to end, to finish, to finish doing
26 見つかる みつかる to be found
27 相手取る あいてどる to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit)
28 受け取る うけとる to receive
29 受け取る うけとる to take (someone’s words or behaviour)
30 飾る かざる to decorate, to display
31 縛る しばる to tie, to restrict (freedom)
32 絞る しぼる to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze (fruit to extract juice), to rack (one’s brains), to extort
33 図る はかる to plan, to plot, to aim for, to deceive
34 競る せる to compete, to bid, to sell at auction
35 止まる とまる to stop (moving), to stop (doing, working, being supplied), to alight
36 上がる あがる to rise, to enter (esp. from outdoors), to increase, to improve, to be promoted
37 振り返る ふりかえる to turn one’s head, to think back (on)
38 張る はる to stick, to stretch, to form (e.g. ice on a pond), to fill
39 見当たる みあたる to be found
40 通る とおる to go by, to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.), to go indoors
41 破る やぶる to tear, to break through (cordon, opponent’s defense, etc.), to defeat
42 配る くばる to distribute, to allot
43 決まる きまる to be decided, to be unchanging, to be a fixed rule
44 翔る かける to soar, to run
45 起こる おこる to occur
46 裏切る うらぎる to betray
47 登る のぼる to ascend, to be promoted
48 深まる ふかまる to deepen
49 余る あまる to remain
50 締め切る しめきる to close up, to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired)
51 押し入る おしいる to push in
52 歩き回る あるきまわる to walk about
53 下る くだる to descend, to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.), to surrender
54 写る うつる to be photographed
55 重る おもる to get heavy, to worsen (of illness)
56 打ち切る うちきる to stop
57 浮かび上がる うかびあがる to rise to the surface, to come to the front, to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
58 引きずる ひきずる to drag, to force (someone) along, to prolong, to influence
59 下さる くださる to give, to kindly do for one
60 刈る かる to cut (grass, hair, etc.)
61 詰まる つまる to be packed (with), to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.), to shorten (width, interval, etc.)
62 残る のこる to remain
63 捜し回る さがしまわる to search about for
64 引き取る ひきとる to take into one’s possession, to take into one’s care (e.g. person, pet), to leave
65 誇る ほこる to boast of
66 盛る もる to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.), to pile up, to administer (medicine, poison), to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
67 居る おる to be (animate), to be ..ing, to (have the audacity to) do
68 揺る ゆる to shake
69 頼る たよる to rely on
70 引っ張る ひっぱる to pull, to string (lines), to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone’s sleeve), to drag, to lead (e.g. one’s followers), to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police)
71 持ち帰る もちかえる to take home
72 握る にぎる to clasp, to hold (the answer), to seize (power), to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.)
73 減る へる to decrease (in size or number)
74 広まる ひろまる to spread
75 削る けずる to shave (wood, leather, etc.), to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.), to delete
76 集まる あつまる to gather
77 伝わる つたわる to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.), to be handed down (from generation to generation), to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.), to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
78 怒る おこる to get angry, to tell someone off, to be angular
79 欲しがる ほしがる to appear to want to have (something)
80 感じ取る かんじとる to perceive
81 休まる やすまる to be rested
82 加わる くわわる to be added to, to join in (e.g. a group of friends), to increase (e.g. heat), to be applied (e.g. heat, pressure)
83 乗る のる to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.), to reach, to follow, to take part
84 押し切る おしきる to overcome (opposition), to press and cut
85 言い切る いいきる to declare, to finish saying
86 彩る いろどる to colour, to apply make-up, to decorate
87 振り切る ふりきる to shake off, to swing completely (bat, club, etc.), to break off from (pursuer), to reject (request)
88 撮る とる to take (a photograph), to record (audio or video)
89 収まる おさまる to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.), to settle down (into), to settle into (one’s position), to be delivered, to be settled (dispute, conflict, etc.), to be satisfied (e.g. with an answer)
90 備わる そなわる to be furnished with, to be possessed of, to be among
91 名乗る なのる to give one’s name (as), to claim to be, to reveal oneself (as), to adopt as one’s name
92 頑張る がんばる to persevere, to insist that, to remain in a place
93 定まる さだまる to become settled
94 踏ん張る ふんばる to brace one’s legs, to hold out
95 預かる あずかる to look after, to be put in charge of, to withhold (an announcement), to take upon oneself (to do)
96 立ち寄る たちよる to drop in (at)
97 測る はかる to measure, to conjecture
98 揺さぶる ゆさぶる to shake
99 見入る みいる to gaze (at)
100 下がる さがる to come down, to hang, to move back, to deteriorate, to get closer to the present day