Rank Kanji Hiragana Meaning(s)
1 行く いく to go, to move, to head (towards), to leave (for)
2 追いつく おいつく to catch up (with), to be compensated
3 出向く でむく to go to
4 結びつく むすびつく to be related, to result in
5 見向く みむく to look around
6 光り輝く ひかりかがやく to shine
7 食らい付く くらいつく to bite at, to get one’s teeth into (metaphorically)
8 気付く きづく to notice, to regain consciousness
9 長引く ながびく to be prolonged, to improve
10 上向く うわむく to point upward
11 基づく もとづく to be based (on), to be due to
12 落ちつく おちつく to calm down, to settle down (in a location, job, etc.), to be settled
13 近づく ちかづく to approach, to get acquainted with
14 傷付く きずつく to be wounded, to get hurt feelings, to get damaged
15 見抜く みぬく to see through
16 根付く ねづく to take root
17 思いつく おもいつく to think of, to remember
18 息巻く いきまく to rage, to enthuse
19 羽ばたく はばたく to flap (wings), to spread one’s wings
20 片付く かたづく to be put in order, to be disposed of, to be finished, to be married (off)
21 渦巻く うずまく to whirl, to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.), to surge
22 見開く みひらく to open (one’s eyes) wide
23 口説く くどく to persuade, to make advances (to)
24 出歩く であるく to go out
25 芽吹く めぶく to bud
26 春めく はるめく to become spring-like
27 間引く まびく to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.), to run on a curtailed schedule, to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
28 持っていく もっていく to take (something) along
29 空く あく to open (e.g. doors, business), to be empty, to be vacant
30 聞く きく to hear, to listen (e.g. to music), to ask, to follow (advice, order, etc.)
31 退く のく to step aside, to resign
32 連れて行く つれていく to take (someone to a place)
33 くっ付く くっつく to adhere to, to keep close to, to get involved with
34 めく めく to show signs of …
35 藻掻く もがく to struggle, to act frantically
36 蹌踉めく よろめく to stagger, to misconduct oneself
37 引き抜く ひきぬく to extract, to headhunt, to tear up, to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.)
38 引く ひく to pull, to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.), to draw back (e.g. one’s hand), to catch (a cold), to subtract
39 解く とく to untie, to unsew, to solve, to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.), to dissolve (a contract)
40 解く ほどく to undo
41 開く ひらく to open, to bloom, to open (for business, e.g. in the morning), to extract (root), to be wide (gap, etc.)
42 裂く さく to tear, to cut up, to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers), to spare (time, money, etc.)
43 割り引く わりびく to discount, to take with a grain of salt
44 渇く かわく to be thirsty, to thirst for
45 噛み付く かみつく to bite (at), to snap at (someone)
46 乾く かわく to get dry
47 巻く まく to wind, to envelope, to outflank
48 喚く わめく to shout
49 貫く つらぬく to go through, to run through (e.g. a river through a city), to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.)
50 輝く かがやく to shine, to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.)
51 欺く あざむく to deceive, to be as … as … (e.g. “as bright as day”, “as beautiful as a rose”)
52 泣く なく to cry
53 響く ひびく to resound, to reverberate, to come (home), to have an effect
54 驚く おどろく to be surprised
55 欠く かく to chip, to lack
56 向く むく to turn toward, to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.), to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.), to be suited to
57 行き届く いきとどく to be scrupulous
58 砕く くだく to break (into pieces), to shatter (someone’s hopes, confidence, etc.), to simplify
59 裁く さばく to judge
60 咲く さく to bloom, to rise up (of breaking waves)
61 撒く まく to scatter, to distribute (flyers, etc.), to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.)
62 取り巻く とりまく to surround
63 取り除く とりのぞく to remove
64 就く つく to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.), to ascend (the throne), to start (on a journey), to study (under teacher)
65 瞬く またたく to twinkle (e.g. stars), to blink (one’s eyes)
66 書く かく to write, to draw
67 除く のぞく to remove, to exclude
68 招く まねく to invite, to beckon, to call in, to bring on oneself
69 焼く やく to burn, to roast, to heat, to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.), to tan (i.e. suntan)
70 省く はぶく to omit, to curtail
71 拭く ふく to wipe
72 寝付く ねつく to go to bed, to be laid up (with a cold)
73 振り向く ふりむく to turn one’s face
74 吹く ふく to blow (of the wind), to blow (one’s breath), to play (a wind instrument), to emit (smoke, fire, etc.)
75 説く とく to explain
76 閃く ひらめく to flash (e.g. lightning), to flutter (e.g. flag), to flash into one’s mind (e.g. an idea)
77 掃く はく to sweep, to gather silkworms
78 掻く かく to scratch, to perspire, to shovel
79 騒めく ざわめく to be noisy
80 続く つづく to continue, to occur again and again, to lead to, to come after
81 叩く たたく to strike, to attack, to sound out (someone’s views), to pound (meat or fish)
82 嘆く なげく to lament, to deplore
83 弾く はじく to flip, to repel, to strum
84 弾く ひく to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
85 置く おく to put, to leave (behind), to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.)
86 築く きずく to build, to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.)
87 着く つく to arrive at, to sit on
88 追い抜く おいぬく to pass (a car), to surpass
89 点く つく to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.), to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.)
90 吐く つく to breathe out, to tell (a lie), to vomit
91 働く はたらく to work, to function, to commit (e.g. a crime), to be conjugated
92 動く うごく to move, to operate, to make a move, to be touched
93 導く みちびく to guide, to derive
94 突く つく to prick, to poke, to use (a cane), to attack
95 突く つつく to poke (repeatedly, lightly), to peck at (one’s food), to peck at (someone’s faults, etc.)
96 届く とどく to reach, to be delivered, to be attentive, to be realized (of a desire)
97 覗く のぞく to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.), to look down into (a ravine, etc.), to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.), to sneak a look at, to face
98 背く そむく to run counter to
99 剥く むく to peel, to bare (teeth, fangs)
100 抜く ぬく to pull out, to omit, to do to the end, to let out (e.g. air from a tyre), to pick out