Rank Kanji Hiragana Meaning(s)
1 呼ぶ よぶ to call out (to), to summon (a doctor, etc.), to invite, to designate
2 選ぶ えらぶ to choose
3 運ぶ はこぶ to carry, to come, to wield (a tool, etc.), to go (well, etc.)
4 結ぶ むすぶ to tie, to bear (fruit), to close (e.g. deal), to connect (two distant places), to close tightly
5 及ぶ およぶ to reach, to be up to the task, to compare with, to commit (a crime), to require (to do)
6 叫ぶ さけぶ to shout, to clamor (for or against)
7 喜ぶ よろこぶ to be delighted, to congratulate, to gratefully accept
8 跳ぶ とぶ to fly, to jump, to spatter, to hurry, to flee
9 学ぶ まなぶ to study (in depth)
10 遊ぶ あそぶ to play (games, sports), to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.), to be idle, to meet up (with friends), to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.)
11 並ぶ ならぶ to line up, to rival
12 浮かぶ うかぶ to float
13 浮かぶ うかぶ to rise to the surface, to come to mind
14 居並ぶ いならぶ to sit in a row
15 忍ぶ しのぶ to conceal oneself, to endure
16 転ぶ ころぶ to fall down, to turn out, to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to roll
17 吹き飛ぶ ふきとぶ to be blown off, to vanish
18 泣き叫ぶ なきさけぶ to cry and shout
19 吹っ飛ぶ ふっとぶ to blow off
20 偲ぶ しのぶ to recollect, to imagine
21 乱れ飛ぶ みだれとぶ to fly wildly about
22 寝転ぶ ねころぶ to lie down
23 立ち並ぶ たちならぶ to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street), to be equal to
24 尊ぶ とうとぶ to value, to respect
25 暗涙に咽ぶ あんるいにむせぶ to shed silent tears
26 臥し転ぶ ふしまろぶ to fall and roll over
27 空飛ぶ そらとぶ to fly in the sky
28 言い及ぶ いいおよぶ to refer to
29 思い浮かぶ おもいうかぶ to occur to
30 持ち運ぶ もちはこぶ to carry