Rank Kanji Hiragana Meaning(s)
1 相次ぐ あいつぐ to follow in succession
2 騒ぐ さわぐ to make noise, to rustle, to make merry, to clamor
3 次ぐ つぐ to follow
4 注ぐ そそぐ to pour (into), to sprinkle on (from above), to shed (tears), to concentrate one’s energy (strength, attention, etc.) on, to flow into (e.g. of a river)
5 安らぐ やすらぐ to feel at ease
6 引き継ぐ ひきつぐ to take over
7 受け継ぐ うけつぐ to inherit
8 揺らぐ ゆらぐ to swing, to waver
9 急ぐ いそぐ to hurry
10 継ぐ つぐ to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.), to patch (clothes), to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire)
11 防ぐ ふせぐ to defend against, to prevent
12 語り継ぐ かたりつぐ to pass down (a story) from generation to generation
13 乗り継ぐ のりつぐ to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.)
14 仰ぐ あおぐ to look up (at), to look up to, to ask for (e.g. guidance), to depend on
15 揺るぐ ゆるぐ to shake
16 和らぐ やわらぐ to soften
17 紡ぐ つむぐ to spin, to spin (a tale)
18 華やぐ はなやぐ to become brilliant
19 担ぐ かつぐ to shoulder, to nominate for a position, to take (someone) for a ride, to be caught up in superstition
20 降り注ぐ ふりそそぐ to rain incessantly
21 稼ぐ かせぐ to earn (income), to score (points, victory), to work hard (at one’s job)
22 取り次ぐ とりつぐ to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.), to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.), to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers)
23 研ぐ とぐ to sharpen, to wash (rice), to scour
24 嫁ぐ とつぐ to marry (of a woman), to have sexual intercourse
25 脱ぐ ぬぐ to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.)
26 薄らぐ うすらぐ to become thin
27 寛ぐ くつろぐ to relax
28 繋ぐ つなぐ to connect, to tie, to maintain, to transfer (phone call), to hedge
29 跨ぐ またぐ to step over, to stretch over
30 漕ぐ こぐ to row, to pedal (a bicycle, etc.), to swing (on a swing), to work (a hand pump)
31 燥ぐ はしゃぐ to make merry
32 凌ぐ しのぐ to endure, to pull through, to surpass
33 捥ぐ もぐ to pluck (esp. by twisting from a tree)
34 嗅ぐ かぐ to sniff
35 剥ぐ はぐ to tear off, to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.)
36 塞ぐ ふさぐ to stop up, to stand in the way, to occupy, to perform one’s role
37 扇ぐ あおぐ to fan, to incite
38 注ぐ つぐ to pour (into a vessel)
39 ゲンを担ぐ ゲンをかつぐ to be superstitious
40 たじろぐ たじろぐ to shrink back
41 一肌脱ぐ ひとはだぬぐ to pitch in and help
42 化けの皮を剥ぐ ばけのかわをはぐ to unmask (someone’s true nature)
43 貢ぐ みつぐ to support (someone) financially, to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
44 削ぐ そぐ to chip (off), to sharpen, to dampen (one’s enthusiasm, interest, etc.)
45 自転車を漕ぐ じてんしゃをこぐ to pedal a bike
46 取り急ぐ とりいそぐ to hurry
47 寿ぐ ことほぐ to congratulate
48 身じろぐ みじろぐ to stir
49 接ぐ つぐ to join, to graft (onto a tree)
50 凪ぐ なぐ to become calm