Action words in Japanese
We should learn before going to Japan is their action words vocabulary.
Kanji | Hiragana | Romaji | Meaning |
動き | うごき | ugoki | Movement |
飛ぶ | とぶ | tobu | Fly |
跳ぶ | とぶ | tobu | Leap |
登る | のぼる | noboru | Climb, climb. |
走る | はしる | hashiru | Run |
泳ぐ | およぐ | oyogu | Swim |
潜る | もぐる | moguru | Dive |
飛び込む | とびこむ | tobikomu | to jump in; to plunge into |
逆立ちする | さかだちする | sakatachisuru | Upside down |
這う | はう | hau | Crawl |
蹴る | ける | keru | Rock; shovel |
振る | ふる | furu | Waving |
持ち上げる | もちあげる | mochiageru | Lift |
投げる | なげる | nageru | Throw |
叩く | たたく | tataku | Punch, smash, break, hit |
引く | ひく | hiku | Drag |
押す | おす | osu | To push |
曲げる | まげる | mageru | Bending, folding, bending |
伸ばす | のばす | nobasu | Straighten; stretch out |
転ぶ | ころぶ | korobu | Fall |
振り向く | ふりむく | furimuku | Look back |
行く | いく | iku | Go |
座る | すわる | suwaru | sit |
立つ | たつ | tatsu | stand |
持つ | もつ | motsu | to hold (in one’s hand) |
Read more: Japanese vocabulary on mechanical tools