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破棄するはきする

annulment; cancellation; abrogation; voiding; breaking (e.g. a treaty)

する · irregular · transitive
運ぶはこぶ

to carry; to transport; to move; to convey

Godan · Group 1 · transitive
挟むはさむ

to put between; to sandwich between; to insert; to interpose

Godan · Group 1 · transitive
始めるはじめる

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate

Ichidan · Group 2 · transitive
外すはずす

to remove; to take off; to detach; to unfasten; to undo

Godan · Group 1 · transitive
働かせるはたらかせる

to use; to apply; to exert; to exercise (restraint, one's imagination, one's brain, etc.)

Ichidan · Group 2 · transitive
速めるはやめる

to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

Ichidan · Group 2 · transitive
張るはる

to stretch; to spread; to strain; to tighten; to put up (e.g. a tent)

Godan · Group 1 · intransitive · transitive
晴れるはれる

to clear up; to clear away; to be sunny; to stop raining

Ichidan · Group 2 · intransitive
ばらまくばらまく

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to broadcast

Godan · Group 1 · transitive
冷えるひえる

to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down

Ichidan · Group 2 · intransitive
引きつるひきつる

to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to grow tight (e.g. of a voice)

Godan · Group 1 · intransitive
引き取るひきとる

to take into one's possession; to receive; to accept; to collect; to claim

Godan · Group 1 · transitive
弾くひく

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

Godan · Group 1 · transitive
引くひく

to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

Godan · Group 1 · transitive
ひねるひねる

to twist (a body part); to bend; to sprain

Godan · Group 1 · transitive
拾うひろう

to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped)

Godan · Group 1 · transitive
広げるひろげる

to spread; to extend; to expand; to enlarge; to widen; to broaden

Ichidan · Group 2 · transitive

Japanese verb endings change for tense, negation, and politeness. They do not change for “I” or “you”. Each entry includes an explicit verb group, a form table, and a sentence. Sources and selection

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