Ichidan verbs are the well-behaved ones in the Japanese verb family. They follow a predictable pattern, so once you nail the endings, you can conjugate hundreds of words without breaking a sweat. This list gathers around 120 of the most common ichidan verbs you’ll actually need-whether you’re chatting about your day, ordering food, or just trying to sound less like a textbook robot.
Each verb comes with a straightforward meaning and a natural example sentence, so you can see exactly how it behaves in a real sentence-not just a translation. Because hearing a word once beats reading it ten times, there’s a play button next to every entry. When you’re ready to take your study offline, grab the free PDF using the download button right below the table.
If you’ve been wrestling with godan verbs and their five-vowel shifts, this ichidan list will feel like a breath of fresh air. It’s a clean reference you can come back to whenever you need a quick conjugation check or want to expand your vocabulary with verbs that actually get used in daily life.
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Quick Quiz
Think you can conjugate these ichidan verbs without peeking? The quick quiz below will give you a friendly nudge toward the ones that need a second look-no grades, just practice.
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| Word | Type | Meaning | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| いる | Ichidan | to be, to exist (animate) | |
| うける | Ichidan | to receive; to take (an exam) | |
| かける | Ichidan | to hang; to put on (glasses); to make (a phone call) | |
| かたづける | Ichidan | to tidy up | |
| くれる | Ichidan | to give (to the speaker or in-group) | |
| ためる | Ichidan | to save up (money, etc.) | |
| たりる | Ichidan | to be enough; to be sufficient | |
| つとめる | Ichidan | to work for, to be employed at | |
| できる | Ichidan | can, to be able to | |
| とめる | Ichidan | to stop (a vehicle, machine) | |
| ならべる | Ichidan | to line up, to arrange | |
| のびる | Ichidan | to stretch, to extend, to grow longer | |
| みせる | Ichidan | to show | |
| やめる | Ichidan | to quit; to resign | |
| わける | Ichidan | to divide, to separate | |
| 上げる | Ichidan | to give, to raise | |
| 下げる | Ichidan Verb | to lower; to hang | |
| 与える | Ichidan Verb | to give; to provide | |
| 付ける | ichidan | to attach, to turn on | |
| 伝える | Ichidan | to convey, to tell | |
| 似る | ichidan | to resemble | |
| 信じる | Ichidan | to believe | |
| 倒れる | ichidan | to fall down | |
| 借りる | Ichidan | to borrow | |
| 入れる | Ichidan | to put in, insert |
