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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
