Japanese
-ru Godan/u-verb
- to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
- to sever (connections, ties)
- to turn off (e.g. the light)
- to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect
- to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)
- to open (something sealed)
- to start
- to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)
- to reduce; to decrease; to discount
- to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain
- to cross; to traverse
- to criticize sharply
- to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)
- to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)
- to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut
- to shuffle (cards)
- to discard a tile
- to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expel; to excommunicate
- to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)
- to trump
- to cut (the connection between two groups) (sometimes キる)
- to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone) (also written as 鑽る)
- to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)
suffix
- to do completely; to finish doing (after the -masu stem of a verb)
- to be completely ...; to be totally ...; to be terribly ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)
- to do clearly; to do decisively; to do firmly (after the -masu stem of a verb)
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