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Verbs of change and state — 変化の動詞

Increase and decrease, improve and worsen, spread, shrink, melt, freeze — the verbs of change. Read each word aloud with its reading, then write it once on the line — in kana if you cannot yet write the kanji.

ふやす verb

増やす to increase (something)

へらす verb

減らす to reduce

よわまる verb

弱まる to weaken

ひろがる verb

広がる to spread, to widen

ひろげる verb

広げる to spread out, to expand

いたむ verb

傷む to be damaged, to spoil (food)

たまる verb

溜まる to accumulate, to pile up

ためる verb

溜める to save up, to let accumulate

こげる verb

焦げる to get scorched, to burn (food)

こおる verb

凍る to freeze

つよまる verb

強まる to strengthen, to intensify

ふかまる verb

深まる to deepen

たかまる verb

高まる to rise, to heighten

かれる verb

枯れる to wither

もえる verb

燃える to burn (intransitive)

もやす verb

燃やす to burn (something)

むく verb

向く to face, to turn towards

さける verb

裂ける to split, to tear

かたまる verb

固まる to harden, to set

へんかする verb

変化する to change, to transform

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Verbs of change and state — from memory

Cover page 1. Write the Japanese for each meaning (kana is fine), then write what each word in part 2 means. Page 1 is the answer key.

1 Write the Japanese

to burn (something)

verb

to spread out, to expand

verb

to burn (intransitive)

verb

to get scorched, to burn (food)

verb

to strengthen, to intensify

verb

to weaken

verb

to save up, to let accumulate

verb

to deepen

verb

to change, to transform

verb

to freeze

verb

2 What does it mean?

高まる

固まる

裂ける

減らす

溜まる

枯れる

広がる

傷む

向く

増やす

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