Compound Verbs in Japanese N3

Compound verbs in Japanese N3
The common Japanese compound verbs you must remember

1 The 取 group
1 – 取り上げる (とりあげる) – To pick up
2 – 取り入れる (とりいれる) – To adopt
3 – 取り替える (とりかえる) – To exchange
4 – 取り消す (とりけす) – To cancel
5 – 取り出す (とりだす) – To take out, to pull out
6 – 取り付ける (とりつける) – To install
7 – 取り組む (とりくむ) – To apply yourself, to devote yourself

2 The 受 group
1 – 受け取る (うけとる) – To take, to understand
2 – 受け付ける (うけつける) – To accept
3 – 受け入れる (うけいれる) – To take in, to receive
4 – 受け持つ (うけもつ) – To be in charge of, to take on
5 – 受け止める (うけとめる) – To catch, to stop
6 – 受け渡しする (うけわたしする) – To hand over and receive
7 – 受け流す (うけながす) – To parry, to let pass

3 The 引 group
1 – 引き受ける (ひきうける) – To take on
2 – 引き返す (ひきかえす) – To turn back
3 – 引き止める (ひきとめる) – To hold back, to detain
4 – 引っ掛ける (ひっかける) – To be taken in, to be caught on
5 – 引っ越す (ひっこす) – To move house
6 – 引っ張る (ひっぱる) – To pull, to drag
7 – 引き付ける (ひきつける) – To attract

4 The 振 group
1 – 振り返る (ふりかえる) – To look back
2 – 振り向く (ふりむく) – To turn round, to turn your face
3 – 振り上げる (ふりあげる) – To raise, to swing up
4 – 振り放す (ふりはなす) – To let go, to shake off
5 – 振り撒く (ふりまく) – To scatter, to sprinkle
6 – 振り替える (ふりかえる) – To transfer, to switch

5 The 差 group
1 – 差し引く (さしひく) – To deduct
2 – 差し上げる (さしあげる) – To give, to present
3 – 差し戻す (さしもどす) – To send back, to return
4 – 差し押える (さしおさえる) – To seize, to confiscate
5 – 差し出す (さしだす) – To hold out

6 The 追 group
1 – 追いかける (おいかける) – To chase
2 – 追い付く (おいつく) – To catch up
3 – 追い越す (おいこす) – To overtake
4 – 追い出す (おいだす) – To drive out

7 The 見 group
1 – 見かける (みかける) – To catch sight of, to see
2 – 見習う (みならう) – To learn from
3 – 見送る (みおくる) – To see off, to wait and see
4 – 見つめる (みつめる) – To gaze at

See also:
Revising How Japanese Reduplicated Words Are Used
1500 Japanese Conversation Sentences