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やる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word やる

遣る
Godan verb
Usually kana
Freq #41
1

Colloquial; Transitive verb

to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study

Examples
ああ、君がやったんだね。
Aha, you did it, didn't you?
2

Transitive verb

to send; to dispatch; to despatch

Examples
彼はその少年を使いにやった
He has sent the boy on an errand.
3

Transitive verb

to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)

Examples
俺のマイナスドライバーどこにやった!!
Where've you stuck my flat-head screwdriver?!
4

Transitive verb

to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer

Examples
5ドルをやる
Here's $5.
サイン書いてやってもいいぞ。
I can give you an autograph if you want.
5

Transitive verb

to make (a vehicle) go faster

6

Transitive verb

to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise

Examples
全てを捨ててこのレストランをやる目的はひとつだけでした。
I had only one aim in throwing everything away to run this restaurant.
7

Transitive verb

to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke

8

Transitive verb

to hold (a performance); to perform; to show

9

Transitive verb

to ease (one's mind)

10

Colloquial; Transitive verb

to harm; to injure; to kill

Examples
無関係の人を殺るな!
Don't kill off bystanders!
11

Slang; Vulgar expression or word; Transitive verb; Oft. written as ヤる

to have sex; to fuck; to bang

12

Intransitive verb

to live; to get by; to get along

13

Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb, often in the negative

to do ... completely

14

Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb

to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance

15

Auxiliary verb; After the -te form of a verb; sometimes with negative nuance

to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to

16

Auxiliary verb; After the -te form of a verb

to make active efforts to ...

Kanji in this Word

12 strokes
Frequency: 664
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

dispatch
despatch
send
give
donate
do
undertake

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ケン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
つか.う
-つか.い
-づか.い
つか.わす
や.る
6 strokes
Frequency: 20
JLPT N4
Grade 2

Meanings

going
journey
carry out
conduct
act
line
row
bank

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コウ
ギョウ
アン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
い.く
ゆ.く
-ゆ.き
-ゆき
-い.き
-いき
おこな.う
おこ.なう
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
いく
なみ
なめ
みち
ゆき
ゆく
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