Sometimes also known as “exceptions to the ru-exceptions”. The verbs that don’t drop their る when being conjugated, even though they end in (rhyme with) “iru” or “eru”. There are not that many so here they are. Based on this list.
Identification
(with thanks to @BIsTheAnswer )
- る-ending verb with an “iru” or “eru” sound at the end
- Kanji reading has more than one mora (i.e. 走る)
- i / e sound inside the Kanji not written as Okurigana
- Leaving the special exceptions at the end of this list to be just learned by heart
And that is probably not foolproof either, because language. Post exceptions to the exceptions to the exceptions to the exceptions in the comments.
IRU
Verb | Definition | Wanikani |
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愚痴る | to grumple, to complain | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 愚痴 |
入る | to enter, to join | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 入る |
走る | to run | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 走る |
限る | to limit, to restrict | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 限る |
握る | to grip, to grasp | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 握る |
陥る | to fall into | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 陥る |
滅入る | to feel depressed | |
毟る | to pluck, to pick | |
捻る | to screw, to twist | |
罵る | to abuse, to curse at | |
野次る | to jeer at, to catcall, to hackle | |
ERU
Verb | Definition | Wanikani |
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焦る | to be in a hurry | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 焦る |
火照る | to feel hot, to flush | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 火照る |
帰る | to return, to come home | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 帰る |
陰る | to darken, to be clouded | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 陰 |
覆る | to be overturned, to be overruled | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 覆る |
滑る | to glide, to slide, to slip | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 滑る |
喋る | to talk, to chat | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 喋る |
茂る・繁る | to grow thick, to be luxurious | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 茂る |
湿気る | to get damp, to get soggy | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 湿気 |
滑る | to glide, to slide | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 滑る |
猛る | to rage, to be excited | WaniKani / Kanji / 猛 |
蘇る | to be resurrected, to be recalled (memories) | |
Special Exceptions
→ i / e sound in Okurigana but still Godan
→ Kanji with just one Mora
→ Kana only words
Verb | Definition | Wanikani | Comment |
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脂ぎる | to become greasy | WaniKani / Kanji / 脂 | |
散る | to fall, to scatter | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 散る | |
伏せる | to cover, to lie down | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 伏せる | |
減る | to decrease, to diminish | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 減る | |
煎る・炒る | to roast | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 煎る | |
要る | to need | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 要る | [usually kana] |
翔ける | to soar, to fly | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 翔る | |
噛る | to gnaw, to knibble, to bite | WaniKani / Kanji / 噛 | [usually kana] |
蹴る | to kick, to refuse | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 蹴る | |
切る | to cut | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 切る | |
参る | to go, to come | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 参る | |
混じる | to be mixed, to be combined | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 混じる | |
詰る | to rebuke, to scold | WaniKani / Kanji / 詰 | |
阿る | to flatter, to fawn on | WaniKani / Kanji / 阿 | [usually kana] |
競る | to compete, to bid | WaniKani / Kanji / 競 | |
知る | to know | WaniKani / Vocabulary / 知る | |
照る | to shine | WaniKani / Kanji / 照 | |
入る | to get in, to enter | ||
煉る | to knead, to refine, to temper | ||
攀じる | to scale, to clamber up | ||
千切る | to tear to pieces | [usually kana] | |
穿る | to dig up, to dig out | [usually kana] | |
迸る | to surge, to well up | [usually kana] | |
弄る | to fiddle with | [usually kana] | |
軋る | to creak, to squeak | [usually kana] | |
抉る | to pry | [usually kana] | |
漲る | to overflow, to rise | [usually kana] | |
謗る | to slander, to libel, to criticize | [usually kana] | |
滾る | to boil, to seethe | [usually kana] | |
魂消る | to be astonished, to be startled | [usually kana] | |
耽る | to indulge in, to be obsessed by | [usually kana] | |
捻る | to twist, to wring | [usually kana] | |
抓る | to pinch | [usually kana] | |
畝る | to undulate, to meander, to twist | [usually kana] | |
びびる | to be surprised, to feel nervous | ||
どじる | to fail, to mess up [coll] | ||
いびる | to pick on, to tease | ||
せびる | to pester, to extort | ||
くねる | to wriggle, to be crooked | ||
のめる | to tumble forward | ||
せせる | to poke, to pick at |