Hidden Compound Verbs
～取る (～とる・～どる)
| verb | meaning | surface analysis | lit. meaning | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 彩る irodoru |
to colour | 色取る | to pass on colour | |
| 象る katadoru |
to model (something) on; to be made in the shape of | 形取る | to pass on shape; to take shape | both TR & NTR |
| 捗る hakadoru |
to make (good) progress; to advance | 捗取る | to take progress | 捗(haka) - cognate with 図る (hakaru) |
| 辿る tadoru |
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace | 手取る | to pass a hand; to give hand | |
| 司る tsukasadoru |
to be in charge of; to manage; | 官取る | to take office | |
| 宿る yadoru |
to stay (at); to take shelter | 屋取る | to take house | |
| 則る nottoru |
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to | 法取る | to take rules | sokuonbin: noritoru → nottoru |
| 娶る metoru |
to marry (a woman); to take to wife | 女取る | to take a women |
～成う（～なう）
| verb | meaning | surface analysis | lit. meaning | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 行う | 起こ成う | |||
| 失う | 失し成う | |||
| 叶う | 可成う | |||
| 伴う | 共成う |
〜引く（〜ひく／〜びく）
| verb | meaning | surface analysis | lit. meaning | comments | | — | — | — | — |
Other
| verb | meaning | surface analysis | lit. meaning | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 弄ぶ | to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with | 持て遊ぶ | to play while holding | |
| 導く | to marry (a woman); to take to wife | 道引く | to take a women | |
| 遮る | to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.) | 冴え切る | to cut (off) clarity |