How to say "perform" in Japanese

• 行うおこなうJLPT N4approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers the sense of performing or conducting an activity, ceremony, or procedure; formal and neutral. Typical for official events, experiments, and meetings carried out in an organized way.
  自分じぶんの責任せきにんにおいて何なんでも行おこないなさい。↗

  Do everything at your own risk.
• するJLPT N5approx.Common
  suru verbThe most versatile word for doing or performing an action, usable in nearly any context. When you are unsure which verb a performed activity takes, this is usually the safe choice.
  「これ以上いじょう何なんも言いうことはありません、いいわけをするのはいやですから」と彼かれは言いった。↗

  He said, "I will say nothing more, because I hate making excuses."
• やるJLPT N5approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbA colloquial word for doing or performing something, also used for undertaking tasks and playing games. Fits casual speech about everyday activities rather than formal or ceremonial contexts.
  ああ、君きみがやったんだね。↗

  Aha, you did it, didn't you?
• 切るきるJLPT N5approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbOnly matches 'perform' in the narrow sense of performing surgery, via the gloss 'to perform (surgery)'. Otherwise this verb means to cut, so it is almost never the word you want for other senses of 'perform'.
  ２．大根だいこんは拍子ひょうし木きに切きる。↗

  2. Cut the daikon into long sticks.
• 果たすはたすJLPT N1approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbMatches 'perform' through the sense of carrying out or fulfilling something, with emphasis on accomplishing it fully. Suited to duties, roles, or goals that are successfully brought to completion.
  君きみはその義務ぎむを果はたすべきである。↗

  You must perform your duty.

For general 'perform/carry out' use 「行う」 or 「する」; 「やる」 is a colloquial alternative; 「果たす」 emphasizes fulfilling or accomplishing something; 「切る」 matches only the surgical sense.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 行うおこなうto perform
• するto do
• やるto do
• 切るきるto cut
• 果たすはたすto accomplish
• 執り行うとりおこなうto hold (a ceremony)
• 演るやるto perform
• 仕るつかまつるto do
• 演ずるえんずるto perform (a play, etc.)
• 施すほどこすto do
• 営むいとなむto carry out
• 演じるえんじるto perform (a play, etc.)
• 出るでるto attend
• 打つうつto do
• こなすto finish