The Japanese language has two types of regular verbs that involve the stem, and can be referred to as Japanese consonant and vowel verbs.
Read more about Japanese Consonant And Vowel Verbs: Verb Groups, Conjugation, Terminology, List of Consonant Stem Verbs Ending in iru, List of Constant Stem Verbs Ending in eru
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