The volitional form is roughly equivalent to the English "let's". Depending on the context it can either specify that an action should happen regularly, or just only once. For example:
| Kind | Plain | Conjugated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-dan | 見る | ⟶ | 見よう |
| 5-dan, す | 殺す | ⟶ | 殺そう |
| 5-dan, ぶ | 呼ぶ | ⟶ | 呼ぼう |
| 5-dan, ぐ | 泳ぐ | ⟶ | 泳ごう |
| 5-dan, く | 書く | ⟶ | 書こう |
| 5-dan, む | 読む | ⟶ | 読もう |
| 5-dan, ぬ | 死ぬ | ⟶ | 死のう |
| 5-dan, る | 走る | ⟶ | 走ろう |
| 5-dan, つ | 待つ | ⟶ | 待とう |
| 5-dan, う | 使う | ⟶ | 使おう |
| irregular | 行く | ⟶ | 行こう |
| irregular | 来る | ⟶ | 来よう |
| irregular | ⟶ | しよう |