Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

This list has no items

noun
•
clock, watch, timepiece
Other readings:
時計【ときはかり】[1]
、
土圭【とけい】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adjective
1.
young, youthful
2.
immature, green
3.
low (number), small

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to return, to come home, to go home, to go back
See also:返る
2.
to leave(of a guest, customer, etc.)
3.
to get home, to get to home plate(baseball term)
Other readings:
還る【かえる】
、
歸る【かえる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

numeric
1.
seven(漆 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2.
hepta-
Other readings:
七【なな】
、
七【ひち】[1]
、
七【な】
、
7【しち】
、
7【なな】
、
7【ひち】[1]
、
7【な】
、
漆【しち】
、
漆【なな】
、
漆【ひち】[1]
、
漆【な】
、
柒【しち】
、
柒【なな】
、
柒【ひち】[1]
、
柒【な】
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

adverb
1.
very, awfully, exceedingly(usually kana)(とっても is more emphatic)
2.
(not) at all, by no means, simply (cannot)(usually kana)(before a negative form)
Other readings:
とっても《迚も》

noun
•
one month
Other readings:
一月【いちげつ】
、
ひと月【ひとつき】

adjective
1.
slow, time-consuming, sluggish(only relevant for 遅い and 鈍い and 遲い)
2.
late (in the day), towards the end (of the day or night), until a time far into the day or night(only relevant for 遅い and 晩い and 遲い)
3.
later (than expected or usual), late, behind schedule, behind time, tardy, overdue, unpunctual(only relevant for 遅い and 晩い and 遲い)
4.
too late, having missed the boat(only relevant for 遅い and 晩い and 遲い)
5.
dull, stupid(archaism)(only relevant for 遅い and 鈍い and 遲い)
Other readings:
鈍い【おそい】
、
晩い【おそい】
、
遲い【おそい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to dash over oneself (e.g. water), to take (e.g. shower), to bask in (e.g. the sun), to bathe in, to be flooded with (e.g. light), to be covered in
2.
to suffer (e.g. an attack), to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise), to have heaped upon, to be showered with

adjective
1.
red, crimson, scarlet, vermilion, vermillion(紅い is esp. for scarlet)
2.
Red, communist
3.
beautiful(archaism)
Other readings:
紅い【あかい】
、
朱い【あかい】[1]
、
緋い【あかい】[1]
、
丹い【あかい】[1]
、
赭い【あかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to line up, to stand in a line
2.
to rival, to match, to equal
Other readings:
列ぶ【ならぶ】
、
双ぶ【ならぶ】

noun, no-adjective
•
coffee(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
eye, eyeball
2.
eyesight, sight, vision
3.
look, stare, gaze, glance
4.
notice, attention, observation, eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
5.
an experience
6.
viewpoint
7.
discrimination, discernment, judgement, eye (e.g. for quality)
8.
appearance
9.
spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.), opening, stitch, texture, weave
See also:編み目
10.
grain (of wood)
11.
eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
12.
intersection (on a go board), square (on a chess board)
13.
dot (on a dice), pip, rolled number
14.
graduation, division (of a scale)
15.
tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
suffix
16.
ordinal number suffix
17.
somewhat, -ish(usually kana)
See also:大きめ
18.
point (e.g. of change)(following -masu stem)
See also:変わり目
Other readings:
眼【め】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in)(usu. 勤める)
2.
to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of)(usu. 務める)
3.
to conduct a religious service(usu. 勤める)
Other readings:
務める【つとめる】

noun
1.
bread, pastries (e.g. croissants), pastry-based products(originally written 麺麭 or 麪包)
2.
pan, frying pan
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
panning (in a film)

noun, no-adjective
1.
body(からだ is a gikun reading of 身体)
noun
2.
torso, trunk
3.
build, physique, constitution
noun, no-adjective
4.
health
noun
5.
corpse, dead body
Other readings:
身体【からだ】
、
躰【からだ】
、
躯【からだ】

pronoun
•
I, me(slightly formal or feminine)

adverb, noun, no-adjective
•
sometimes, at times
Other readings:
時時【ときどき】
、
時どき【ときどき】

noun
1.
exit, gateway, way out
See also:入り口
2.
outlet, vent, leak

noun
•
corridor, hallway, passageway

adjective
1.
light, well-lit, well-lighted
2.
bright (of a colour), brightly-coloured, brightly-colored
3.
cheerful, bright, spirited, sunny (e.g. disposition)
4.
encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.), promising, of fair prospects
5.
familiar (with), knowledgeable (about), well versed (in)(as 〜に明るい)
6.
fair (e.g. politics), clean, impartial
All readings:
明るい【あかるい】
、
明い【あかるい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
stairs, stairway, staircase

adjective
•
weak, frail, delicate, tender, unskilled, weak (wine)

noun, no-adjective
•
left, left hand side
See also:右 (antonym)

Godan-gu verb, intransitive verb
•
to swim
Other readings:
游ぐ【およぐ】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to take (a photo)(esp. 撮る)
2.
to record (video, audio, etc.), to make (a film)(esp. 録る)
Other readings:
録る【とる】

noun
1.
noon, midday
See also:御昼
2.
daytime(only relevant for 昼 and 晝)
See also:御昼
3.
lunch(only relevant for 昼 and 晝)
See also:御昼
Other readings:
午【ひる】
、
晝【ひる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
eighth day of the month
2.
eight days
Other readings:
8日【ようか】

noun
•
sea, ocean, waters
Other readings:
海【み】[1]
、
海【わた】[1]
、
海【わだ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to attach, to join, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment)
2.
to furnish (a house with)
3.
to wear, to put on
4.
to keep a diary, to make an entry
5.
to appraise, to set (a price)
6.
to allot, to budget, to assign
7.
to bring alongside
8.
to place (under guard or doctor)
9.
to follow, to shadow
10.
to load, to give (courage to)
11.
to keep (an eye on)
12.
to establish (relations or understanding)
13.
to turn on (light)
See also:点ける
14.
to produce flowers, to produce fruit(of a plant)
Other readings:
着ける【つける】
、
附ける【つける】

adjective
1.
long (distance)(only relevant for 長い)
2.
long (time), lengthy
Other readings:
永い【ながい】

na-adjective, noun
1.
important, necessary, indispensable
2.
beloved, precious, dear, cherished, valuable
3.
careful(usu. adverb, as ~に)
Other readings:
大切【たいせち】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

interjection
•
say, well, um, er
Other readings:
あのー
、
あのう

pronoun
1.
that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly)(usually kana)
See also:何れ,  此れ,  其れ
2.
that person(used to refer to one's equals or inferiors)
3.
over there(archaism)
noun
4.
down there (i.e. one's genitals)(colloquialism)(only relevant for あれ)
5.
period, menses(colloquialism)(only relevant for あれ)
interjection
6.
hey, huh?, eh?(usually kana)(expression of surprise, suspicion, etc.)
Other readings:
あれ《彼れ》
、
あ《彼》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

noun
1.
tobacco, cigarette, cigaret, cigar(usually kana)
2.
tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)(usually kana)
Other readings:
たばこ《莨》[1]
、
たばこ《烟草》[1]
、
えんそう《煙草》
、
えんそう《烟草》
、
けぶりぐさ《煙草》
、
けぶりぐさ《烟草》
、
けむりぐさ《煙草》
、
けむりぐさ《烟草》
、
タバコ
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

noun (temporal)
1.
today, this day
2.
these days, recently, nowadays(only relevant for こんにち)
Other readings:
今日【こんにち】
、
今日【こんち】
、
今日【こんじつ】

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
truth, reality, actuality, fact
no-adjective, na-adjective
2.
proper, right, correct, official
3.
genuine, authentic, real, natural, veritable
Other readings:
本当【ほんと】[2]
、
本當【ほんとう】[1]
、
本當【ほんと】[1][2]
、
ホント[2]
、
ホントー
、
ホントウ
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. word containing irregular kana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to return (something), to restore, to put back(esp. 返す)
2.
to turn over, to turn upside down, to overturn
3.
to pay back, to retaliate, to reciprocate(esp. 返す)
4.
to respond (with), to retort, to reply, to say back
auxiliary verb, Godan-su verb
5.
to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back)(after the -masu stem of a verb)
6.
to do again, to do repeatedly(after the -masu stem of a verb)
Other readings:
反す【かえす】

noun
1.
shirt (underwear), undershirt, singlet(also written as 襯衣)
2.
shirt (outerwear, esp. dress shirt)

noun
•
bed

expression
•
and then, after that(usually kana)

noun
1.
colour, color, hue, tint, tinge, shade
2.
complexion, skin colour, skin color
3.
look (on one's face), expression
4.
appearance, air, feeling
5.
personality, character
6.
tone (of one's voice, etc.), tune, sound, ring
7.
love, lust, sensuality, love affair
See also:色仕掛け
8.
lover, paramour
9.
beauty, sexiness, physical appeal
10.
kind, type, variety(also written 種)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
yesterday
Other readings:
昨日【さくじつ】

noun
•
button(usually kana)(kanji is only used for push-buttons)
Other readings:
ぼたん《釦》
、
ぼたん《鈕》

noun
1.
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)(み is generally used in compounds)
See also:湯 (ゆ)
2.
fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid
3.
flood, floodwaters
4.
water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout(sumo term)(only relevant for みず)
See also:力水
5.
break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout(sumo term)(only relevant for みず)
See also:水入り
Other readings:
水【み】

adjective
1.
high, tall(only relevant for 高い)
See also:低い (antonym)
2.
expensive, high-priced
3.
high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
4.
loud
5.
high-pitched, shrill
Other readings:
高価い【たかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

pronoun
1.
where, what place(usually kana)
See also:ここ,  そこ,  あそこ
2.
how much (long, far), what extent(usually kana)
Other readings:
どこ《何所》
、
どこ《何處》[1]
、
いずこ《何処》
、
いずく《何処》[2]
、
いづこ《何処》[2]
、
いどこ《何処》[2]
、
いどこ《何所》[2]
、
いどこ《何處》[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverb
1.
again, once more, once again, another time, some other time(usually kana)
2.
also, too, as well, likewise(usually kana)
3.
on the other hand, while(usually kana)
conjunction
4.
and, in addition, besides, moreover, furthermore(usually kana)
5.
or, otherwise(usually kana)
adverb
6.
really, how, (what, why) on earth(usually kana)(expresses surprise, shock, doubt, etc.)
prefix
7.
indirect
See also:又聞き,  又貸し
Other readings:
また《亦》
、
また《復》
« < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 > »
Showing 1 to 50 of 667