Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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noun
1.
evening, night
2.
dinner(only relevant for よる)
Other readings:
【よ】

noun
sweater, jumper
Other readings:
スエーター
セエター[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
1.
thing, object, article, stuff, substance
2.
one's things, possessions, property, belongings(as 〜のもの, 〜のもん)
3.
things, something, anything, everything, nothing
4.
quality
5.
reason, the way of things
6.
used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc., used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense), used to indicate a general tendency, used to indicate something that should happen(usually kana)(formal noun often used as 〜ものだ)
noun (suffix)
7.
item classified as ..., item related to ..., work in the genre of ...(usually kana)
8.
cause of ..., cause for ...
prefix
9.
somehow, somewhat, for some reason(only relevant for もの)
10.
really, truly(only relevant for もの)
Other readings:
【もん】

noun
1.
outside, exterior
2.
the open (air)
3.
other place, somewhere else, outside one's group (family, company, etc.)
See also:うち (antonym)
Other readings:
【と】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
winter

noun
south

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist
2.
to turn
3.
to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
Other readings:
曲る【まがる】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal), no-adjective
all, entire, whole, altogether

adverb
1.
exactly, precisely, just, right(usually kana)
2.
as if, as though, quite(usually kana)
Other readings:
ちょうど《恰度》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
zero, nought
See also:零 (れい)
Other readings:
【ゼロ】
【ゼロ】

noun, no-adjective
1.
number one, first, first place
adverb
2.
best, most
noun
3.
game, round, bout
adverb
4.
as a test, as an experiment, by way of experiment, by way of trial, tentatively
See also:試しに
noun
5.
song (e.g. in noh), piece
Other readings:
1番【いちばん】

adjective
1.
painful, sore
2.
cringy, embarrassing(colloquialism)
adjective, suffix
3.
exceeding(esp. 甚い)
See also:甚く
Other readings:
甚い【いたい】

noun
dinner, evening meal
Other readings:
晩ご飯【ばんごはん】
晩ごはん【ばんごはん】

na-adjective, noun
yellow, amber
Other readings:
黄色【こうしょく】
黄色【おうしょく】

adjective
1.
fast, quick, hasty, brisk(esp. 速い, 疾い, 捷い)
2.
early (in the day, etc.), premature(esp. 早い)
3.
(too) soon, not yet, (too) early(esp. 早い)
4.
easy, simple, quick(esp. 早い)
All readings:
早い【はやい】
速い【はやい】
疾い【はやい】[1]
捷い【はやい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
corridor, hallway, passageway

adjective
1.
bad, poor, undesirable
2.
poor (quality), inferior, insufficient
3.
evil, sinful
4.
ugly, not beautiful
5.
at fault, to blame, in the wrong
6.
bad (at doing something)
7.
unprofitable, unbeneficial
interjection, adjective
8.
sorry, (my) bad, unforgivable
Other readings:
惡い【わるい】[1]
惡るい【わるい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-nu verb, nu verb (irregular), intransitive verb
1.
to die, to pass away
2.
to lose spirit, to lose vigor, to look dead
3.
to cease, to stop

noun
toilet, restroom, bathroom, lavatory(abbreviation)

conjunction, interjection
1.
come, come now, come along, go on, hurry up
2.
well, who knows, I don't know..., uh, hmm
3.
well now, let's see, there we go, all right(said when surprised or happy)
4.
about that, you see
Other readings:
さー
さぁ

noun
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
Other readings:
ドアー

adjective
1.
cool, refreshing
2.
clear (e.g. eyes), bright
3.
clear, distinct
4.
composed (facial expression), unruffled, unconcerned
5.
pure, upright, innocent(archaism)

noun
gram, gramme(usually kana)

noun
1.
time
2.
hour
3.
period, class, lesson

noun
soap
Other readings:
石けん【せっけん】
石鹼【せっけん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

interjection
1.
yes, that is correct(polite language)
2.
understood, I see, OK, okay
3.
present, here(as a response to a roll call)
4.
pardon?, what's that?, come again?(colloquialism)(with rising intonation)
5.
now, here, here you go(used when calling for someone's attention or when handing something to someone)
6.
giddy-up, giddap

adjective
1.
thin, slender, fine
2.
unlucky(slang)(billiards slang)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe
2.
to examine, to look over, to assess, to check, to judge
3.
to look after, to attend to, to take care of, to keep an eye on
See also:看る
4.
to experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
5.
to try ..., to have a go at ..., to give ... a try(usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)
6.
to see (that) ..., to find (that) ...(usually kana)(as 〜てみると, 〜てみたら, 〜てみれば, etc.)
Other readings:
観る【みる】
視る【みる】

noun
1.
bath, bathing, bathtub, bathroom
See also:お風呂
2.
bathhouse, public bath
3.
room for drying lacquerware
4.
base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

numeric
1.
10,000, ten thousand(萬 is sometimes used in legal documents)
noun, no-adjective
2.
myriad
adverbial noun
3.
everything, all(only relevant for よろず)
noun, no-adjective
4.
various(archaism)(only relevant for よろず)
Other readings:
【よろず】
【まん】[1]
【よろず】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
child
Other readings:
子ども【こども】
小供【こども】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
(common) cold, influenza, flu, ague, inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
Other readings:
風邪【ふうじゃ】

noun
1.
ninth day of the month
2.
nine days
Other readings:
九日【ここぬか】[1]
9日【ここのか】
9日【ここぬか】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

pronoun
someone, somebody

numeric
six(陸 is used in legal documents)
Other readings:
【む】
【むう】
【ろく】
【む】
【むう】
【ろく】
【む】
【むう】

noun
(room) heater, stove

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to sing (bird)
2.
to make sound (animal), to call, to cry, to chirp
3.
to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)(mahjong term)(only relevant for 鳴く)
Other readings:
啼く【なく】

numeric, prefix
1.
one(壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
no-adjective, suffix
2.
best
no-adjective
3.
first, foremost
noun
4.
beginning, start
noun (prefix)
5.
a (single), one (of many)(before a noun)
noun
6.
ace (playing card)
See also:エース
7.
bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
Other readings:
【いち】
【いち】
【いち】
【いち】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

conjunction
1.
then, well, so, well then(from では)
See also:では
copula
2.
be, is(Kansai-ben (dialect))(only relevant for じゃ)
See also:
Other readings:
じゃ

noun
shoe, shoes, boots, footwear, footgear
Other readings:
【くつ】
【くつ】
【くつ】

noun
1.
uncle(honorific language, familiar language, usually kana)(伯父さん is older than one's parent and 叔父さん is younger)
2.
old man, mister(familiar language, usually kana)(usu. 小父さん or おじさん; vocative)
3.
manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)(usually kana)(usu. オジサン)
Other readings:
おじさん《叔父さん》
おじさん《小父さん》
オジサン
オジさん

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
afternoon, p.m.
Other readings:
午后【ごご】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
radio-cassette, tape recorder
Other readings:
ラジオ・カセット

adverb
1.
perhaps, probably
na-adjective, no-adjective
2.
generous, many, much, great

noun
1.
area, vicinity, region
2.
side, edge(mathematics)
3.
circumstances

noun
1.
room, chamber
2.
apartment, flat, pad
3.
stable(abbreviation, sumo term)
See also:相撲部屋
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