Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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adjective
•
new, novel, fresh, recent, latest, up-to-date, modern
Other readings:
新らしい【あたらしい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
box, case, chest, package, pack, crate
2.
car (of a train, etc.)
3.
shamisen case, shamisen
4.
public building, community building(colloquialism)(often written as ハコ)
See also:箱物
5.
man who carries a geisha's shamisen(archaism)
See also:箱屋
6.
receptacle for human waste, feces (faeces)(archaism)
suffix, counter
7.
counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
Other readings:
函【はこ】
、
匣【はこ】
、
筥【はこ】
、
筐【はこ】
、
凾【はこ】
、
ハコ

adjective
1.
dark, gloomy, murky
2.
depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood)
3.
dark (in colour), dull
4.
ill-boding, dark (e.g. past), suspicious
5.
unlikely (to succeed), hopeless, unpromising
6.
unfamiliar (with), ignorant (of)(as 〜に暗い)
See also:明るい (antonym)
Other readings:
昏い【くらい】
、
冥い【くらい】
、
闇い【くらい】

na-adjective
1.
splendid, fine, handsome, elegant, imposing, prominent
2.
praiseworthy, creditable, worthy
3.
legal, legitimate, lawful
4.
undeniable (e.g. crime), indisputable, solid

noun
•
butter(food term)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
tonight, this evening

noun
1.
river, stream(only relevant for かわ)
suffix
2.
River, the ... river(suffix used with the names of rivers)
Other readings:
川【がわ】
、
河【かわ】
、
河【がわ】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to ferry across (e.g. a river), to carry across, to traverse
2.
to lay across, to build across
3.
to hand over, to hand in, to pass, to give, to transfer

adverb
1.
very, greatly, terribly, awfully
na-adjective, noun
2.
immense, enormous, great
3.
serious, grave, dreadful, terrible
4.
difficult, hard
noun
5.
major incident, disaster(archaism)
Other readings:
大へん【たいへん】

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

noun, no-adjective
•
family, members of a family

Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fly, to soar(esp. 飛ぶ)
2.
to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop(esp. 跳ぶ)
3.
to spatter, to scatter, to splash, to fly (e.g. of sparks)
4.
to hurry, to rush
5.
to flee, to run off, to escape
6.
to disappear, to vanish, to fade, to thin out
7.
to break off, to come off, to fall off, to blow (of a fuse)
8.
to be sent out (of an order), to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.)
9.
to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.)
10.
to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.), to skip, to jump (e.g. of a conversation)
Other readings:
跳ぶ【とぶ】
、
翔ぶ【とぶ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to raise, to elevate
2.
to do up (one's hair)
3.
to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.)
4.
to land (a boat)
5.
to deep-fry(only relevant for 揚げる)
6.
to show someone (into a room)
7.
to give(polite language, usually kana)(only relevant for 上げる)
8.
to send someone (away)
9.
to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll
10.
to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve
11.
to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice)
12.
to earn (something desirable)
13.
to praise
14.
to give (an example, etc.), to cite(usu. 挙げる)
15.
to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.)(usu. 挙げる)
16.
to arrest(only relevant for 挙げる)
17.
to nominate(only relevant for 挙げる)
18.
to summon (for geishas, etc.)(usually kana)(only relevant for 揚げる)
19.
to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)(only relevant for 上げる)
20.
to bear (a child)
21.
to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)(usu. 挙げる)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
22.
(of the tide) to come in
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
23.
to vomit
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
24.
to do for (the sake of someone else)(usually kana, polite language)(after the -te form of a verb)
25.
to complete ...(after the -masu stem of a verb)
26.
to humbly do ...(humble language)(after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility)
Other readings:
挙げる【あげる】
、
揚げる【あげる】

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

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to differ (from), to vary
2.
to not be in the usual condition
3.
to not match the correct (answer, etc.)
4.
to be different from promised
See also:話が違う
expression
5.
isn't it?, wasn't it?(Kansai-ben (dialect))(at sentence-end; oft. as 〜のと違うか)

noun
•
hotel

pronoun
1.
what
2.
you-know-what, that thing
3.
whatsit, whachamacallit, what's-his-name, what's-her-name
adverb
4.
(not) at all, (not) in the slightest(with neg. sentence)
interjection
5.
what?, huh?(indicates surprise)
6.
hey!(indicates anger or irritability)
7.
oh, no (it's fine), why (it's nothing), oh (certainly not)(used to dismiss someone's worries, concerns, etc.)
All readings:
何【なに】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to take out, to get out
2.
to put out, to reveal, to show
3.
to submit (e.g. thesis), to turn in
4.
to publish, to make public
5.
to send (e.g. letter)
6.
to produce (a sound), to start (fire)
See also:声を出す
7.
to serve (food)
suffix, Godan-su verb
8.
... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out)(after the -masu stem of a verb)
9.
to begin ..., to start to ..., to burst into ...(after the -masu stem of a verb)

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to wash, to cleanse, to rinse
2.
to inquire into, to investigate
3.
to purify (one's heart)
4.
to lave (e.g. shore), to wash over (e.g. deck), to sweep

adjective
1.
narrow, confined, small, cramped
2.
limited, narrow-minded, confining

noun
1.
department store(abbreviation)
2.
department(abbreviation)

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

adjective
•
few, a little, scarce, insufficient, seldom
Other readings:
少い【すくない】[1]
、
尠い【すくない】
、
寡い【すくない】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

noun
•
drink, beverage
Other readings:
飲みもの【のみもの】
、
飲物【のみもの】

noun
•
bicycle, bike
Other readings:
自転車【じでんしゃ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to write, to compose, to pen
2.
to draw, to paint

adverb
•
(some) more, even more, longer, further

noun
1.
tea (usu. green)(polite language)
See also:茶
2.
tea break (at work)
3.
tea ceremony
See also:茶の湯
Other readings:
御茶【おちゃ】

pronoun
1.
myself, yourself, oneself, himself, herself
2.
I, me
3.
you(Kansai-ben (dialect))

noun
•
evening meal
Other readings:
夕飯【ゆうめし】

noun, no-adjective
1.
remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers(usually kana)(only relevant for あまり)
adverb
2.
(not) very, (not) much(usually kana)(with neg. sentence)
3.
too much, excessively, overly(usually kana)(esp. as あまりに(も))
na-adjective, no-adjective
4.
extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible
noun (suffix)
5.
more than, over(only relevant for あまり)
Other readings:
あまり《餘り》[1]
、
あんまり《余り》
、
あんまり《餘り》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
younger brother, little brother, kid brother
2.
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband)(only relevant for おとうと)
See also:義弟
3.
pupil, apprentice(archaism)(only relevant for てい)
Other readings:
弟【てい】

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

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to use (a thing, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use
2.
to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate
See also:人使い
3.
to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume
4.
to use (language), to speak
See also:言葉遣い
Other readings:
遣う【つかう】

noun
1.
direction, way(also ほう)
2.
person, lady, gentleman(honorific language)
noun, noun (suffix)
3.
method of, manner of, way of
noun (suffix)
4.
care of ...
5.
person in charge of ...(also がた)
6.
side (e.g. "on my mother's side")(also がた)

adjective
1.
difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease, problem, etc.)
See also:易しい (antonym)
2.
impossible, unfeasible(polite language)(euphemistic)
3.
fussy, particular, fastidious, hard to please, displeased
4.
gloomy, glum, sullen, serious (look)
5.
dirty, unclean, filthy, detestable(archaism)
6.
unpleasant, uncomfortable, creepy, spooky(archaism)
Other readings:
難しい【むつかしい】
、
六借しい【むずかしい】[1][2]
、
六借しい【むつかしい】[1][2]
、
六ヶ敷い【むずかしい】[1][2]
、
六ヶ敷い【むつかしい】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
last year
Other readings:
去年【こぞ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

noun
•
south

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
day before yesterday
Other readings:
一昨日【おとつい】[1]
、
一昨日【いっさくじつ】
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

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】
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