Vocabulary list for JLPT N5
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        Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock(only relevant for 開ける)
2.
to open (for business, etc.)(only relevant for 開ける)
3.
to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room(esp. 空ける)
4.
to move out, to clear out(esp. 空ける)
5.
to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily)(esp. 空ける)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
6.
to dawn, to grow light(esp. 明ける)
7.
to end (of a period, season)(esp. 明ける)
8.
to begin (of the New Year)(esp. 明ける)
9.
to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for)(esp. 明ける)
10.
to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
Other readings:
                空ける【あける】
、明ける【あける】
                adjective
1.
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:
                - word containing irregular kanji usage
adjective
1.
dangerous, risky, hazardous, perilous, precarious
2.
in danger, in jeopardy, critical, grave, at risk
3.
uncertain, unreliable, insecure, unsteady, doubtful
4.
close (call), narrow (escape)
Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
1.
to shine
See also:射す
2.
to be visible
3.
to be tinged with
4.
to rise (of water levels), to flow in
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
6.
to hold up (an umbrella, etc.), to put up, to raise
7.
to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)
See also:指す
8.
to insert, to put in
See also:挿す
9.
to wear (a sword) in one's belt, to wear at one's side, to carry under one's arm
See also:挿す
10.
to insert one's arm under an opponent's arm(sumo term)
11.
to pole (a boat)
See also:刺す
12.
to pour, to add (liquid), to serve (drinks)
See also:注す
13.
to put on (lipstick, etc.), to apply, to colour, to dye
14.
to light (a fire), to burn
15.
to shut, to close, to lock, to fasten
See also:鎖す (さす)
suffix, Godan-su verb
16.
numeric
1.
seven
noun
2.
seven years of age
3.
four o'clock (old time system)
Other readings:
                7つ【ななつ】
                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.
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:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
20 years old
2.
twenty(archaism)(only relevant for 二十 and 廿)
Other readings:
                20歳【はたち】
、二十【はたち】
、廿【はたち】
                noun
1.
song(only relevant for 歌 and 唄)(唄 is primarily used for shamisen songs)
2.
3.
modern poetry(only relevant for 歌 and 詩)
Other readings:
                唄【うた】
、詩【うた】
                noun
1.
2.
wife(honorific language)
Other readings:
                御母さん【おかあさん】
                noun
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breakfast
All readings:
                朝ご飯【あさごはん】
、朝ごはん【あさごはん】
、朝御飯【あさごはん】
                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】
                Common word
noun
1.
2.
male senior-citizen(usually kana)(usu. お爺さん)
Other readings:
                おじいさん《お爺さん》
、おじいさん《御爺さん》
、おじいさん《御祖父さん》
                noun
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shopping, purchased goods(買いもん is col.)
Other readings:
                買い物【かいもん】
、買物【かいもの】
、買物【かいもん】
、買いもん【かいもん】
                koppu
                    Common word
noun
•
                
glass (drinking vessel), tumbler(usually kana)
All readings:
                コップ《洋杯》
、コップ《洋盃》
、コップ《骨杯》
                Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to line up, to set up, to arrange in a line
2.
to enumerate, to itemize
3.
to be equal (to), to compare well (with), to be as good (as)
Other readings:
                双べる【ならべる】
                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】
                Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed
2.
to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed
3.
to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
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:
                - irregular okurigana usage
no-adjective, noun
1.
green
noun
2.
greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
Other readings:
                翠【みどり】
                Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
•
        
to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide
See also:棲む
numeric
1.
eight
noun
2.
eight years of age
3.
two o'clock (old time system)
Other readings:
                八つ【やつ】
、8つ【やっつ】
、8つ【やつ】
                adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
                
every morning
Other readings:
                毎朝【まいちょう】
                pronoun
1.
2.
that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener), that
3.
that person (someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener)(あちら is polite)
4.
there (place distant from both speaker and listener), over there, foreign country (esp. a Western nation)
All readings:
                あちら《彼方》
、あっち《彼方》
、あち《彼方》[1]
                Notes:
                - out-dated or obsolete kana usage
pronoun
1.
2.
that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener), that
3.
that person (someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener)(あちら is polite)
4.
there (place distant from both speaker and listener), over there, foreign country (esp. a Western nation)
Other readings:
                あっち《彼方》
、あち《彼方》[1]
                Notes:
                - out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to take, to pick up, to grab, to catch
2.
to pass, to hand, to give
3.
to get, to obtain, to acquire, to win, to receive, to earn, to take (e.g. a vacation)
4.
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.), to take (a measure, attitude, etc.), to choose
5.
to remove, to get rid of, to take off
6.
to take away, to steal, to rob
7.
to eat, to have (e.g. lunch), to take (e.g. vitamins)
See also:摂る
8.
to pick (e.g. flowers), to gather, to extract (e.g. juice), to catch (e.g. fish)
9.
to take up (time, space), to occupy, to spare, to set aside
10.
to secure, to reserve, to save, to put aside, to keep
11.
to take (e.g. a joke), to interpret, to understand, to make out, to grasp
12.
to record, to take down
13.
to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper), to take, to buy, to get
14.
to order, to have delivered
15.
to charge, to fine, to take (tax)
16.
to take (e.g. a wife), to take on (e.g. an apprentice), to adopt, to accept
17.
to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.), to play
adverbial noun, noun (temporal), no-adjective
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all, entire, whole, altogether
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】
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