Vocabulary list for JLPT N5
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        noun
1.
medicine, pharmaceuticals, (legal) drugs, pill, ointment, salve
2.
efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.)
3.
(pottery) glaze
noun, noun (prefix)
1.
half, semi-
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
half-past
noun
3.
odd number
See also:丁 (ちょう)
4.
unit of land area (595.8 m^2)(archaism)
noun
1.
2.
3.
handle
4.
hand, worker, help
5.
trouble, care, effort
6.
means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship
7.
hand, handwriting
8.
kind, type, sort
9.
one's hands, one's possession
See also:手に入る
10.
ability to cope
See also:手に余る
11.
hand (of cards)
12.
direction
See also:山の手
noun, noun (suffix), counter
13.
move (in go, shogi, etc.)
adverb
1.
perhaps, probably
na-adjective, no-adjective
2.
generous, many, much, great
noun
1.
direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction)
2.
side (of an argument, etc.), one's part(often 私の方, あなたの方, etc.)
3.
type, category
4.
field (of study, etc.)
5.
indicates one side of a comparison
6.
way, method, manner, means
7.
length (of each side of a square)
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)
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
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
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat
2.
to tell, to explain, to narrate, to mention, to describe, to discuss
3.
to speak (a language)
Other readings:
                咄す【はなす】
                Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to polish, to shine, to brush (e.g. teeth), to grind (e.g. lens)
2.
to refine (e.g. a skill), to improve, to cultivate
Other readings:
                研く【みがく】
、琢く【みがく】
                pronoun
1.
you (referring to someone of equal or lower status)(usually kana, polite language)(貴女 refers only to females and 貴男 refers only to males)
2.
dear (what a wife calls a husband)(only relevant for 貴方 and 貴男)
Other readings:
                あなた《貴女》
、あなた《貴男》
                adjective
1.
near, close, short (distance)
2.
close (in time), soon
3.
close (relationship), friendly, intimate
4.
closely related
5.
similar, almost the same, close to, nearly
adjective
1.
long (distance)(only relevant for 長い)
2.
long (time), lengthy
Other readings:
                永い【ながい】
                Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be absent, to take a day off
2.
to rest, to have a break
3.
to go to bed, to (lie down to) sleep, to turn in, to retire
4.
to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time, to suspend business
pronoun
•
                
who(だあれ is emphatic or inquisitive)
Other readings:
                誰【だあれ】
、誰【たれ】[1]
、誰【た】[1]
                Notes:
                - out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
red, crimson, scarlet
2.
red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
3.
Red (i.e. communist)(colloquialism)(often written as アカ)
Other readings:
                紅【あか】
、朱【あか】
、緋【あか】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
adverb
1.
2.
frequently, often(usually kana)
3.
I'm glad that you ..., thank you for ...(usually kana)
4.
(you have) quite the nerve to, I don't know how you can ...(usually kana)
Other readings:
                よく《善く》
、よく《能く》
、よく《好く》
、よく《克く》
                noun, no-adjective
1.
kitchen
noun
2.
financial situation
Other readings:
                台所【だいどこ】
、臺處【だいどころ】[1]
、臺處【だいどこ】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
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:
                1【いち】
、壱【いち】
、弌【いち】
、壹【いち】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
numeric
•
                
1,000, thousand(阡 and 仟 are used in legal documents)
Other readings:
                千【ち】
、阡【せん】
、仟【せん】
                numeric
1.
four
noun
2.
four years of age
3.
ten o'clock (old time system)
4.
Other readings:
                四つ【よつ】
、4つ【よっつ】
、4つ【よつ】
                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】
                noun
•
                
sea, ocean, waters
Other readings:
                海【み】[1]
、海【わた】[1]
、海【わだ】[1]
                Notes:
                - out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, suffix
1.
place, spot, scene, site(also pronounced どころ when a suffix)
2.
address(usually kana)
3.
district, area, locality(usually kana)
4.
one's house(usually kana)
5.
6.
passage (in text), part(usually kana)
7.
space, room(usually kana)
8.
thing, matter(usually kana)
noun
9.
whereupon, as a result(usually kana)(after the plain past form of a verb)
10.
about to, on the verge of(usually kana)(after present form of a verb)
11.
was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing(usually kana)(after past form of a verb)
Other readings:
                所【とこ】
、処【ところ】
、處【ところ】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
adverbial noun, noun
•
                
every month, each month, monthly
Other readings:
                毎月【まいげつ】
                Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get tired, to tire, to get fatigued, to become exhausted, to grow weary
2.
to become worn out (of a well-used object)
3.
to starve(archaism)
adjective
1.
interesting, fascinating, intriguing, enthralling
2.
amusing, funny, comical
3.
enjoyable, fun, entertaining, pleasant, agreeable
4.
good, satisfactory, favourable, desirable, encouraging(usu. in the negative)
numeric
1.
five
noun
2.
five years of age
3.
eight o'clock (old time system)
Other readings:
                5つ【いつつ】
、伍つ【いつつ】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
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.
town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood(esp. 町)
2.
downtown, main street(only relevant for 街)
3.
street, road
4.
109.09 m(only relevant for 町 and ちょう)
5.
0.99 hectares(only relevant for 町 and ちょう)
Other readings:
                町【ちょう】
、街【まち】
                particle
1.
et cetera, etc., and the like, and so forth(usually kana)
2.
or something(usually kana)(after an approximate quote or vague suggestion)
3.
the likes of(usually kana)(lessening the significance or value of the previous word)
Other readings:
                など《抔》
                pronoun
1.
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:
                - out-dated or obsolete kana usage
pronoun
1.
myself, yourself, oneself, himself, herself
2.
I, me
3.
you(Kansai-ben (dialect))
noun (temporal)
1.
tomorrow
2.
near future(only relevant for あす)
Other readings:
                明日【あす】
、明日【みょうにち】
                Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow(usually kana)
2.
to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out(usually kana)
interjection
3.
I know!, I think so too!
Other readings:
                わかる《解る》
、わかる《判る》
、わかる《分る》
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