Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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conjunction
and, like that(usually kana)

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)

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)
Other readings:
速い【はやい】
疾い【はやい】[1]
捷い【はやい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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.
cold (to the touch), chilly, icy, freezing
See also:熱い (antonym)
2.
(emotionally) cold, coldhearted, unfeeling, indifferent, unfriendly, distant
Other readings:
冷たい【つべたい】

adjective
1.
big, large, great
2.
loud
3.
extensive, spacious
4.
important, decisive, valuable
5.
older, grown up

numeric
1.
seven
noun
2.
seven years of age
3.
four o'clock (old time system)
Other readings:
7つ【ななつ】

suru verb (irregular)
1.
to do, to carry out, to perform(usually kana)
2.
to cause to become, to make (into), to turn (into)(usually kana)
3.
to serve as, to act as, to work as(usually kana)
4.
to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)(usually kana)
5.
to judge as being, to view as being, to think of as, to treat as, to use as(usually kana)(as 〜にする,〜とする)
6.
to decide on, to choose(usually kana)(as 〜にする)
suru verb (irregular), intransitive verb
7.
to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)(usually kana)(as 〜がする)
8.
to be (in a state, condition, etc.)(usually kana)
9.
to be worth, to cost(usually kana)
10.
to pass (of time), to elapse(usually kana)
suru verb (irregular), transitive verb
11.
to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B(usually kana)(as AをBにする)
12.
to transform A to B, to make A into B, to exchange A for B(usually kana)(as AをBにする)
13.
to make use of A for B, to view A as B, to handle A as if it were B(usually kana)(as AをBにする)
14.
to feel A about B(usually kana)(as AをBにする)
suffix, suru verb (irregular)
15.
verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")(usually kana)
auxiliary verb, suru verb (irregular)
16.
creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")(usually kana)
See also:お願いします,  
17.
to be just about to, to be just starting to, to try to, to attempt to(usually kana)(as 〜うとする,〜ようとする)
See also:とする
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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》

noun
guitar

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.
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

noun
1.
black
See also:
2.
black go stone
3.
guilt, guilty person

adjective
1.
cold (e.g. weather)
See also:暑い (antonym)
2.
uninteresting (esp. joke), lame, dull, weak, corny
See also:お寒い
Other readings:
寒い【さぶい】

noun
1.
flesh
2.
meat
3.
the physical body (as opposed to the spirit)(only relevant for にく)
4.
thickness(only relevant for にく)
5.
ink pad(only relevant for にく)
See also:印肉
Other readings:
【しし】
【しし】

noun
1.
fifth day of the month
2.
five days
Other readings:
5日【いつか】

noun
police officer(familiar language, usually kana)
See also:巡査
Other readings:
おまわりさん《御巡りさん》

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
tonight, this evening

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to lend, to loan
2.
to rent out, to hire out
Other readings:
藉す【かす】

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

noun
1.
opposite side, other side, opposite direction
2.
over there, that way, far away, beyond
3.
the other party, the other person
4.
future (starting now)

noun
1.
homework, assignment
2.
pending issue, unresolved problem, open question

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
gate
2.
branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master(only relevant for もん)
3.
division, phylum(biology term)(only relevant for もん)
counter
4.
counter for cannons(only relevant for もん)
Other readings:
【かど】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
every week

noun
crossing, intersection
Other readings:
交叉点【こうさてん】

adverb, noun
1.
small quantity, little, few, something
2.
little while
3.
short distance
Other readings:
寡し【すこし】
些し【すこし】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

pre-noun adjectival
1.
that, the(usually kana)(something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener)
See also:この,  あの,  どの
2.
part (as in "part two")(usually kana)(preceding a number)
interjection
3.
um ..., er ..., uh ...(only relevant for その)
Other readings:
そん

noun
1.
eggs, egg, spawn, roe(only relevant for 卵)
2.
(hen's) egg(玉子 oft. used in cooking)
3.
(an expert) in the making(only relevant for 卵)
4.
beginning, origin, infancy(only relevant for 卵)
Other readings:
玉子【たまご】

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》

noun
1.
fourth day of the month
2.
four days
Other readings:
4日【よっか】

pronoun
1.
which way, which direction, where(usually kana)(どちら is polite)
2.
which one (esp. of two alternatives)
3.
who
See also:どちら様
Other readings:
どちら《孰方》[1]
どっち《何方》
どっち《孰方》[1]
いずかた《何方》
いずかた《孰方》[1]
いずち《何方》
いずち《孰方》[1]
どち《何方》[2]
どち《孰方》[1][2]
いずし《何方》[2]
いずし《孰方》[1][2]
なにざま《何方》[2]
なにざま《孰方》[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to arrive at, to reach
2.
to sit on, to sit at (e.g. the table)
See also:席に着く

adjective
1.
lukewarm, tepid(usually kana)(only relevant for 温い and 微温い)(ぬくい is primarily used in Western Japan)
2.
lenient(usually kana)(only relevant for ぬるい)
3.
slow, stupid(usually kana, archaism)(only relevant for ぬくい)
See also:
Other readings:
ぬるい《緩い》
ぬるい《微温い》
ぬくい《温い》

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

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
stairs, stairway, staircase

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
every day

noun, no-adjective, noun (suffix), prefix
1.
previous, prior, former, first, earlier, some time ago, preceding
2.
point (e.g. pencil), tip, end, nozzle
3.
head (of a line), front
4.
ahead, the other side
5.
the future, hereafter
6.
destination
7.
the other party
Other readings:
【さき】
先き【さき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
coffee shop, tearoom, coffee lounge, coffeehouse, cafe
Other readings:
喫茶店【きっちゃてん】

noun
1.
below, down, under, younger (e.g. daughter)
2.
bottom
3.
beneath, underneath
4.
just after, right after(as 下から, 下より, etc.)
noun, no-adjective
5.
inferiority, one's inferior (i.e. one's junior)
noun
6.
trade-in
See also:下取り
noun (prefix)
7.
preliminary, preparatory
See also:下準備

noun
pork
Other readings:
豚肉【とんにく】
ぶた肉【ぶたにく】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide
See also:棲む

noun
ball-point pen
Other readings:
ボール・ペン

noun
overseas student, exchange student

noun
kilogram, kilogramme(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (suffix)
1.
above, up, over, elder (e.g. daughter)
noun
2.
top, summit, head (e.g. of a staircase)
3.
surface
noun, no-adjective, adverbial noun
4.
before, previous
noun, no-adjective
5.
superiority, one's superior, one's elder
adverbial noun
6.
on top of that, besides, what's more, not only ... but(following a verb or adjective)
7.
upon (further inspection, etc.), based on (and occurring after)(following a verb or noun)
8.
matters concerning ..., as concerns ...
9.
since (i.e. "for that reason")(as ~上は)
noun (suffix)
10.
honorable, venerable(honorific language)(suffix indicating higher social standing than the speaker)
See also:父上
11.
place of one's superior (e.g. the throne)(archaism)
12.
emperor, sovereign, shogun, daimyo(archaism)
13.
noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)(archaism)

noun
older sister, elder sister
Other readings:
【あね】
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