Vocabulary list for JLPT N5
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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.
homework, assignment
2.
pending issue, unresolved problem, open question
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)
naru
suffix, prenominal
1.
2.
who is called, that is called
3.
that is
interjection
4.
noun
1.
chair, stool
2.
post, office, position
Other readings:
倚子【いす】[1]
、イス
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
talk, speech, chat, conversation(only relevant for 話 and 話し)
2.
topic, subject
3.
discussions, negotiation, argument(only relevant for 話 and 話し)
4.
rumor, talk, hearsay
5.
tale, story, fable
6.
circumstances, particulars
Other readings:
話し【はなし】[1]
、咄【はなし】
、噺【はなし】
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
pronoun
1.
2.
these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker)(usually kana)
See also:今迄
3.
these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker), the next ...(usually kana)
See also:此れから
Other readings:
ここ《此所》
、ここ《是》
、ここ《茲》
、ここ《爰》
noun
•
socks, sock, stockings, stocking
Other readings:
くつ下【くつした】
、沓下【くつした】
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
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
•
school
Other readings:
學校【がっこう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
numeric
1.
three(参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2.
tri-
Other readings:
三【み】
、３【さん】
、３【み】
、参【さん】
、参【み】
、弎【さん】
、弎【み】
adjective
1.
dull, uninteresting, boring, tedious(usually kana)
2.
insignificant, unimportant, trifling, trivial, worthless(usually kana)
3.
absurd, foolish, silly, stupid(usually kana)
4.
useless, pointless, disappointing(usually kana)
Other readings:
つまらない《詰まらない》
adjective
1.
cold (to the touch), chilly, icy, freezing
2.
(emotionally) cold, coldhearted, unfeeling, indifferent, unfriendly, distant
Other readings:
冷たい【つべたい】
adjective
2.
low (position), close to the ground
3.
short (height)
4.
deep (voice), in a low key, low (volume)
noun (temporal), adverbial noun
1.
beginning, start, outset, opening
noun
2.
first (in line, etc.)(esp. 初め)
3.
origin(esp. 始め)
4.
such as ..., not to mention ...(usually kana)(esp. 始め; as 〜を始め, 〜を始めとして, etc.)
Other readings:
初め【はじめ】
noun
•
toilet, restroom, lavatory, bathroom
Other readings:
御手洗い【おてあらい】
noun
1.
chicken meat
2.
fowl, poultry, bird meat(only relevant for 鳥肉 and とり肉)
All readings:
鶏肉【とりにく】
、鶏肉【けいにく】
、鳥肉【とりにく】
、鳥肉【ちょうにく】
、とり肉【とりにく】
noun
1.
one person(esp. 一人, １人)
2.
3.
being single, being unmarried(only relevant for ひとり)(esp. 独り)
adverb
4.
by oneself, alone(only relevant for ひとり)
5.
just, only, simply(usually kana)(only relevant for ひとり)(with neg. sentence)
Other readings:
一人【いちにん】
、１人【ひとり】
、１人【いちにん】
、独り【ひとり】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get up, to rise, to blaze up (fire)
2.
to wake up, to be awake, to stay awake
3.
to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents), to happen, to take place
pronoun
1.
2.
there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener)
3.
that one (something close to the listener)
4.
you, your family, your company
5.
that person (someone close to the listener)
All readings:
そちら《其方》
、そっち《其方》
、そなた《其方》
、そち《其方》
noun
•
wife, your wife, his wife, married lady, madam(honorific language)
noun
1.
classroom
2.
department, laboratory
3.
single-room school, small school
noun
1.
foot, paw, arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.)(esp. 足)
2.
leg(esp. 脚,肢)
3.
gait
4.
pace
5.
bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji(usu. 脚)
6.
means of transportation(only relevant for 足)
7.
Other readings:
脚【あし】
、肢【あし】
no-adjective, noun
1.
next (to), adjoining, adjacent
noun, no-adjective
2.
house next door, neighbouring house, next-door neighbour, next-door neighbor
Other readings:
隣り【となり】[1]
、鄰【となり】[2]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
- word containing out-dated kanji
numeric
•
four(肆 is used in legal documents)
Other readings:
四【よん】
、四【よ】
、４【し】
、肆【し】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
telephone call, phone call
noun, no-adjective
2.
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
noun
1.
corner, edge
2.
(street) corner, turning
3.
rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.), abrasiveness, harshness, sharpness
noun, noun (temporal)
1.
morning
noun
2.
breakfast(only relevant for あさ)
3.
next morning(archaism)(only relevant for 朝 and あした)
Other readings:
朝【あした】
、晨【あした】
noun
•
lunch, midday meal
All readings:
昼ご飯【ひるごはん】
、昼ごはん【ひるごはん】
、昼御飯【ひるごはん】
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
spring, springtime
2.
New Year
3.
prime (of one's life, etc.)
4.
adolescence, puberty
5.
sexuality
tesuto
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
examination, quiz, test
2.
test, tryout, trial
noun
3.
rehearsal (in filming)
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