Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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pronoun
1.
when, at what time, how soon(usually kana)
2.
normal times, ordinary days(usually kana, dated term)

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】

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.
point, aspect, side, facet(usually kana)
See also:いいとこ
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:
【とこ】
【ところ】
【ところ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
exit, gateway, way out
See also:入り口
2.
outlet, vent, leak

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe
2.
to examine, to look over, to assess, to check, to judge
3.
to look after, to attend to, to take care of, to keep an eye on
See also:看る
4.
to experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
5.
to try ..., to have a go at ..., to give ... a try(usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)
6.
to see (that) ..., to find (that) ...(usually kana)(as 〜てみると, 〜てみたら, 〜てみれば, etc.)
Other readings:
観る【みる】
視る【みる】

noun, no-adjective
back, behind, rear
Other readings:
【うしろ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
cloudiness, cloudy weather
2.
fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.), cloud (e.g. in marble), blur, mist, shadow, dimness
3.
gloom, dejection
Other readings:
【くもり】

noun
1.
rain
2.
rainy day, rainy weather
3.
the November suit (in hanafuda)
See also:花札

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-gu verb, transitive verb
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.), to undress

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

noun, na-adjective
1.
spare time, free time, leisure
noun
2.
time (e.g. time it takes to do something)(only relevant for ひま and ヒマ)
noun, na-adjective
3.
time off, day off, vacation, holiday, leave
4.
quitting (one's job), firing someone, divorcing (one's spouse)
na-adjective
5.
(being) inactive, (of one's business) slow(only relevant for ひま and ヒマ)
noun
6.
leaving, departing(only relevant for いとま)
See also:御暇
Other readings:
【いとま】
【ひま】
【いとま】
ヒマ

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear), to wear(usu. 履く or 穿く)
2.
to affix (a sword to one's hip)(usu. 佩く or 帯く)
3.
to affix (a bowstring to a bow)(archaism)
Other readings:
佩く【はく】
穿く【はく】
着く【はく】
帯く【はく】

adjective
1.
high, tall(only relevant for 高い)
See also:低い (antonym)
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:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
coat
2.
coating

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
study
2.
diligence
3.
discount, reduction

noun
1.
picture, drawing, painting, sketch
2.
image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
Other readings:
【え】
【が】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to stop (moving), to come to a stop
2.
to stop (doing, working, being supplied), to come to a halt, to cease, to be stopped, to be suspended
3.
to alight, to perch on
Other readings:
留まる【とまる】
停まる【とまる】
駐まる【とまる】
止る【とまる】
留る【とまる】

noun
1.
ear
2.
hearing
3.
edge, crust
4.
selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics), selvage

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct(造る usu. for large-scale building, manufacturing, etc.; 創る usu. for creating)
2.
to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol)
3.
to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train
4.
to till
5.
to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write
6.
to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose
7.
to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found
8.
to have (a child)
9.
to make up (one's face, etc.)
10.
to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
11.
to give a (false) appearance, to feign (a smile, etc.), to put on a show of emotion
12.
to form (a line, etc.)
13.
to set (a record)
14.
to commit (a sin, etc.)
Other readings:
造る【つくる】
創る【つくる】

noun
1.
chair, stool
2.
post, office, position
Other readings:
倚子【いす】[1]
イス
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

numeric
1.
ten(拾 is used in legal documents)
noun
2.
ten years of age(only relevant for とお)
Other readings:
【とお】
【と】
10【じゅう】
10【とお】
【じゅう】
一〇【じゅう】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
to end, to come to an end, to close, to finish
All readings:
終わる【おわる】
終る【おわる】
了わる【おわる】
卒わる【おわる】
畢わる【おわる】
竟わる【おわる】
了る【おわる】
卒る【おわる】
畢る【おわる】
竟る【おわる】

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
1.
inside, in
2.
among, within
3.
center (centre), middle
4.
during, while

noun
tooth
Other readings:
【は】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles(usually kana)
2.
judgment, judgement, discrimination, discernment, insight(usually kana)(only relevant for めがね and メガネ)
Other readings:
がんきょう《眼鏡》
メガネ

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)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to close, to shut

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to return (something), to restore, to put back(esp. 返す)
2.
to turn over, to turn upside down, to overturn
3.
to pay back, to retaliate, to reciprocate(esp. 返す)
4.
to respond (with), to retort, to reply, to say back
auxiliary verb, Godan-su verb
5.
to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back)(after the -masu stem of a verb)
6.
to do again, to do repeatedly(after the -masu stem of a verb)
Other readings:
反す【かえす】

noun
1.
tobacco, cigarette, cigaret, cigar(usually kana)
2.
tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)(usually kana)
Other readings:
たばこ《莨》[1]
たばこ《烟草》[1]
えんそう《煙草》
えんそう《烟草》
けぶりぐさ《煙草》
けぶりぐさ《烟草》
けむりぐさ《煙草》
けむりぐさ《烟草》
タバコ
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

noun, no-adjective
light brown, tawny
Other readings:
ちゃ色【ちゃいろ】
茶いろ【ちゃいろ】

noun
handkerchief(abbreviation)
Other readings:
ハンケチ

noun
1.
white
See also:
2.
innocence, innocent person
3.
blank space
4.
white go stone
5.
white dragon tile(mahjong term)
See also:白 (はく)
6.
skewered grilled pig intestine(food term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
cleaning, sweeping, dusting, scrubbing

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.
money, coin(archaism)
See also:お足
Other readings:
【あし】
【あし】

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
(room) heater, stove

adjective
1.
painful, sore
2.
cringy, embarrassing(colloquialism)
adjective, suffix
3.
exceeding(esp. 甚い)
See also:甚く
Other readings:
甚い【いたい】

noun
window
Other readings:
【まど】
【まど】

expression
1.
well then ...(usually kana)
2.
in that situation, in which case(usually kana)
Other readings:
それじゃ《其れじゃ》
それじゃあ《其じゃあ》

na-adjective
bustling, busy, lively

noun
1.
eye, eyeball
2.
eyesight, sight, vision
3.
look, stare, gaze, glance
4.
notice, attention, observation, eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
5.
an experience
6.
viewpoint
7.
discrimination, discernment, judgement, eye (e.g. for quality)
8.
appearance
9.
spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.), opening, stitch, texture, weave
See also:編み目
10.
grain (of wood)
11.
eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
12.
intersection (on a go board), square (on a chess board)
13.
dot (on a dice), pip, rolled number
14.
graduation, division (of a scale)
15.
tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
suffix
16.
ordinal number suffix
17.
somewhat, -ish(usually kana)
See also:大きめ
18.
point (e.g. of change)(following -masu stem)
See also:変わり目
Other readings:
【め】

interjection
say, well, um, er
Other readings:
あのー
あのう
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