Vocabulary list for JLPT N5
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adverb
1.
still, as yet, hitherto, only(usually kana)
2.
not yet(usually kana)(with verb in the negative)
3.
more, besides(usually kana)
na-adjective
4.
unfinished, incomplete, not yet finished with(usually kana)
Other readings:
いまだ《未だ》
kopii
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
copy, photocopy
noun
2.
blurb on a book jacket
3.
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】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to lie down
2.
to go to bed, to lie in bed
3.
to sleep (lying down)
See also:眠る
4.
to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse)
5.
to lie idle
Other readings:
寐る【ねる】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to hear
2.
to listen (e.g. to music)(esp. 聴く)
3.
to ask, to enquire, to query(聴く is used in legal and official contexts)
4.
to hear about, to hear of, to learn of
5.
to follow (advice, order, etc.), to obey, to listen to, to comply with
6.
to hear (e.g. a plea), to grant (a request), to accept (e.g. an argument), to give consideration to
7.
to smell (esp. incense), to sample (a fragrance)
See also:香を聞く
8.
to taste (alcohol), to try(also 利く)
Other readings:
聴く【きく】
noun
•
shoe, shoes, boots, footwear, footgear
Other readings:
沓【くつ】
、履【くつ】
、鞋【くつ】
noun
1.
thing, object, article, stuff, substance
2.
one's things, possessions, property, belongings(as 〜のもの, 〜のもん)
3.
things, something, anything, everything, nothing
4.
quality
5.
reason, the way of things
6.
used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc., used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense), used to indicate a general tendency, used to indicate something that should happen(usually kana)(formal noun often used as 〜ものだ)
noun (suffix)
7.
item classified as ..., item related to ..., work in the genre of ...(usually kana)
8.
cause of ..., cause for ...
prefix
9.
10.
Other readings:
物【もん】
noun
1.
house, residence, dwelling
2.
family, household
3.
lineage, family name
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
police box, small neighborhood police station
noun, prenominal
2.
alternation, alternating (e.g. current)
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
last year
Other readings:
去年【こぞ】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
adjective
1.
difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease, problem, etc.)
2.
impossible, unfeasible(polite language)(euphemistic)
3.
fussy, particular, fastidious, hard to please, displeased
4.
gloomy, glum, sullen, serious (look)
5.
dirty, unclean, filthy, detestable(archaism)
6.
unpleasant, uncomfortable, creepy, spooky(archaism)
Other readings:
難しい【むつかしい】
、六借しい【むずかしい】[1][2]
、六借しい【むつかしい】[1][2]
、六ヶ敷い【むずかしい】[1][2]
、六ヶ敷い【むつかしい】[1][2]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
dining room, dining hall, cafeteria, canteen, messroom
2.
restaurant, eatery, snack bar, diner
na-adjective, noun
1.
skillful, skilled, proficient, good (at), adept, clever
noun
2.
flattery
Other readings:
上手【じょうて】[1]
、上手【じょうしゅ】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
adverb
•
adjective
1.
red, crimson, scarlet, vermilion, vermillion(紅い is esp. for scarlet)
2.
Red, communist
3.
beautiful(archaism)
Other readings:
紅い【あかい】
、朱い【あかい】[1]
、緋い【あかい】[1]
、丹い【あかい】[1]
、赭い【あかい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
•
soy sauce, shoyu(しょゆ, しょゆう are dial.)
Other readings:
醤油【しょうゆう】[2]
、しょう油【しょうゆ】
、しょう油【しょうゆう】[2]
、醬油【しょうゆ】
、醬油【しょうゆう】[2]
、正油【しょうゆ】[1]
、正油【しょうゆう】[1][2]
、しょゆ[3]
、しょゆう[3]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
- word containing irregular kana usage
noun
1.
rest, recess, respite
2.
vacation, holiday, absence, suspension
3.
dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
pre-noun adjectival
1.
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
interjection
1.
no, nay(usually kana)
2.
well, er, why(usually kana)
3.
you're welcome, not at all, don't mention it(usually kana)
Other readings:
いいや《否》
、いえ《否》
、いな《否》
、いや《否》
noun
1.
ear
2.
hearing
3.
edge, crust
4.
selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics), selvage
noun
1.
homework, assignment
2.
pending issue, unresolved problem, open question
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
•
to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide
See also:棲む
pronoun
1.
when, at what time, how soon(usually kana)
2.
normal times, ordinary days(usually kana, dated term)
noun
•
parents, both parents
Other readings:
両親【ふたおや】[1]
Notes:
- gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
jaa
Common word
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to eat
2.
to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on
Other readings:
喰べる【たべる】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
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》
noun
•
kilogram, kilogramme(usually kana)
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
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】
Godan-iku/yuku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go, to move (in a direction or towards a specific location), to head (towards), to be transported (towards), to reach
See also:来る (くる)
2.
3.
to pass through, to come and go
4.
to walk
5.
to die, to pass away(only relevant for 逝く)
6.
to do (in a specific way)
7.
to stream, to flow
auxiliary verb
8.
to continue
Godan-iku/yuku verb, intransitive verb
9.
to have an orgasm, to come, to cum(usually kana)
10.
to trip, to get high, to have a drug-induced hallucination(usually kana, slang)
Other readings:
行く【ゆく】
、逝く【いく】
、逝く【ゆく】
、往く【いく】[1]
、往く【ゆく】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to run
2.
to travel (movement of vehicles), to drive, to flow (e.g. energy)
3.
to hurry to
4.
to retreat (from battle), to take flight
5.
to run away from home(esp. 奔る)
6.
to elope
7.
to tend heavily toward(esp. 趨る)
8.
to flash, to streak, to shoot through (e.g. pain)
9.
to get involved, to take (to something), to get wrapped up in
Other readings:
奔る【はしる】
、趨る【はしる】
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