Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
next week

noun
•
parents, both parents
Other readings:
両親【ふたおや】[1]
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

na-adjective, noun
1.
liked, well-liked, favourite, favorite
See also:嫌い (antonym)
2.
in love (with), loved, romantically interested (in)
noun, na-adjective
3.
faddism, eccentricity
4.
the way one likes, (as) it suits one
noun
5.
refined taste, elegant pursuits
See also:数寄

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,  御
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

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

noun
1.
car, automobile, vehicle
2.
wheel

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
evening, dusk
See also:明け方
Other readings:
夕がた【ゆうがた】

noun
1.
question (e.g. on a test), problem
2.
problem (e.g. societal, political), question, issue, subject (e.g. of research), case, matter
3.
question (i.e. doubt)
4.
public discussion, controversy
5.
trouble, problem, inconvenience, difficulty

noun
•
coat, tunic, jacket, outer garment
Other readings:
上衣【うわぎ】
、
上衣【じょうい】
、
表着【うわぎ】

numeric
•
eight(捌 is used in legal documents)
Other readings:
八【や】
、
8【はち】
、
8【や】
、
捌【はち】
、
捌【や】

na-adjective, noun
•
disagreeable, detestable, unpleasant, reluctant
Other readings:
嫌【や】
、
厭【いや】
、
厭【や】
、
厭や【いや】[1]
、
イヤ
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
father, dad, papa, pa, pop, daddy, dada(honorific language)
See also:父さん
2.
husband(honorific language)
pronoun
3.
you, he, him(colloquialism)(of person older than speaker)
Other readings:
お父さん【おとっさん】[1]
、
御父さん【おとうさん】
、
御父さん【おとっさん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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
•
button(usually kana)(kanji is only used for push-buttons)
Other readings:
ぼたん《釦》
、
ぼたん《鈕》

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

noun
•
trousers, pants(also written as 洋袴 and 段袋 during the Meiji period)

pronoun
1.
there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener), over there, that place, yonder, you-know-where(usually kana)
See also:どこ,  ここ,  そこ
noun
2.
genitals, private parts, nether regions(colloquialism, usually kana)(only relevant for あそこ and あすこ and アソコ)
3.
that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener), that much, that point(usually kana)
See also:あれほど
Other readings:
あそこ《彼所》
、
あすこ《彼処》
、
あすこ《彼所》
、
かしこ《彼処》
、
かしこ《彼所》
、
アソコ
、
あしこ《彼処》[1]
、
あしこ《彼所》[1]
、
あこ《彼処》[1]
、
あこ《彼所》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be shut, to close, to be closed(esp. 閉まる)
2.
to be firm (of a body, face, etc.), to be well-knit(only relevant for 締まる)
3.
to be locked
4.
to tighten, to be tightened
5.
to become sober, to become tense
Other readings:
締まる【しまる】
、
緊まる【しまる】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to go out, to vanish, to disappear

noun
•
gram, gramme(usually kana)

noun
•
friend, companion
Other readings:
友だち【ともだち】

adjective
1.
spicy, hot
2.
salty
3.
harsh (criticism), severe (punishment), strict
4.
painful, bitter, difficult, tough

Godan-u verb
1.
to say, to utter, to declare
2.
to name, to call
3.
to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise(only relevant for 言う)
Other readings:
言う【ゆう】
、
云う【いう】
、
云う【ゆう】
、
謂う【いう】
、
謂う【ゆう】

noun
1.
classroom
2.
department, laboratory
3.
single-room school, small school

adjective
1.
busy, occupied, hectic
2.
restless, hurried, fidgety
Other readings:
忙がしい【いそがしい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adjective
1.
dirty, filthy, foul, unclean
2.
disordered, messy, untidy, poor (e.g. handwriting)
3.
indecent (language, etc.), dirty, vulgar, coarse
4.
dastardly, mean, base, underhanded
5.
stingy, greedy
Other readings:
穢い【きたない】
、
汚ない【きたない】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
area, vicinity, region
2.
side, edge(mathematics)
3.
circumstances

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:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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

Godan-ru verb (irregular), intransitive verb
1.
to be, to exist, to live(usually kana)(usu. of inanimate objects)
2.
to have(usually kana)
3.
to be located(usually kana)
4.
to be equipped with(usually kana)
5.
to happen, to come about(usually kana)
Other readings:
ある《在る》

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, no-adjective
•
coffee(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

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

noun
1.
older sister, elder sister(honorific language)(usu. お姉さん)
See also:姉さん
2.
young lady(vocative)
See also:姉さん
3.
miss(referring to a waitress, etc.; usu. お姐さん)
See also:姉さん
4.
ma'am(used by geisha to refer to their superiors; usu. お姐さん)
See also:姉さん
5.
older girl
Other readings:
お姐さん【おねえさん】
、
御姉さん【おねえさん】
、
御姐さん【おねえさん】

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
•
(medical) doctor, physician(お医者さん is polite)

noun
1.
calendar
2.
calender (machine for flattening things)
Other readings:
カレンダ

noun
1.
luggage, baggage, package
See also:御荷物
2.
burden
See also:足まとい
3.
payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

adverb
1.
perhaps, probably
na-adjective, no-adjective
2.
generous, many, much, great

noun
•
summer vacation, summer holiday

adverb
•
why, how(usually kana)
Other readings:
なにゆえ《何故》
、
なにゆえ《何ゆえ》

pronoun
1.
here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining), this place(usually kana)
See also:どこ,  そこ,  あそこ
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
1.
the vertical, height
2.
front-to-back, length
3.
north-to-south
noun, no-adjective
4.
vertical (relationship), hierarchy
noun
5.
(weaving) warp
Other readings:
竪【たて】
、
経【たて】
、
タテ

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】

prenominal, noun
1.
same, identical, equal, uniform, equivalent, similar, common (origin), changeless, alike
adverb
2.
anyway, anyhow, in either case(usu. part of a 'nara' conditional)
Other readings:
同じ【おんなじ】

noun
•
one month
Other readings:
一月【いちげつ】
、
ひと月【ひとつき】

adjective
•
easy, plain, simple(usually kana)
See also:難しい (antonym)

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:
曇【くもり】
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