Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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noun
confections, sweets, candy, cake
See also:菓子
Other readings:
御菓子【おかし】

noun
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
See also:コップ

noun
1.
bath, bathing, bathtub, bathroom
See also:お風呂
2.
bathhouse, public bath
3.
room for drying lacquerware
4.
base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

na-adjective
convenient, handy, useful

noun
sea, ocean, waters
Other readings:
【み】[1]
【わた】[1]
【わだ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adjective
1.
young, youthful
2.
immature, green
3.
low (number), small

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

na-adjective, adverbial noun, noun
1.
splendid, nice, wonderful, delicious, sweet
na-adjective
2.
sufficient, fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"), (by implication) no thank you
3.
well enough, OK, tolerable
adverb
4.
quite, reasonably, fairly, tolerably
noun
5.
construction, architecture(archaism)

noun
class

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

noun
1.
grandmother(usually kana)(usu. お祖母さん)
See also:祖母さん
2.
old woman, female senior citizen(usually kana)(usu. お婆さん)
See also:婆さん
Other readings:
おばあさん《お婆さん》
おばあさん《御祖母さん》
おばあさん《御婆さん》
おばーさん

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】

adjective
1.
old, aged, ancient, antiquated, antique, timeworn(of things, not people)
2.
long, since long ago, time-honored
3.
of the distant past, long-ago
4.
stale, threadbare, hackneyed, corny
5.
old-fashioned, outmoded, out-of-date
Other readings:
故い【ふるい】
旧い【ふるい】

noun
radio-cassette, tape recorder
Other readings:
ラジオ・カセット

pronoun
someone, somebody

noun
1.
tenth day of the month
2.
ten days
Other readings:
10日【とおか】

noun
dinner, evening meal
Other readings:
晩ご飯【ばんごはん】
晩ごはん【ばんごはん】

adverb
1.
nicely, properly, well, skillfully, skilfully(usually kana)
See also:良い
2.
frequently, often(usually kana)
3.
I'm glad that you ..., thank you for ...(usually kana)
4.
(you have) quite the nerve to, I don't know how you can ...(usually kana)
Other readings:
よく《善く》
よく《能く》
よく《好く》
よく《克く》

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

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】

noun
belly, abdomen, stomach(polite language)
Other readings:
御腹【おなか】
お中【おなか】
御中【おなか】

pronoun
1.
what
2.
you-know-what, that thing
3.
whatsit, whachamacallit, what's-his-name, what's-her-name
adverb
4.
(not) at all, (not) in the slightest(with neg. sentence)
interjection
5.
what?, huh?(indicates surprise)
6.
hey!(indicates anger or irritability)
7.
oh, no (it's fine), why (it's nothing), oh (certainly not)(used to dismiss someone's worries, concerns, etc.)
All readings:
【なに】

noun
all, everyone, everybody(honorific language)

Godan-u verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
1.
to sing
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
2.
to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.), to compose a poem, to recite a poem(esp. 歌う, 詠う)
Other readings:
唄う【うたう】
謡う【うたう】
詠う【うたう】
唱う【うたう】

noun
gram, gramme(usually kana)

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

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

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

noun, no-adjective
1.
next, following, subsequent
2.
stage, station

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in)(usu. 勤める)
2.
to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of)(usu. 務める)
3.
to conduct a religious service(usu. 勤める)
Other readings:
務める【つとめる】

numeric
1.
eight
noun
2.
eight years of age
3.
two o'clock (old time system)
Other readings:
八つ【やつ】
8つ【やっつ】
8つ【やつ】

pronoun
1.
which (of three or more)(usually kana)
See also:此れ,  其れ,  彼 (あれ)
2.
whichever, any(with a verb in 〜ても form)
See also:どれも
interjection
3.
well, now, let me see
See also:どれどれ

noun
1.
this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker), this direction(usually kana)
2.
here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is)
3.
this one (something physically close to the speaker)
pronoun
4.
I, me, we, us
5.
this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)
All readings:
こちら《此方》
こっち《此方》
こち《此方》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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》

noun, no-adjective
home, family, household

numeric
1,000, thousand(阡 and 仟 are used in legal documents)
Other readings:
【ち】
【せん】
【せん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
meaning, significance, sense

noun
1.
mother, mom, mum, ma(honorific language)
See also:母さん
2.
wife(honorific language)
Other readings:
御母さん【おかあさん】

adjective
1.
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.)
See also:高い (antonym) ,  高い (antonym)
2.
low (position), close to the ground
3.
short (height)
4.
deep (voice), in a low key, low (volume)

noun
corridor, hallway, passageway

conjunction
1.
then, well, so, well then(from では)
See also:では
copula
2.
be, is(Kansai-ben (dialect))(only relevant for じゃ)
See also:
Other readings:
じゃ

noun
1.
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
2.
squealer, rat, snitch, informer, informant, spy(derogatory, usually kana)
3.
loser, asshole(derogatory)
noun (prefix)
4.
counterfeit, inferior, useless, wasteful
Other readings:
【いぬ】
イヌ

noun
1.
man, person
2.
human being, mankind, people
3.
human (Homo sapiens), humans as a species(usually kana)
4.
character, personality
5.
man of talent, true man
6.
another person, other people, others
7.
adult
Other readings:
ヒト

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

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】

adverb
1.
how, in what way, by what means(usually kana)
2.
why, for what reason, for what purpose, what for(usually kana)
3.
cannot possibly(usually kana)
interjection
4.
no way(usually kana)(often as どうして、どうして)
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