Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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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

adverb
1.
a little, a bit, slightly(usually kana)
2.
just a minute, for a moment, briefly(usually kana)
3.
somewhat, rather, fairly, pretty, quite(usually kana)
4.
(not) easily, (not) readily(usually kana)(before a verb in negative form)
interjection
5.
hey!, come on, excuse me(usually kana)
Other readings:
ちょっと《鳥渡》[1]
ちょと《一寸》[1]
ちょと《鳥渡》[1]
チョット
ちょいと
チョッと
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)(み is generally used in compounds)
See also:湯 (ゆ)
2.
fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid
3.
flood, floodwaters
4.
water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout(sumo term)(only relevant for みず)
See also:力水
5.
break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout(sumo term)(only relevant for みず)
See also:水入り
Other readings:
【み】

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

noun
1.
hand, arm(occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
2.
forepaw, foreleg(colloquialism)
3.
handle
4.
hand, worker, help
5.
trouble, care, effort
6.
means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship
7.
hand, handwriting
8.
kind, type, sort
9.
one's hands, one's possession
See also:手に入る
10.
ability to cope
See also:手に余る
11.
hand (of cards)
12.
direction
See also:山の手
noun, noun (suffix), counter
13.
move (in go, shogi, etc.)

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】

noun, no-adjective
1.
kitchen
noun
2.
financial situation
Other readings:
台所【だいどこ】
臺處【だいどころ】[1]
臺處【だいどこ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

na-adjective
healthy, robust, strong, solid, durable(sometimes じょうふ)

noun
spoon
Other readings:
スプン

pronoun
someone, somebody

noun
1.
pet
2.
trumpet(abbreviation)

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

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

expression
1.
please (give me)(usually kana, honorific language)
2.
please (do for me)(usually kana, honorific language)(after te-form of a verb or a noun prefixed with o- or go-)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to do, to undertake, to perform, to play (a game), to study(usually kana, colloquialism)
2.
to send, to dispatch, to despatch(usually kana)
3.
to put, to move, to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)(usually kana)
4.
to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status), to let have, to present, to bestow, to confer(usually kana)
5.
to make (a vehicle) go faster(usually kana)
6.
to run (a business), to keep, to be engaged in, to practice (law, medicine, etc.), to practise(usually kana)
7.
to have (food, drink, etc.), to eat, to drink, to smoke(usually kana)
8.
to hold (a performance), to perform, to show(usually kana)
See also:演る
9.
to ease (one's mind)(usually kana)
10.
to harm, to injure, to kill(colloquialism, usually kana)
See also:殺る
11.
to have sex with(usually kana, slang)
See also:犯る
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
12.
to live, to get by, to get along(usually kana)
suffix, Godan-ru verb
13.
to do ... completely(usually kana)(after the -masu stem of a verb, often in the negative)
14.
to do ... broadly, to do ... to a great distance(usually kana)(after the -masu stem of a verb)
auxiliary verb, Godan-ru verb
15.
to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status), to do ... to (sometimes with negative nuance)(usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)
16.
to make active efforts to ...(usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)
Other readings:
やる《行る》

adverb
how, in what way, how about(usually kana)
See also:こう,  そう,  ああ

noun
1.
flower, blossom, bloom, petal
2.
cherry blossom
3.
beauty
4.
blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)
5.
ikebana
See also:生け花
6.
hanafuda(abbreviation)
See also:花札
7.
(the) best(usu. as 〜が花)
no-adjective
8.
glorious, lovely
Other readings:
【はな】

conjunction
and, like that(usually kana)

noun
1.
key
2.
lock
See also:
3.
key (to a problem), clue
Other readings:
【かぎ】
カギ

noun, no-adjective
1.
crowd of people, great number of people
adverbial noun
2.
in great numbers
Other readings:
大勢【たいぜい】
大ぜい【おおぜい】
大ぜい【たいぜい】

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

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

noun, noun (prefix)
1.
half, semi-
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
half-past
noun
3.
odd number
4.
unit of land area (595.8 m^2)(archaism)

adverbial noun, noun
every month, each month, monthly
Other readings:
毎月【まいげつ】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
telephone call, phone call
noun, no-adjective
2.
telephone (device), phone(abbreviation)
See also:電話機

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:
【あした】
【あした】

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]
【はなし】
【はなし】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

interjection
1.
thank you, thanks(abbreviation)
adverb
2.
much (thanks), very (sorry), quite (regret)
3.
quite, really, mostly
4.
somehow
5.
in spite of oneself, try as one might, no matter how hard one may try (to, not to)
interjection
6.
greetings, hello, goodbye

adverb
1.
how, in what way, how about(usually kana)
na-adjective
2.
questionable(usually kana)

noun
toilet, restroom, lavatory, bathroom
Other readings:
御手洗い【おてあらい】

adjective
enjoyable, fun, pleasant, happy, delightful
Other readings:
愉しい【たのしい】[1]
娯しい【たのしい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
behind, rear
See also:後ずさり
2.
after, later
See also:その後
3.
remainder, the rest
adverbial noun
4.
more (e.g. five more minutes), left
5.
also, in addition
noun, no-adjective
6.
descendant, successor, heir
7.
after one's death
8.
past, previous(archaism)

noun
1.
salt (i.e. sodium chloride), common salt, table salt(esp. しお)
2.
salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.)(chemistry term)(esp. えん)
3.
hardship, toil, trouble(only relevant for しお)
4.
saltiness(food term)(only relevant for しお)
Other readings:
【えん】

noun
1.
year
2.
age, years
3.
past one's prime, old age
Other readings:
【とし】

noun
1.
back, spine
2.
reverse, rear side
3.
height, stature
4.
ridge (of a mountain)
Other readings:
【せ】

noun
(common) cold, influenza, flu, ague, inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
Other readings:
風邪【ふうじゃ】

noun
toilet, restroom, bathroom, lavatory(abbreviation)

noun
village
Other readings:
【そん】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)(usually kana)
Godan-ru verb
2.
to hang(usually kana)
3.
to come into view, to arrive(usually kana)
4.
to come under (a contract, a tax)(usually kana)
5.
to start (engines, motors)(usually kana)
6.
to attend, to deal with, to handle(usually kana)
Godan-ru verb, auxiliary verb
7.
to have started to, to be on the verge of(usually kana)
Godan-ru verb
8.
to overlap (e.g. information in a manual), to cover(usually kana)
Godan-ru verb, auxiliary verb
9.
to (come) at(usually kana)
Godan-ru verb
10.
to be fastened(usually kana)
11.
to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.)(usually kana)
12.
to be caught in(usually kana)
13.
to get a call(usually kana)
14.
to depend on(usually kana)
Other readings:
かかる《懸かる》
かかる《掛る》
かかる《懸る》

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to enter, to go into
See also:出る (antonym)
2.
to break into
3.
to join, to enroll
4.
to contain, to hold, to accommodate
5.
to have (an income of)
6.
to get turned on, to start functioning, to start working
7.
to get, to obtain, to receive, to score
Other readings:
這入る【はいる】

suffix, prenominal
1.
that is in(archaism)
See also:也 (なり)
2.
who is called, that is called
3.
that is
interjection
4.
I see(slang, abbreviation)
See also:なるほど

noun
kilometer, kilometre(usually kana)
Other readings:
キロメートル《キロ米》[1]
キロメイトル《粁》[1]
キロメイトル《キロ米》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

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