Vocabulary list for JLPT N5
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        adjective
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short
Other readings:
                短かい【みじかい】[1]
                Notes:
                - irregular okurigana usage
noun
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shoe, shoes, boots, footwear, footgear
Other readings:
                沓【くつ】
、履【くつ】
、鞋【くつ】
                Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing), to leave, to depart, to start, to set out
2.
to be about to leave, to be just going out
Other readings:
                出掛ける【でかける】
                Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down), to put on
2.
to bear (guilt, etc.)
Other readings:
                著る【きる】
                noun
1.
teacher, instructor, master
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
sensei, title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.(honorific language)
noun
3.
intimate or teasing form of address(familiar language, humerous)
4.
one's elder(archaism)(orig. meaning)
noun
1.
picture, drawing, painting, sketch
2.
image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
Other readings:
                画【え】
、画【が】
                Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to ascend, to go up, to climb
2.
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun), to rise(usu. 昇る)
3.
to go to (the capital)
4.
to be promoted
5.
to add up to
6.
to advance (in price)
7.
to swim up (a river), to sail up
8.
to come up (on the agenda)
All readings:
                上る【のぼる】
、登る【のぼる】
、昇る【のぼる】
、陞る【のぼる】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
Godan-bu verb, transitive verb
1.
to call out (to), to call, to invoke
2.
to summon (a doctor, etc.)
3.
to invite
4.
to designate, to name, to brand
5.
to garner (support, etc.), to gather
6.
Other readings:
                喚ぶ【よぶ】
、招ぶ【よぶ】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing irregular kanji usage
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
spring, springtime
2.
New Year
3.
prime (of one's life, etc.)
4.
adolescence, puberty
5.
sexuality
adjective
1.
delicious, tasty, sweet(usually kana)
2.
attractive, appealing, convenient, favorable, desirable, profitable(usually kana)
Other readings:
                オイシイ
                noun
1.
year
2.
age, years
3.
past one's prime, old age
Other readings:
                歳【とし】
                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】
                koppu
                    Common word
noun
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glass (drinking vessel), tumbler(usually kana)
All readings:
                コップ《洋杯》
、コップ《洋盃》
、コップ《骨杯》
                adjective
1.
bad, poor, undesirable
2.
poor (quality), inferior, insufficient
3.
evil, sinful
4.
ugly, not beautiful
5.
at fault, to blame, in the wrong
6.
bad (at doing something)
7.
unprofitable, unbeneficial
interjection, adjective
8.
sorry, (my) bad, unforgivable
Other readings:
                惡い【わるい】[1]
、惡るい【わるい】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
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.
Other readings:
                脚【あし】
、肢【あし】
                numeric
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nine(玖 is used in legal documents)
Other readings:
                九【く】
、九【ここの】
、九【この】
、九【ここ】
、9【きゅう】
、9【く】
、9【ここの】
、9【この】
、9【ここ】
、玖【きゅう】
、玖【く】
、玖【ここの】
、玖【この】
、玖【ここ】
                numeric
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two(ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud; 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
Other readings:
                二【ふた】
、二【ふ】
、二【ふう】
、2【に】
、2【ふた】
、2【ふ】
、2【ふう】
、弐【に】
、弐【ふた】
、弐【ふ】
、弐【ふう】
、弍【に】
、弍【ふた】
、弍【ふ】
、弍【ふう】
、貳【に】[1]
、貳【ふた】[1]
、貳【ふ】[1]
、貳【ふう】[1]
、貮【に】[1]
、貮【ふた】[1]
、貮【ふ】[1]
、貮【ふう】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
noun
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store, shop, establishment, restaurant(orig. an abbr. of 店棚;見世棚)
Other readings:
                見世【みせ】
                Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to play (games, sports), to enjoy oneself, to have a good time
2.
to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
3.
to be idle, to do nothing, to be unused
4.
to meet up (with friends), to hang out
5.
to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.)
6.
to go to (for pleasure or for study)(as 〜に遊ぶ)
7.
to tease (somebody), to play (with)
See also:もてあそぶ
8.
to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration(baseball term)
Other readings:
                遊ぶ【あすぶ】[1]
                Notes:
                - out-dated or obsolete kana usage
adjective
1.
spicy, hot
2.
salty
3.
harsh (criticism), severe (punishment), strict
4.
painful, bitter, difficult, tough
See also:辛い (つらい)
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
terebi
                    Common word
noun
1.
2.
TV program, TV programme, TV broadcast(abbreviation)
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】
                adjective
1.
narrow, confined, small, cramped
2.
limited, narrow-minded, confining
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
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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】
                Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
See also:引く (ひく)
noun
1.
box, case, chest, package, pack, crate
2.
car (of a train, etc.)
3.
shamisen case, shamisen
4.
5.
6.
receptacle for human waste, feces (faeces)(archaism)
suffix, counter
7.
counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
Other readings:
                函【はこ】
、匣【はこ】
、筥【はこ】
、筐【はこ】
、凾【はこ】
、ハコ
                numeric
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six(陸 is used in legal documents)
Other readings:
                六【む】
、六【むう】
、6【ろく】
、6【む】
、6【むう】
、陸【ろく】
、陸【む】
、陸【むう】
                Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to cut, to cut through, to perform (surgery)
2.
to sever (connections, ties)
See also:縁を切る
3.
to turn off (e.g. the light)
4.
to terminate (e.g. a conversation), to hang up (the phone), to disconnect
See also:電話を切る
5.
to punch (a ticket), to tear off (a stub)
6.
to open (something sealed)
7.
to start
8.
to set (a limit), to do (something) in less or within a certain time, to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)
9.
to reduce, to decrease, to discount
See also:値切る
10.
to shake off (water, etc.), to let drip-dry, to let drain
11.
to cross, to traverse
12.
to criticize sharply
13.
to act decisively, to do (something noticeable), to go first, to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)
14.
to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)
15.
to curl (a ball), to bend, to cut
16.
to shuffle (cards)
17.
to discard a tile(mahjong term)
18.
to dismiss, to sack, to let go, to expulse, to excommunicate
19.
to dig (a groove), to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)
20.
to trump
See also:切り札
21.
to cut (the connection between two groups) (in go)
22.
to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone)(also written as 鑽る)
23.
to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)
auxiliary verb, Godan-ru verb
24.
noun
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wife, your wife, his wife, married lady, madam(honorific language)
paatii
                    Common word
noun
1.
party (gathering, celebration, etc.)
2.
party (group, political, etc.)
Other readings:
                パーティ
                Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist
2.
to turn
See also:折れる (おれる)
3.
to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
Other readings:
                曲る【まがる】
                noun
1.
first day of the month(usu. 一日 or 1日)
2.
first ten days of the lunar month(archaism)(only relevant for ついたち)
Other readings:
                一日【いっぴ】
、1日【ついたち】
、朔日【ついたち】
、朔日【さくじつ】
、朔【ついたち】
                noun
1.
song(only relevant for 歌 and 唄)(唄 is primarily used for shamisen songs)
2.
3.
modern poetry(only relevant for 歌 and 詩)
Other readings:
                唄【うた】
、詩【うた】
                Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to differ (from), to vary
2.
to not be in the usual condition
3.
to not match the correct (answer, etc.)
4.
to be different from promised
See also:話が違う
expression
5.
isn't it?, wasn't it?(Kansai-ben (dialect))(at sentence-end; oft. as 〜のと違うか)
na-adjective
1.
splendid, fine, handsome, elegant, imposing, prominent
2.
praiseworthy, creditable, worthy
3.
legal, legitimate, lawful
4.
undeniable (e.g. crime), indisputable, solid
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