Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
washing, laundry
2.
relaxing, taking a break(oft. as 命の洗濯)
Other readings:
洗濯【せんだく】[1]
、
洗たく【せんたく】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
shirt, business shirt, dress shirt(usually kana, abbreviation)

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be absent, to take a day off
2.
to rest, to have a break
3.
to go to bed, to (lie down to) sleep, to turn in, to retire
4.
to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time, to suspend business

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.), to come down
2.
to form (of frost)
3.
to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight), to pour in
4.
to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.), to come, to arrive

adjective
1.
light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)
See also:重い (antonym)
2.
light (i.e. of foot), effortless, nimble, agile
3.
non-serious, minor, unimportant, trivial
4.
slight, small, gentle, soft, easy, lighthearted (e.g. joke)
5.
easy, simple
6.
indiscriminate
See also:口が軽い
Other readings:
軽い【かろい】

noun
•
shopping, purchased goods(買いもん is col.)
Other readings:
買い物【かいもん】
、
買物【かいもの】
、
買物【かいもん】
、
買いもん【かいもん】

noun
•
two persons, two people, pair, couple
Other readings:
二人【ににん】
、
2人【ふたり】
、
2人【ににん】

numeric, prefix
1.
one(壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
no-adjective, suffix
2.
best
no-adjective
3.
first, foremost
noun
4.
beginning, start
noun (prefix)
5.
a (single), one (of many)(before a noun)
noun
6.
ace (playing card)
See also:エース
7.
bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
Other readings:
1【いち】
、
壱【いち】
、
弌【いち】
、
壹【いち】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun (temporal), adverbial noun
1.
beginning, start, outset, opening
noun
2.
first (in line, etc.)(esp. 初め)
3.
origin(esp. 始め)
4.
such as ..., not to mention ...(usually kana)(esp. 始め; as 〜を始め, 〜を始めとして, etc.)
Other readings:
初め【はじめ】

noun, no-adjective
•
back, behind, rear
Other readings:
後【うしろ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
travel, trip, journey, excursion, tour

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to attach, to join, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment)
2.
to furnish (a house with)
3.
to wear, to put on
4.
to keep a diary, to make an entry
5.
to appraise, to set (a price)
6.
to allot, to budget, to assign
7.
to bring alongside
8.
to place (under guard or doctor)
9.
to follow, to shadow
10.
to load, to give (courage to)
11.
to keep (an eye on)
12.
to establish (relations or understanding)
13.
to turn on (light)
See also:点ける
14.
to produce flowers, to produce fruit(of a plant)
Other readings:
着ける【つける】
、
附ける【つける】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
this week

noun
1.
rain
2.
rainy day, rainy weather
3.
the November suit (in hanafuda)
See also:花札

noun
•
breakfast
All readings:
朝ご飯【あさごはん】
、
朝ごはん【あさごはん】
、
朝御飯【あさごはん】

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:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adjective
1.
narrow, confined, small, cramped
2.
limited, narrow-minded, confining

na-adjective
•
bustling, busy, lively

pronoun
•
I, me(slightly formal or feminine)

noun
•
pork
Other readings:
豚肉【とんにく】
、
ぶた肉【ぶたにく】

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

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to buy, to purchase(in western Japan, 買う conjugates euphonically as こうた, こうて, etc.)
2.
to value, to have a high opinion
3.
to stir, to provoke, to draw upon oneself

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

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.
tree, shrub, bush
2.
wood, timber
Other readings:
樹【き】

noun
•
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
Other readings:
ドアー

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
tonight, this evening

noun
•
wife, your wife, his wife, married lady, madam(honorific language)

noun
1.
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
2.
shamisen
3.
geisha
4.
wheelbarrow(abbreviation)
See also:猫車
5.
clay bed-warmer(abbreviation)
See also:猫火鉢
6.
bottom, submissive partner of a homosexual relationship(usually kana, colloquialism)
See also:タチ (antonym)
Other readings:
ネコ

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

noun
•
skirt

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
cooking, cookery, cuisine
2.
dealing with something, handling, administration, management(nuance of doing it easily)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
every day

adjective
1.
painful, sore
2.
cringy, embarrassing(colloquialism)
adjective, suffix
3.
exceeding(esp. 甚い)
See also:甚く
Other readings:
甚い【いたい】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
•
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-bu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to line up, to stand in a line
2.
to rival, to match, to equal
Other readings:
列ぶ【ならぶ】
、
双ぶ【ならぶ】

noun
•
shower

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow(usually kana)
2.
to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out(usually kana)
interjection
3.
I know!, I think so too!
Other readings:
わかる《解る》
、
わかる《判る》
、
わかる《分る》

pronoun
1.
I, me(usu. more formal than わたし)
no-adjective, noun
2.
personal (affairs, etc.), private
See also:公 (antonym)
noun
3.
selfishness, partiality
4.
secrecy, confidentiality

adjective
1.
dangerous, risky, hazardous, perilous, precarious
2.
in danger, in jeopardy, critical, grave, at risk
3.
uncertain, unreliable, insecure, unsteady, doubtful
4.
close (call), narrow (escape)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to dash over oneself (e.g. water), to take (e.g. shower), to bask in (e.g. the sun), to bathe in, to be flooded with (e.g. light), to be covered in
2.
to suffer (e.g. an attack), to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise), to have heaped upon, to be showered with

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
•
entrance, front door, entryway, entranceway, entry hall, vestibule, porch, foyer, mud room
Other readings:
玄關【げんかん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

numeric
•
100, hundred(陌 and 佰 are used in legal documents)
All readings:
100【ひゃく】
、
百【ひゃく】
、
百【もも】
、
陌【ひゃく】
、
陌【はく】
、
佰【ひゃく】
、
佰【はく】
、
一〇〇【ひゃく】
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