Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist
2.
to turn
3.
to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
Other readings:
曲る【まがる】

noun
1.
language, dialect
See also:言語
2.
word, words, phrase, term, expression, remark
See also:単語
3.
speech, (manner of) speaking
4.
learning to speak, language acquisition
Other readings:
言葉【けとば】[1]
【ことば】
【ことば】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
fork
2.
folk, folk song(only relevant for フォーク)
3.
hawk(only relevant for ホーク)
Other readings:
ホーク

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

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

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

no-adjective, noun
1.
next (to), adjoining, adjacent
noun, no-adjective
2.
house next door, neighbouring house, next-door neighbour, next-door neighbor
Other readings:
隣り【となり】[1]
【となり】[2]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

pronoun
someone, somebody

noun
desk
Other readings:
【つき】[2]
【つくえ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

noun
1.
railway station, train station
2.
staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan)
counter
3.
counter for railway stations and bus stations
Other readings:
【えき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adjective
spacious, vast, wide
Other readings:
弘い【ひろい】
廣い【ひろい】
宏い【ひろい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
walk, stroll

numeric
1.
four
noun
2.
four years of age
3.
ten o'clock (old time system)
4.
cross grips(abbreviation, sumo term)
See also:四つ身
Other readings:
四つ【よつ】
4つ【よっつ】
4つ【よつ】

noun, no-adjective
movie, film

noun
evening meal
Other readings:
夕飯【ゆうめし】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to clear up, to clear away, to be sunny, to stop raining
2.
to refresh (e.g. spirits)
3.
to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion)
4.
to be dispelled, to be banished
Other readings:
霽れる【はれる】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to answer, to reply

numeric
four(肆 is used in legal documents)
Other readings:
【よん】
【よ】
【し】
【し】

na-adjective, no-adjective, adverb, to-adverb, noun
1.
various, all sorts of, variety of(usually kana)
noun
2.
various colors (colours)(archaism)
Other readings:
いろいろ《色色》

pre-noun adjectival
1.
this(usually kana)(something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
See also:その,  あの,  どの
2.
last (couple of years, etc.), these, past, this(usually kana)(in ref. to a stretch of time or date)
3.
you (as in "you liar")(usually kana)(emphatic, accusatory, insulting)
Other readings:
この《斯の》
こん

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
next week

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to smoke, to breathe in, to inhale
2.
to suck, to sip, to slurp
3.
to absorb, to soak up
4.
to kiss
Other readings:
喫う【すう】

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》

noun
aunt(honorific language, familiar language, usually kana)(伯母さん is older than one's parent and 叔母さん is younger)
Other readings:
おばさん《叔母さん》

noun
police officer(familiar language, usually kana)
See also:巡査
Other readings:
おまわりさん《御巡りさん》

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.), to get in, to board, to take, to embark
2.
to get on (e.g. a footstool), to step on, to jump on, to sit on, to mount
3.
to reach, to go over, to pass
4.
to follow, to stay (on track), to go with (the times, etc.)
5.
to take part, to participate, to join
6.
to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.)
7.
to be deceived, to be taken in
8.
to be carried, to be spread, to be scattered(usu. with an adverb of manner, e.g. よく乗る)
9.
to stick, to attach, to take, to go on(usu. with an adverb of manner, e.g. よく乗る)
Other readings:
乘る【のる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
bicycle, bike
Other readings:
自転車【じでんしゃ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall), to let hang, to suspend (from), to hoist (e.g. sail), to raise (e.g. flag)(usually kana)
2.
to put on (e.g. a blanket), to put on top of, to cover, to lay, to spread(usually kana)
3.
to put on (glasses, etc.), to wear (a necklace, etc.)(usually kana)
4.
to make (a call)(usually kana)
5.
to spend (time, money), to expend, to use(usually kana)
6.
to pour (liquid) onto, to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto, to splash, to throw (e.g. water) onto(usually kana)
7.
to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.), to set (a dial, an alarm clock, etc.), to put on (a DVD, a song, etc.)(usually kana)
8.
to cause (somebody inconvenience, trouble, etc.), to burden (someone), to impose(usually kana)
9.
to multiply (arithmetic operation)(usually kana, mathematics)
10.
to secure (e.g. lock)(usually kana)
11.
to take a seat, to sit, to rest (something on something else), to support (something on something else)(usually kana)
12.
to bind(usually kana)(also as 繋ける)
13.
to wager, to bet, to risk, to stake, to gamble(usually kana)
14.
to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on(usually kana)
15.
to hold (a play, festival, etc.)(usually kana)
16.
to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.)(usually kana)
17.
to argue (in court), to deliberate (in a meeting), to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.)(usually kana)
18.
to increase further(usually kana)
19.
to catch (in a trap, etc.)(usually kana)
20.
to set atop(usually kana)
21.
to erect (a makeshift building)(usually kana)
22.
to apply (insurance)(usually kana)
23.
to pun (on a word), to use (a word) as a pivot word, to play on words(usually kana)
See also:掛詞
suffix, Ichidan verb
24.
to be partway doing ..., to begin (but not complete) ..., to be about to ...(usually kana)(after -masu stem of verb)
25.
to address (someone), to direct (something, to someone), to do (something, to someone)(usually kana)(after -masu stem of verb; indicates an action is being directed to someone)
Other readings:
かける《懸ける》

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

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》

pronoun
I, me(slightly formal or feminine)

noun
taxi

noun
older sister, elder sister
Other readings:
【あね】

noun, noun (prefix)
1.
man, male
noun
2.
fellow, guy, chap, bloke
3.
male lover, boyfriend, man
4.
manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation
Other readings:
【おっこ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to take, to pick up, to grab, to catch
2.
to pass, to hand, to give
3.
to get, to obtain, to acquire, to win, to receive, to earn, to take (e.g. a vacation)
4.
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.), to take (a measure, attitude, etc.), to choose
5.
to remove, to get rid of, to take off
6.
to take away, to steal, to rob
7.
to eat, to have (e.g. lunch), to take (e.g. vitamins)
See also:摂る
8.
to pick (e.g. flowers), to gather, to extract (e.g. juice), to catch (e.g. fish)
9.
to take up (time, space), to occupy, to spare, to set aside
10.
to secure, to reserve, to save, to put aside, to keep
11.
to take (e.g. a joke), to interpret, to understand, to make out, to grasp
12.
to record, to take down
13.
to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper), to take, to buy, to get
14.
to order, to have delivered
15.
to charge, to fine, to take (tax)
16.
to take (e.g. a wife), to take on (e.g. an apprentice), to adopt, to accept
17.
to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.), to play

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

noun, no-adjective
1.
blue, azure
2.
green(mostly in compound words and in ref. to fruits, plants and traffic lights)
noun
3.
green light (traffic)(abbreviation)
See also:青信号
4.
black (horse coat color)
See also:青毛
5.
blue 5-point card (in hanafuda)(abbreviation)
See also:あおたん
prefix
6.
immature, unripe, young
Other readings:
【あお】
【あお】

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
radio
Other readings:
ラヂオ

noun
(room) heater, stove

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
bath
See also:風呂
Other readings:
御風呂【おふろ】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
yesterday
Other readings:
昨日【さくじつ】

numeric
two
Other readings:
2つ【ふたつ】
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