Vocabulary list for JLPT N5
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        adjective
1.
painful, sore
2.
cringy, embarrassing(colloquialism)
adjective, suffix
3.
Other readings:
                甚い【いたい】
                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:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
metre, meter(usually kana)
2.
Other readings:
                メートル《米突》[1]
                Notes:
                - ateji (phonetic) reading
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to eat
2.
to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on
Other readings:
                喰べる【たべる】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
1.
outside, exterior
2.
the open (air)
3.
other place, somewhere else, outside one's group (family, company, etc.)
Other readings:
                外【と】[1]
                Notes:
                - out-dated or obsolete kana usage
adjective
1.
thin(in ref. to objects, not to people)
2.
pale, light, faint
3.
watery, thin, dilute
4.
weak (taste, etc.), little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
5.
slim (probability, etc.), small
6.
sparse, patchy, scattered
na-adjective
1.
pretty, lovely, beautiful, fair(usually kana)
2.
clean, clear, pure, tidy, neat(usually kana)
3.
completely, entirely(usually kana)(as きれいに)
Other readings:
                きれい《奇麗》
、きれい《暉麗》[1]
、キレイ
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
adjective
1.
dark, gloomy, murky
2.
depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood)
3.
dark (in colour), dull
4.
ill-boding, dark (e.g. past), suspicious
5.
unlikely (to succeed), hopeless, unpromising
6.
Other readings:
                昏い【くらい】
、冥い【くらい】
、闇い【くらい】
                Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to cross over, to go across(usu. 渡る or 渉る)
2.
Other readings:
                亘る【わたる】
、渉る【わたる】
、亙る【わたる】
、弥る【わたる】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
•
        
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.), to undress
pronoun
•
                
who(だあれ is emphatic or inquisitive)
Other readings:
                誰【だあれ】
、誰【たれ】[1]
、誰【た】[1]
                Notes:
                - out-dated or obsolete kana usage
naru
                    suffix, prenominal
1.
2.
who is called, that is called
3.
that is
interjection
4.
noun
1.
ninth day of the month
2.
nine days
Other readings:
                九日【ここぬか】[1]
、9日【ここのか】
、9日【ここぬか】[1]
                Notes:
                - out-dated or obsolete kana usage
fooku
                    Common word
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
                adverb
1.
exactly, precisely, just, right(usually kana)
2.
as if, as though, quite(usually kana)
Other readings:
                ちょうど《恰度》[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
noun, no-adjective
1.
remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers(usually kana)(only relevant for あまり)
adverb
2.
(not) very, (not) much(usually kana)(with neg. sentence)
3.
na-adjective, no-adjective
4.
extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible
noun (suffix)
5.
more than, over(only relevant for あまり)
Other readings:
                あまり《餘り》[1]
、あんまり《余り》
、あんまり《餘り》[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
numeric
1.
one
noun
2.
for one thing(often used in itemized lists)
3.
only(after a noun)
4.
(not) even(with a verb in negative form)
adverbial noun
5.
just (e.g. "just try it")
no-adjective
6.
some kind of, one type of
Other readings:
                1つ【ひとつ】
、一【ひとつ】[1]
                Notes:
                - irregular okurigana usage
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to meet, to encounter, to see(逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance)
2.
to have an accident, to have a bad experience(usually kana)(esp. 遭う when in kanji)
Other readings:
                逢う【あう】
、遭う【あう】
、遇う【あう】
                adverbial noun, noun
•
                
every month, each month, monthly
Other readings:
                毎月【まいげつ】
                Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to tie, to fasten, to tighten
2.
to wear (necktie, belt), to put on
3.
to total, to sum
See also:〆る (しめる)
4.
to be strict with
See also:緊める (しめる)
5.
to economize, to economise, to cut down on
6.
to salt, to marinate, to pickle, to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt
ee
                    Common word
interjection
1.
yes, that is correct, right
2.
um, errr
3.
huh?
Other readings:
                えー[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing irregular kana usage
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-)
noun
1.
twentieth day of the month
2.
twenty days
Other readings:
                20日【はつか】
、廿日【はつか】
                numeric
1.
five
noun
2.
five years of age
3.
eight o'clock (old time system)
Other readings:
                5つ【いつつ】
、伍つ【いつつ】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
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-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat
2.
to tell, to explain, to narrate, to mention, to describe, to discuss
3.
to speak (a language)
Other readings:
                咄す【はなす】
                noun
•
                
coat, tunic, jacket, outer garment
Other readings:
                上衣【うわぎ】
、上衣【じょうい】
、表着【うわぎ】
                adjective
1.
cold (to the touch), chilly, icy, freezing
2.
(emotionally) cold, coldhearted, unfeeling, indifferent, unfriendly, distant
Other readings:
                冷たい【つべたい】
                noun
1.
year
2.
age, years
3.
past one's prime, old age
Other readings:
                歳【とし】
                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:
                - ateji (phonetic) reading
noun (temporal)
1.
tomorrow
2.
near future(only relevant for あす)
Other readings:
                明日【あす】
、明日【みょうにち】
                noun
•
                
coffee shop, tearoom, coffee lounge, coffeehouse, cafe
Other readings:
                喫茶店【きっちゃてん】
                noun
1.
back, spine
2.
reverse, rear side
3.
height, stature
4.
ridge (of a mountain)
Other readings:
                脊【せ】
                adjective
1.
hot (thing)
2.
passionate (feelings, etc.), ardent, hot (e.g. gaze)
3.
hot (e.g. temper)
4.
zealous, enthusiastic, fired up
5.
intense, severe, extreme
6.
hot (topic), of interest
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