Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
to bloom, to flower, to blossom, to open

adjective
1.
cheap, inexpensive
2.
calm, peaceful, quiet(only relevant for 安い)
Other readings:
廉い【やすい】

adjective
1.
black
2.
dark, blackish, sun-tanned (skin)
3.
suspicious, criminal, illicit
4.
darkened and dirty, sooty, covered in dirt
5.
evil, wicked, black-hearted
6.
inauspicious, ill-boding, unlucky

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

noun
1.
weather, the elements
See also:お天気,  気象
2.
fair weather, fine weather

adjective
1.
warm, mild, (pleasantly) hot(暖かい usu. refers to air temperature)
2.
considerate, kind, genial(only relevant for 温かい)
3.
warm (of a colour), mellow(only relevant for 暖かい)
4.
having enough money(only relevant for 暖かい)
Other readings:
暖かい【あったかい】
温かい【あたたかい】
温かい【あったかい】
暖い【あたたかい】[1]
暖い【あったかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
older brother, elder brother(honorific language)
See also:兄さん
2.
young man, buddy, fella, laddie(vocative)
See also:兄さん
Other readings:
御兄さん【おにいさん】

adverb, noun
1.
always, usually, every time(usually kana)
2.
never(usually kana)(with neg. verb)

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

noun
dictionary
Other readings:
字引き【じびき】

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.
to take as one's wife(archaism)
See also:娶る
Other readings:
喚ぶ【よぶ】
招ぶ【よぶ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
belly, abdomen, stomach(polite language)
Other readings:
御腹【おなか】
お中【おなか】
御中【おなか】

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

noun
film
Other readings:
フイルム

noun
1.
pet
2.
trumpet(abbreviation)

Godan-u verb
1.
to say, to utter, to declare
2.
to name, to call
3.
to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise(only relevant for 言う)
Other readings:
言う【ゆう】
云う【いう】
云う【ゆう】
謂う【いう】
謂う【ゆう】

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
slowly, unhurriedly, without haste, leisurely, at one's leisure(onomatopia)
adverb
2.
easily (e.g. in time), well, sufficiently, amply, with time to spare(onomatopia)
adverb, auxillary suru verb
3.
well (e.g. sleep), comfortably(onomatopia)

noun
1.
television, TV(abbreviation)
2.
TV program, TV programme, TV broadcast(abbreviation)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
year after next
Other readings:
さ来年【さらいねん】

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

noun
1.
town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood(esp. 町)
2.
downtown, main street(only relevant for 街)
3.
street, road
4.
109.09 m(only relevant for 町 and ちょう)
5.
0.99 hectares(only relevant for 町 and ちょう)
Other readings:
【ちょう】
【まち】

pronoun
someone, somebody

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
evening, dusk
See also:明け方
Other readings:
夕がた【ゆうがた】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
question, inquiry, enquiry

adjective
1.
slow, time-consuming, sluggish(only relevant for 遅い and 鈍い and 遲い)
2.
late (in the day), towards the end (of the day or night), until a time far into the day or night(only relevant for 遅い and 晩い and 遲い)
3.
later (than expected or usual), late, behind schedule, behind time, tardy, overdue, unpunctual(only relevant for 遅い and 晩い and 遲い)
4.
too late, having missed the boat(only relevant for 遅い and 晩い and 遲い)
5.
dull, stupid(archaism)(only relevant for 遅い and 鈍い and 遲い)
Other readings:
鈍い【おそい】
晩い【おそい】
遲い【おそい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
stamp (postage), merchandise certificate

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
writing (an essay, prose, etc.), composition
2.
formal writing with little real meaning

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
every night

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-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear), to wear(usu. 履く or 穿く)
2.
to affix (a sword to one's hip)(usu. 佩く or 帯く)
3.
to affix (a bowstring to a bow)(archaism)
Other readings:
佩く【はく】
穿く【はく】
着く【はく】
帯く【はく】

Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fly, to soar(esp. 飛ぶ)
2.
to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop(esp. 跳ぶ)
3.
to spatter, to scatter, to splash, to fly (e.g. of sparks)
4.
to hurry, to rush
5.
to flee, to run off, to escape
6.
to disappear, to vanish, to fade, to thin out
7.
to break off, to come off, to fall off, to blow (of a fuse)
8.
to be sent out (of an order), to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.)
9.
to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.)
10.
to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.), to skip, to jump (e.g. of a conversation)
Other readings:
跳ぶ【とぶ】
翔ぶ【とぶ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

na-adjective
loveable, very likeable, like very much

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

noun
pupil, student, schoolchild

noun
confections, sweets, candy, cake
See also:菓子
Other readings:
御菓子【おかし】

adjective
1.
old, aged, ancient, antiquated, antique, timeworn(of things, not people)
2.
long, since long ago, time-honored
3.
of the distant past, long-ago
4.
stale, threadbare, hackneyed, corny
5.
old-fashioned, outmoded, out-of-date
Other readings:
故い【ふるい】
旧い【ふるい】

na-adjective, adverbial noun, noun
1.
splendid, nice, wonderful, delicious, sweet
na-adjective
2.
sufficient, fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"), (by implication) no thank you
3.
well enough, OK, tolerable
adverb
4.
quite, reasonably, fairly, tolerably
noun
5.
construction, architecture(archaism)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get up, to rise, to blaze up (fire)
2.
to wake up, to be awake, to stay awake
3.
to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents), to happen, to take place

noun
kilogram, kilogramme(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, no-adjective
hospital

noun
1.
this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker), this direction(usually kana)
2.
here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is)
3.
this one (something physically close to the speaker)
pronoun
4.
I, me, we, us
5.
this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)
Other readings:
こっち《此方》
こち《此方》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

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

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》
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