Vocabulary list for JLPT N5
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        Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to lend, to loan
2.
to rent out, to hire out
Other readings:
                藉す【かす】
                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)
See also:疑いが晴れる
4.
to be dispelled, to be banished
Other readings:
                霽れる【はれる】
                noun
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desk
Other readings:
                机【つき】[2]
、案【つくえ】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
one person(esp. 一人, 1人)
2.
3.
being single, being unmarried(only relevant for ひとり)(esp. 独り)
adverb
4.
by oneself, alone(only relevant for ひとり)
5.
just, only, simply(usually kana)(only relevant for ひとり)(with neg. sentence)
Other readings:
                一人【いちにん】
、1人【ひとり】
、1人【いちにん】
、独り【ひとり】
                Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to put, to place
2.
to leave (behind)
3.
to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.), to set up
4.
to appoint (someone to a certain position), to hire, to employ
5.
to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.), to bear (in mind, etc.)
6.
to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
7.
to take in (boarders, etc.), to provide lodging in one's house
8.
to separate spatially or temporally
Godan-ku verb, auxiliary verb
9.
to do something in advance(usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)
10.
to leave something in a certain state, to keep something in a certain state(usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to run
2.
to travel (movement of vehicles), to drive, to flow (e.g. energy)
3.
to hurry to
4.
to retreat (from battle), to take flight
5.
to run away from home(esp. 奔る)
6.
to elope
7.
to tend heavily toward(esp. 趨る)
8.
to flash, to streak, to shoot through (e.g. pain)
9.
to get involved, to take (to something), to get wrapped up in
Other readings:
                奔る【はしる】
、趨る【はしる】
                noun
1.
sky, the air, the heavens
2.
weather
3.
far-off place, distant place
4.
state of mind, feeling(often as 〜空もない)
5.
(from) memory, (by) heart(usu. as 空で)
6.
falsehood, lie
noun (prefix)
7.
somehow, vaguely(before an adjective)
8.
fake(before a noun or a verb)
Other readings:
                虚【そら】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
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】
                pronoun
1.
2.
there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener)
3.
that one (something close to the listener)
4.
you, your family, your company
5.
that person (someone close to the listener)
All readings:
                そちら《其方》
、そっち《其方》
、そなた《其方》
、そち《其方》
                Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to hear
2.
to listen (e.g. to music)(esp. 聴く)
3.
to ask, to enquire, to query(聴く is used in legal and official contexts)
4.
to hear about, to hear of, to learn of
5.
to follow (advice, order, etc.), to obey, to listen to, to comply with
6.
to hear (e.g. a plea), to grant (a request), to accept (e.g. an argument), to give consideration to
7.
to smell (esp. incense), to sample (a fragrance)
See also:香を聞く
8.
to taste (alcohol), to try(also 利く)
Other readings:
                聴く【きく】
                noun (temporal)
1.
today, this day
2.
these days, recently, nowadays(only relevant for こんにち)
Other readings:
                今日【こんにち】
、今日【こんち】
、今日【こんじつ】
                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】
                noun, noun (prefix)
1.
man, male
See also:女 (おんな)
noun
2.
fellow, guy, chap, bloke
3.
male lover, boyfriend, man
4.
manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation
Other readings:
                男【おっこ】[1]
                Notes:
                - out-dated or obsolete kana usage
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】
                adjective
1.
noisy, loud(usually kana)
2.
annoying, troublesome, tiresome, persistent, importunate(usually kana)
3.
fussy, finicky, picky, particular, nagging, fastidious, bossy(usually kana)
interjection
4.
shut up!, be quiet!(usually kana)
Other readings:
                うるさい《五月蝿い》[1]
、うるさい《五月蠅い》[1]
、うるさい《煩さい》[2]
、ウルサイ
、うっさい
                Notes:
                - ateji (phonetic) reading
- irregular okurigana usage
adjective
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new, novel, fresh, recent, latest, up-to-date, modern
Other readings:
                新らしい【あたらしい】[1]
                Notes:
                - irregular okurigana usage
numeric
1.
six
noun
2.
six years of age
3.
six o'clock (old time system)
Other readings:
                六つ【むつ】
、6つ【むっつ】
、6つ【むつ】
                noun
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fountain pen
Other readings:
                万年筆【まんねんぴつ】
、万年筆【まんねんふで】
                noun
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coat, tunic, jacket, outer garment
Other readings:
                上衣【うわぎ】
、上衣【じょうい】
、表着【うわぎ】
                noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
telephone call, phone call
noun, no-adjective
2.
adjective
1.
hot, warm, sultry, heated
2.
passionate, impassioned, burning (desire, etc.)
3.
on everybody's mind, on the radar, du jour, interested (gaze, etc.)
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】
                noun
1.
younger brother, little brother, kid brother
2.
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband)(only relevant for おとうと)
See also:義弟
3.
pupil, apprentice(archaism)(only relevant for てい)
Other readings:
                弟【てい】
                paatii
                    Common word
noun
1.
party (gathering, celebration, etc.)
2.
party (group, political, etc.)
Other readings:
                パーティ
                noun, noun (suffix)
1.
clothes (esp. Western clothes)
suffix, counter
2.
counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
See also:一服
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】
                noun
1.
2.
shutter, window shutter
3.
entrance (to a home)(archaism)
4.
narrows(archaism)
Other readings:
                門【と】
                yukkuri
                    Common word
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)
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to do, to undertake, to perform, to play (a game), to study(usually kana, colloquialism)
See also:為る (する)
2.
to send, to dispatch, to despatch(usually kana)
3.
to put, to move, to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)(usually kana)
4.
to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status), to let have, to present, to bestow, to confer(usually kana)
5.
to make (a vehicle) go faster(usually kana)
6.
to run (a business), to keep, to be engaged in, to practice (law, medicine, etc.), to practise(usually kana)
7.
to have (food, drink, etc.), to eat, to drink, to smoke(usually kana)
8.
9.
to ease (one's mind)(usually kana)
10.
11.
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
suffix, Godan-ru verb
13.
to do ... completely(usually kana)(after the -masu stem of a verb, often in the negative)
14.
to do ... broadly, to do ... to a great distance(usually kana)(after the -masu stem of a verb)
auxiliary verb, Godan-ru verb
15.
to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status), to do ... to (sometimes with negative nuance)(usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)
16.
to make active efforts to ...(usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)
Other readings:
                やる《行る》
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