Vocabulary list for JLPT N5
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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》
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to leave, to exit, to go out, to come out, to get out
2.
to leave (on a journey), to depart, to start out, to set out
3.
to move forward
4.
to come to, to get to, to lead to, to reach
5.
to appear, to come out, to emerge, to surface, to come forth, to turn up, to be found, to be detected, to be discovered, to be exposed, to show, to be exhibited, to be on display
6.
to appear (in print), to be published, to be announced, to be issued, to be listed, to come out
7.
to attend, to participate, to take part, to enter (an event), to play in, to perform
8.
to be stated, to be expressed, to come up, to be brought up, to be raised
9.
to sell
10.
to exceed, to go over
11.
to stick out, to protrude
12.
to break out, to occur, to start, to originate
13.
to be produced
14.
to come from, to be derived from
15.
to be given, to get, to receive, to be offered, to be provided, to be presented, to be submitted, to be handed in, to be turned in, to be paid
16.
to answer (phone, door, etc.), to get
17.
to assume (an attitude), to act, to behave
18.
to pick up (speed, etc.), to gain
19.
to flow (e.g. tears), to run, to bleed
20.
to graduate
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to raise, to elevate
See also:手を挙げる
2.
to do up (one's hair)
See also:髪を上げる
3.
to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.)
4.
to land (a boat)
5.
to deep-fry(only relevant for 揚げる)
6.
to show someone (into a room)
7.
to give(polite language, usually kana)(only relevant for 上げる)
8.
to send someone (away)
9.
to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll
10.
to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve
11.
to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice)
See also:声を上げる
12.
to earn (something desirable)
13.
to praise
14.
to give (an example, etc.), to cite(usu. 挙げる)
15.
to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.)(usu. 挙げる)
16.
to arrest(only relevant for 挙げる)
17.
to nominate(only relevant for 挙げる)
18.
to summon (for geishas, etc.)(usually kana)(only relevant for 揚げる)
19.
to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)(only relevant for 上げる)
20.
to bear (a child)
21.
to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)(usu. 挙げる)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
22.
(of the tide) to come in
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
23.
to vomit
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
24.
to do for (the sake of someone else)(usually kana, polite language)(after the -te form of a verb)
25.
26.
to humbly do ...(humble language)(after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility)
See also:申し上げる
Other readings:
挙げる【あげる】
、揚げる【あげる】
noun
1.
road, path, street, lane, passage
2.
route, way
3.
distance, journey
4.
road (e.g. to victory), course
5.
way (of living, proper conduct, etc.), moral principles
6.
teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma
7.
field (e.g. of medicine), subject, speciality
8.
means, way, method
Other readings:
途【みち】
、路【みち】
、径【みち】
noun
1.
2.
3.
handle
4.
hand, worker, help
5.
trouble, care, effort
6.
means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship
7.
hand, handwriting
8.
kind, type, sort
9.
one's hands, one's possession
See also:手に入る
10.
ability to cope
See also:手に余る
11.
hand (of cards)
12.
direction
See also:山の手
noun, noun (suffix), counter
13.
move (in go, shogi, etc.)
noun
1.
first day of the month(usu. 一日 or １日)
2.
first ten days of the lunar month(archaism)(only relevant for ついたち)
Other readings:
一日【いっぴ】
、１日【ついたち】
、朔日【ついたち】
、朔日【さくじつ】
、朔【ついたち】
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
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to sing (bird)
2.
to make sound (animal), to call, to cry, to chirp
3.
to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)(mahjong term)(only relevant for 鳴く)
Other readings:
啼く【なく】
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]
、鄰【となり】[2]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun, suffix
1.
place, spot, scene, site(also pronounced どころ when a suffix)
2.
address(usually kana)
3.
district, area, locality(usually kana)
4.
one's house(usually kana)
5.
6.
passage (in text), part(usually kana)
7.
space, room(usually kana)
8.
thing, matter(usually kana)
noun
9.
whereupon, as a result(usually kana)(after the plain past form of a verb)
10.
about to, on the verge of(usually kana)(after present form of a verb)
11.
was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing(usually kana)(after past form of a verb)
Other readings:
所【とこ】
、処【ところ】
、處【ところ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun, no-adjective
1.
crowd of people, great number of people
adverbial noun
2.
in great numbers
Other readings:
大勢【たいぜい】
、大ぜい【おおぜい】
、大ぜい【たいぜい】
koppu
Common word
noun
•
glass (drinking vessel), tumbler(usually kana)
All readings:
コップ《洋杯》
、コップ《洋盃》
、コップ《骨杯》
adjective
1.
bad (taste), unpalatable, unsavoury, unsavory, awful, terrible, unpleasant(usually kana)
2.
3.
ugly, unattractive, homely, plain(usually kana)
4.
Other readings:
マズイ
、マズい
adjective
1.
sweet-tasting, sweet, sugary, sugared
2.
fragrant (smelling), sweet (music)
3.
lightly salted, light in salt, not spicy
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】
hai
Common word
interjection
1.
yes, that is correct(polite language)
2.
understood, I see, OK, okay
3.
present, here(as a response to a roll call)
4.
pardon?, what's that?, come again?(colloquialism)(with rising intonation)
5.
now, here, here you go(used when calling for someone's attention or when handing something to someone)
6.
giddy-up, giddap
numeric
1.
ten(拾 is used in legal documents)
noun
2.
ten years of age(only relevant for とお)
Other readings:
十【とお】
、十【と】
、１０【じゅう】
、１０【とお】
、拾【じゅう】
、一〇【じゅう】
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】
adjective
1.
narrow, confined, small, cramped
2.
limited, narrow-minded, confining
noun
•
business suit(perhaps from "civil clothes" or "Savile Row")
Other readings:
脊広【せびろ】[1]
、セビロ
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
Godan-nu verb, nu verb (irregular), intransitive verb
1.
to die, to pass away
2.
to lose spirit, to lose vigor, to look dead
3.
to cease, to stop
noun
1.
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
2.
shamisen
3.
geisha
4.
5.
6.
bottom, submissive partner of a homosexual relationship(usually kana, colloquialism)
Other readings:
ネコ
demo
Common word
conjunction
1.
but, however, though, nevertheless, still, yet, even so, also, as well
particle
2.
even
3.
however, no matter how, even if, even though
4.
... or something
5.
either ... or ..., neither ... nor ...(as 〜でも〜でも)
prefix
6.
pseudo-, quack, in-name-only(before an occupation, etc.)
7.
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to lose (something), to mislay(usually kana)
2.
to get rid of, to eliminate, to remove(usually kana)
Other readings:
なくす《失くす》[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
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】
adjective
1.
busy, occupied, hectic
2.
restless, hurried, fidgety
Other readings:
忙がしい【いそがしい】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
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
noun
1.
talk, speech, chat, conversation(only relevant for 話 and 話し)
2.
topic, subject
3.
discussions, negotiation, argument(only relevant for 話 and 話し)
4.
rumor, talk, hearsay
5.
tale, story, fable
6.
circumstances, particulars
Other readings:
話し【はなし】[1]
、咄【はなし】
、噺【はなし】
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】
numeric
•
eight(捌 is used in legal documents)
Other readings:
八【や】
、８【はち】
、８【や】
、捌【はち】
、捌【や】
noun
1.
colour, color, hue, tint, tinge, shade
2.
complexion, skin colour, skin color
3.
look (on one's face), expression
4.
appearance, air, feeling
5.
personality, character
6.
tone (of one's voice, etc.), tune, sound, ring
7.
love, lust, sensuality, love affair
See also:色仕掛け
8.
lover, paramour
9.
beauty, sexiness, physical appeal
10.
kind, type, variety(also written 種)
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to drink, to gulp, to swallow, to take (medicine)(呑む often means swallowing whole, gulping, etc.)
2.
3.
to engulf, to overwhelm
4.
to keep down, to suppress
5.
to accept (e.g. demand, condition)
6.
to make light of, to conceal
Other readings:
呑む【のむ】
、飮む【のむ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
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