Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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noun
1.
year
2.
age, years
3.
past one's prime, old age
Other readings:
歳【とし】

adjective
1.
small, little, tiny
2.
slight, below average (in degree, amount, etc.), minor, small
3.
low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice)
4.
unimportant, petty, insignificant, trifling, trivial
5.
young, juvenile

noun
•
tie, necktie

noun
•
soap
Other readings:
石けん【せっけん】
、
石鹼【せっけん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
•
chopsticks

noun, noun (temporal)
1.
morning
noun
2.
breakfast(only relevant for あさ)
3.
next morning(archaism)(only relevant for 朝 and あした)
Other readings:
朝【あした】
、
晨【あした】

noun
1.
salt (i.e. sodium chloride), common salt, table salt(esp. しお)
2.
salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.)(chemistry term)(esp. えん)
3.
hardship, toil, trouble(only relevant for しお)
4.
saltiness(food term)(only relevant for しお)
Other readings:
塩【えん】

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

noun
1.
black
See also:白
2.
black go stone
3.
guilt, guilty person

adverb
1.
how, in what way, by what means(usually kana)
2.
why, for what reason, for what purpose, what for(usually kana)
3.
cannot possibly(usually kana)
interjection
4.
no way(usually kana)(often as どうして、どうして)

adverb
1.
very, awfully, exceedingly(usually kana)(とっても is more emphatic)
2.
(not) at all, by no means, simply (cannot)(usually kana)(before a negative form)
Other readings:
とっても《迚も》

noun
1.
bread, pastries (e.g. croissants), pastry-based products(originally written 麺麭 or 麪包)
2.
pan, frying pan
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
panning (in a film)

adjective
1.
young, youthful
2.
immature, green
3.
low (number), small

noun
1.
cloudiness, cloudy weather
2.
fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.), cloud (e.g. in marble), blur, mist, shadow, dimness
3.
gloom, dejection
Other readings:
曇【くもり】

noun
1.
voice
2.
singing (of a bird), chirping (of an insect), hoot
3.
voice, opinion (as expressed in words), view, wish, attitude, will
4.
sound
5.
sense (of something's arrival), feeling(usu. as ~の声を聞く)
6.
voice, voiced sound(linguistics)
Other readings:
聲【こえ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
•
English (language)

prenominal, noun
1.
same, identical, equal, uniform, equivalent, similar, common (origin), changeless, alike
adverb
2.
anyway, anyhow, in either case(usu. part of a 'nara' conditional)
Other readings:
同じ【おんなじ】

adverb
1.
nicely, properly, well, skillfully, skilfully(usually kana)
See also:良い
2.
frequently, often(usually kana)
3.
I'm glad that you ..., thank you for ...(usually kana)
4.
(you have) quite the nerve to, I don't know how you can ...(usually kana)
Other readings:
よく《善く》
、
よく《能く》
、
よく《好く》
、
よく《克く》

noun
1.
red, crimson, scarlet
2.
red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
3.
Red (i.e. communist)(colloquialism)(often written as アカ)
4.
red light (traffic)(abbreviation)
See also:赤信号
5.
red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading), (in) the red(abbreviation)
See also:赤字,  赤字
no-adjective
6.
complete, total, perfect, obvious
See also:赤の他人
noun
7.
copper(abbreviation)(only relevant for 赤)
8.
red 5-point card (in hanafuda)(abbreviation)
See also:あかたん
Other readings:
紅【あか】
、
朱【あか】
、
緋【あか】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
dictionary, lexicon
2.
letter of resignation(archaism)
See also:辞表

noun
•
sweater, jumper
Other readings:
スエーター
、
セエター[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

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
1.
elevator, lift
2.
elevator (aviation)
See also:昇降舵
Other readings:
エレベータ

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
walk, stroll

noun
1.
umbrella, parasol
2.
something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat, shade (of a lamp), mushroom cap, pileus
See also:笠 (かさ)

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

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
•
to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide
See also:棲む

noun
•
film
Other readings:
フイルム

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to drink, to gulp, to swallow, to take (medicine)(呑む often means swallowing whole, gulping, etc.)
2.
to smoke (tobacco)(also written 喫む)
See also:喫む
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:
  1. 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.
point, aspect, side, facet(usually kana)
See also:いいとこ
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:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
fifth day of the month
2.
five days
Other readings:
5日【いつか】

noun
1.
north
2.
the North, northern territories
3.
North Korea(abbreviation)
4.
north wind(archaism)

adjective
1.
yellow
2.
high-pitched (voice), shrill
See also:黄色い声
Other readings:
黄いろい【きいろい】

pronoun
1.
there (place relatively near listener)(usually kana)
See also:どこ,  ここ,  あそこ
2.
there (place just mentioned), that place(usually kana)
3.
then (of some incident just spoken of), that (of point just raised)(usually kana)
4.
you(archaism)
Other readings:
そこ《其所》

noun
1.
(swimming) pool
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
pool (billiards)
3.
pool (together)

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

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

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】

adjective
1.
fast, quick, hasty, brisk(esp. 速い, 疾い, 捷い)
2.
early (in the day, etc.), premature(esp. 早い)
3.
(too) soon, not yet, (too) early(esp. 早い)
4.
easy, simple, quick(esp. 早い)
Other readings:
速い【はやい】
、
疾い【はやい】[1]
、
捷い【はやい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
•
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

noun
•
spoon
Other readings:
スプン

noun
•
ball-point pen
Other readings:
ボール・ペン

adjective
1.
lukewarm, tepid(usually kana)(only relevant for 温い and 微温い)(ぬくい is primarily used in Western Japan)
2.
lenient(usually kana)(only relevant for ぬるい)
3.
slow, stupid(usually kana, archaism)(only relevant for ぬくい)
See also:温
Other readings:
ぬるい《緩い》
、
ぬるい《微温い》
、
ぬくい《温い》

noun
1.
river, stream(only relevant for かわ)
suffix
2.
River, the ... river(suffix used with the names of rivers)
Other readings:
川【がわ】
、
河【かわ】
、
河【がわ】

noun
1.
sixth day of the month
2.
six days
Other readings:
六日【むゆか】[1]
、
六日【むよか】[1]
、
6日【むいか】
、
6日【むゆか】[1]
、
6日【むよか】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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
1.
evening, night
2.
dinner(only relevant for よる)
Other readings:
夜【よ】

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】

pronoun
1.
which way, which direction, where(usually kana)(どちら is polite)
2.
which one (esp. of two alternatives)
3.
who
See also:どちら様
Other readings:
どちら《孰方》[1]
、
どっち《何方》
、
どっち《孰方》[1]
、
いずかた《何方》
、
いずかた《孰方》[1]
、
いずち《何方》
、
いずち《孰方》[1]
、
どち《何方》[2]
、
どち《孰方》[1][2]
、
いずし《何方》[2]
、
いずし《孰方》[1][2]
、
なにざま《何方》[2]
、
なにざま《孰方》[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage
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