Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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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:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
•
clock, watch, timepiece
Other readings:
時計【ときはかり】[1]
、
土圭【とけい】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
morning, a.m.

pre-noun adjectival
•
big, large, great
See also:小さな

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to forget, to leave carelessly, to be forgetful of, to forget about, to forget (an article)

noun
1.
hand, arm(occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
2.
forepaw, foreleg(colloquialism)
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
•
pen

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-)

expression
•
once more, again
Other readings:
もう1度【もういちど】

noun
•
gram, gramme(usually kana)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to raise, to elevate
2.
to do up (one's hair)
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)
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.
to complete ...(after the -masu stem of a verb)
26.
to humbly do ...(humble language)(after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility)
Other readings:
挙げる【あげる】
、
揚げる【あげる】

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:
町【ちょう】
、
街【まち】

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

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
winter

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

noun
•
tooth
Other readings:
齒【は】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
bird
2.
bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry
See also:鶏
Other readings:
鶏【とり】
、
禽【とり】

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed
2.
to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed
3.
to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances

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》

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.
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

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

noun
1.
dining room, dining hall, cafeteria, canteen, messroom
2.
restaurant, eatery, snack bar, diner

numeric
•
two(ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud; 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
Other readings:
二【ふた】
、
二【ふ】
、
二【ふう】
、
2【に】
、
2【ふた】
、
2【ふ】
、
2【ふう】
、
弐【に】
、
弐【ふた】
、
弐【ふ】
、
弐【ふう】
、
弍【に】
、
弍【ふた】
、
弍【ふ】
、
弍【ふう】
、
貳【に】[1]
、
貳【ふた】[1]
、
貳【ふ】[1]
、
貳【ふう】[1]
、
貮【に】[1]
、
貮【ふた】[1]
、
貮【ふ】[1]
、
貮【ふう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

numeric
1.
three(参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2.
tri-
Other readings:
三【み】
、
3【さん】
、
3【み】
、
参【さん】
、
参【み】
、
弎【さん】
、
弎【み】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to lie down
2.
to go to bed, to lie in bed
3.
to sleep (lying down)
See also:眠る
4.
to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse)
5.
to lie idle
Other readings:
寐る【ねる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
cleaning, sweeping, dusting, scrubbing

numeric
•
two
Other readings:
2つ【ふたつ】

conjunction, interjection
1.
come, come now, come along, go on, hurry up
2.
well, who knows, I don't know..., uh, hmm
3.
well now, let's see, there we go, all right(said when surprised or happy)
4.
about that, you see
Other readings:
さー
、
さぁ

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】

interjection
1.
yes, that is correct, right
2.
um, errr
3.
huh?
4.
grrr, gah, Must I?
prenominal
5.
good(Kansai-ben (dialect))
See also:良い
Other readings:
えー[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to read
2.
to count(now mostly used in idioms)
3.
to guess, to predict, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine

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:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

numeric
•
1,000, thousand(阡 and 仟 are used in legal documents)
Other readings:
千【ち】
、
阡【せん】
、
仟【せん】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
spring, springtime
2.
New Year
3.
prime (of one's life, etc.)
4.
adolescence, puberty
5.
sexuality

noun
•
shower

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

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
evening, night
noun
2.
dinner, evening meal(abbreviation)
counter
3.
counter for nights

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
1.
grandfather(usually kana)(usu. お祖父さん)
See also:祖父さん
2.
male senior-citizen(usually kana)(usu. お爺さん)
Other readings:
おじいさん《お爺さん》
、
おじいさん《御爺さん》
、
おじいさん《御祖父さん》

noun
•
trousers, pants(also written as 洋袴 and 段袋 during the Meiji period)

noun
1.
wind, breeze, draught, draft
noun, noun (prefix)
2.
manner, behaviour, behavior
See also:風 (ふう)
noun
3.
cold, influenza(irreg. kanji form)

noun, no-adjective
•
light brown, tawny
Other readings:
ちゃ色【ちゃいろ】
、
茶いろ【ちゃいろ】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to go out, to vanish, to disappear

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to write, to compose, to pen
2.
to draw, to paint

noun
1.
party (gathering, celebration, etc.)
2.
party (group, political, etc.)
Other readings:
パーティ

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)
All readings:
早い【はやい】
、
速い【はやい】
、
疾い【はやい】[1]
、
捷い【はやい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
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