Vocabulary list for JLPT N5
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        Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock(only relevant for 開ける)
2.
to open (for business, etc.)(only relevant for 開ける)
3.
to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room(esp. 空ける)
4.
to move out, to clear out(esp. 空ける)
5.
to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily)(esp. 空ける)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
6.
to dawn, to grow light(esp. 明ける)
7.
to end (of a period, season)(esp. 明ける)
8.
to begin (of the New Year)(esp. 明ける)
9.
to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for)(esp. 明ける)
10.
to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
Other readings:
                空ける【あける】
、明ける【あける】
                adjective
•
                
few, a little, scarce, insufficient, seldom
Other readings:
                少い【すくない】[1]
、尠い【すくない】
、寡い【すくない】
                Notes:
                - irregular okurigana usage
adjective
1.
many, numerous, a lot
2.
large quantity, large amount
3.
frequent, common
adjective
1.
interesting, fascinating, intriguing, enthralling
2.
amusing, funny, comical
3.
enjoyable, fun, entertaining, pleasant, agreeable
4.
good, satisfactory, favourable, desirable, encouraging(usu. in the negative)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing), to leave, to depart, to start, to set out
2.
to be about to leave, to be just going out
Other readings:
                出掛ける【でかける】
                Godan-tsu verb
1.
to hold (in one's hand), to take, to carry
2.
to possess, to have, to own
3.
to maintain, to keep
4.
to last, to be durable, to keep, to survive
5.
to take charge of, to be in charge of
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, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. colds), disease, sickness
noun, no-adjective
2.
weirdness, bad habit, bad behaviour, craziness, perversion
noun
1.
book, volume, script
See also:ご本 (ごほん)
prefix
2.
this, present
3.
main, head
4.
real, regular
suffix, counter
5.
counter for long cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls(sometimes pronounced ぼん or ぽん)
terebi
                    Common word
noun
1.
2.
TV program, TV programme, TV broadcast(abbreviation)
Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to line up, to stand in a line
2.
to rival, to match, to equal
Other readings:
                列ぶ【ならぶ】
、双ぶ【ならぶ】
                noun
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entrance, front door, entryway, entranceway, entry hall, vestibule, porch, foyer, mud room
Other readings:
                玄關【げんかん】[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】
                noun
•
                
lunch, midday meal
All readings:
                昼ご飯【ひるごはん】
、昼ごはん【ひるごはん】
、昼御飯【ひるごはん】
                Common word
noun
1.
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:
                - out-dated or obsolete kana usage
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
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】
                tesuto
                    Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
examination, quiz, test
2.
test, tryout, trial
noun
3.
rehearsal (in filming)
noun, auxillary suru verb
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lesson, class work, teaching, instruction
jaa
                    Common word
noun
•
                
store, shop, establishment, restaurant(orig. an abbr. of 店棚;見世棚)
Other readings:
                見世【みせ】
                Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to borrow, to have a loan
2.
to rent, to hire
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.
Other readings:
                速い【はやい】
、疾い【はやい】[1]
、捷い【はやい】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
interjection
1.
no, nay(usually kana)
2.
well, er, why(usually kana)
3.
you're welcome, not at all, don't mention it(usually kana)
Other readings:
                いいや《否》
、いえ《否》
、いな《否》
、いや《否》
                Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
        
to forget, to leave carelessly, to be forgetful of, to forget about, to forget (an article)
pronoun
1.
2.
that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener), that
3.
that person (someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener)(あちら is polite)
4.
there (place distant from both speaker and listener), over there, foreign country (esp. a Western nation)
All readings:
                あちら《彼方》
、あっち《彼方》
、あち《彼方》[1]
                Notes:
                - out-dated or obsolete kana usage
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
noun
1.
flower, blossom, bloom, petal
2.
cherry blossom
3.
beauty
Other readings:
                華【はな】
                adverb
1.
again, once more, once again, another time, some other time(usually kana)
2.
also, too, as well, likewise(usually kana)
3.
on the other hand, while(usually kana)
conjunction
4.
and, in addition, besides, moreover, furthermore(usually kana)
5.
or, otherwise(usually kana)
adverb
6.
really, how, (what, why) on earth(usually kana)(expresses surprise, shock, doubt, etc.)
prefix
Other readings:
                また《亦》
、また《復》
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