Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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noun, counter
•
page(usually kana)

noun
•
bank, banking institution

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

noun
•
shoe, shoes, boots, footwear, footgear
Other readings:
沓【くつ】
、
履【くつ】
、
鞋【くつ】

noun
1.
postbox, mail box, pillar box
2.
post, position
3.
post (e.g. goalpost)
prenominal
4.
post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

noun
1.
picture, drawing, painting, sketch
2.
image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
Other readings:
画【え】
、
画【が】

adjective
1.
hot, warm, sultry, heated
See also:寒い (antonym)
2.
passionate, impassioned, burning (desire, etc.)
3.
on everybody's mind, on the radar, du jour, interested (gaze, etc.)

noun
•
(room) heater, stove

noun
•
glass (drinking vessel), tumbler(usually kana)
All readings:
コップ《洋杯》
、
コップ《洋盃》
、
コップ《骨杯》

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】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
next year

noun, no-adjective, adverbial noun
1.
near, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity
See also:近い
noun (suffix)
2.
nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"), close to
adverb
3.
shortly, soon

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
police box, small neighborhood police station
noun, prenominal
2.
alternation, alternating (e.g. current)

noun
•
tape

noun
1.
metre, meter(usually kana)
2.
meter, gauge(usually kana)
See also:メーター
Other readings:
メートル《米突》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

na-adjective
•
convenient, handy, useful

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
•
butter(food term)

noun, noun (prefix)
1.
half, semi-
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
half-past
noun
3.
odd number
4.
unit of land area (595.8 m^2)(archaism)

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

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
year after next
Other readings:
さ来年【さらいねん】

noun
1.
rest, recess, respite
2.
vacation, holiday, absence, suspension
3.
dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

adjective
1.
warm, mild, (pleasantly) hot(暖かい usu. refers to air temperature)
2.
considerate, kind, genial(only relevant for 温かい)
3.
warm (of a colour), mellow(only relevant for 暖かい)
4.
having enough money(only relevant for 暖かい)
Other readings:
暖かい【あったかい】
、
温かい【あたたかい】
、
温かい【あったかい】
、
暖い【あたたかい】[1]
、
暖い【あったかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
bridge

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to work, to labor, to labour
2.
to function, to operate, to be effective, to work (i.e. ... works), to come into play
3.
to commit (e.g. a crime), to perpetrate, to do, to act, to practise, to practice
4.
to be conjugated(linguistics)

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

noun
1.
railway station, train station
2.
staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan)
counter
3.
counter for railway stations and bus stations
Other readings:
驛【えき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
tonight, this evening

noun
•
dictionary
Other readings:
字引き【じびき】

noun
•
rice bowl, tea cup, teacup
Other readings:
茶わん【ちゃわん】

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

adverb
•
how, in what way, how about(usually kana)
See also:こう,  そう,  ああ

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:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

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

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

noun
1.
medicine, pharmaceuticals, (legal) drugs, pill, ointment, salve
2.
efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.)
3.
(pottery) glaze
4.
(illegal) drug, narcotic
See also:薬 (やく)
5.
small bribe
See also:鼻薬

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
next week

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
summer

adjective
1.
big, large, great
2.
loud
3.
extensive, spacious
4.
important, decisive, valuable
5.
older, grown up

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
every morning
Other readings:
毎朝【まいちょう】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
this year
Other readings:
今年【こんねん】

noun, no-adjective
1.
behind, rear
See also:後ずさり
2.
after, later
See also:その後
3.
remainder, the rest
adverbial noun
4.
more (e.g. five more minutes), left
5.
also, in addition
noun, no-adjective
6.
descendant, successor, heir
7.
after one's death
8.
past, previous(archaism)

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

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
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