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】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist
2.
to turn
See also:折れる (おれる)
3.
to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
Other readings:
曲る【まがる】
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
noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
truth, reality, actuality, fact
no-adjective, na-adjective
2.
proper, right, correct, official
3.
genuine, authentic, real, natural, veritable
Other readings:
本当【ほんと】[2]
、本當【ほんとう】[1]
、本當【ほんと】[1][2]
、ホント[2]
、ホントー
、ホントウ
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
- word containing irregular kana usage
terebi
Common word
noun
1.
2.
TV program, TV programme, TV broadcast(abbreviation)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
2.
to stay(usually kana)
Ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
3.
to be ...-ing, to have been ...-ing(usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
mou
Common word
adverb
1.
now, soon, shortly, before long, presently
2.
already, yet, by now, (not) anymore
See also:すでに
3.
further, more, again, another, the other
interjection
4.
tsk, dammit, jeez, come on, what the hell(used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation))
Other readings:
もー[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
rekoodo
Common word
noun
1.
record (e.g. LP)
2.
record (e.g. in sports)
See also:記録
3.
record (data structure)(computer term)
noun
•
kilometer, kilometre(usually kana)
Other readings:
キロメートル《キロ米》[1]
、キロメイトル《粁》[1]
、キロメイトル《キロ米》[1]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get cloudy, to cloud over, to become overcast
2.
to cloud up, to fog up, to mist up, to become dim
3.
to be gloomy, to be clouded (expression), to be downcast
4.
to look slightly downward (of a noh mask; indicating sadness, grief, etc.)(from 面曇る)
See also:照る (てる)
noun, noun (prefix)
1.
noun
2.
female lover, girlfriend, mistress, (someone's) woman
Other readings:
女【おみな】[1]
、女【おうな】[1]
、女【うみな】[1]
、女【おな】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
numeric
1.
seven
noun
2.
seven years of age
3.
four o'clock (old time system)
Other readings:
７つ【ななつ】
Common word
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to pull, to tug, to lead (e.g. a horse)
3.
to draw back (e.g. one's hand), to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.), to pull in
4.
to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
5.
to draw (a line, plan, etc.)
See also:図面を引く
6.
to catch (a cold)
See also:風邪を引く
7.
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
See also:弾く (ひく)
8.
to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.), to consult, to check
See also:辞書を引く
9.
to haul, to pull (vehicles)(esp. 牽く)
10.
to subtract, to deduct
11.
to recede, to ebb, to fade
12.
to be descend from, to inherit (a characteristic)
13.
to quote, to cite, to raise (as evidence)
14.
to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.), to install (e.g. a telephone), to supply (e.g. water)
15.
to hold (e.g. a note)
16.
to apply (e.g. lipstick), to oil (e.g. a pan), to wax (e.g. a floor)
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
17.
to move back, to draw back, to recede
See also:退く (ひく)
18.
to lessen, to subside, to ebb
See also:退く (ひく)
19.
to resign, to retire, to quit
See also:退く (ひく)
Other readings:
曳く【ひく】
、牽く【ひく】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
police box, small neighborhood police station
noun, prenominal
2.
alternation, alternating (e.g. current)
adjective
1.
bad, poor, undesirable
2.
poor (quality), inferior, insufficient
3.
evil, sinful
4.
ugly, not beautiful
5.
at fault, to blame, in the wrong
6.
bad (at doing something)
7.
unprofitable, unbeneficial
interjection, adjective
8.
sorry, (my) bad, unforgivable
Other readings:
惡い【わるい】[1]
、惡るい【わるい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
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.
flower, blossom, bloom, petal
2.
cherry blossom
3.
beauty
Other readings:
華【はな】
adverb
1.
perhaps, probably
na-adjective, no-adjective
2.
generous, many, much, great
adjective
1.
near, close, short (distance)
2.
close (in time), soon
3.
close (relationship), friendly, intimate
4.
closely related
5.
similar, almost the same, close to, nearly
Godan-u verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
1.
to sing
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
2.
to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.), to compose a poem, to recite a poem(esp. 歌う, 詠う)
Other readings:
唄う【うたう】
、謡う【うたう】
、詠う【うたう】
、唱う【うたう】
noun
1.
rest, recess, respite
2.
vacation, holiday, absence, suspension
3.
dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
Godan-ru verb
2.
to hang(usually kana)
3.
4.
to come under (a contract, a tax)(usually kana)
5.
to start (engines, motors)(usually kana)
6.
to attend, to deal with, to handle(usually kana)
Godan-ru verb, auxiliary verb
7.
to have started to, to be on the verge of(usually kana)
Godan-ru verb
8.
to overlap (e.g. information in a manual), to cover(usually kana)
Godan-ru verb, auxiliary verb
9.
to (come) at(usually kana)
Godan-ru verb
10.
11.
to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.)(usually kana)
12.
13.
14.
to depend on(usually kana)
Other readings:
かかる《懸かる》
、かかる《掛る》
、かかる《懸る》
noun
1.
teacher, instructor, master
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
sensei, title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.(honorific language)
noun
3.
intimate or teasing form of address(familiar language, humerous)
4.
one's elder(archaism)(orig. meaning)
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】
adverb, no-adjective
1.
for the first time
See also:始める
adverb
2.
only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ...(after the -te form of a verb)
Other readings:
始めて【はじめて】
、甫めて【はじめて】
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
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》
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-)
Godan-iku/yuku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go, to move (in a direction or towards a specific location), to head (towards), to be transported (towards), to reach
See also:来る (くる)
2.
3.
to pass through, to come and go
4.
to walk
5.
to die, to pass away(only relevant for 逝く)
6.
to do (in a specific way)
7.
to stream, to flow
auxiliary verb
8.
to continue
Godan-iku/yuku verb, intransitive verb
9.
to have an orgasm, to come, to cum(usually kana)
10.
to trip, to get high, to have a drug-induced hallucination(usually kana, slang)
All readings:
行く【いく】
、行く【ゆく】
、逝く【いく】
、逝く【ゆく】
、往く【いく】[1]
、往く【ゆく】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
adjective
1.
light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)
2.
light (i.e. of foot), effortless, nimble, agile
3.
non-serious, minor, unimportant, trivial
4.
slight, small, gentle, soft, easy, lighthearted (e.g. joke)
5.
easy, simple
6.
indiscriminate
See also:口が軽い
Other readings:
軽い【かろい】
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】
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