Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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expression, noun
1.
boy, son, baby boy
2.
young man
Other readings:
男のコ【おとこのコ】
男の児【おとこのこ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
travel, trip, journey, excursion, tour

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-)

na-adjective
1.
splendid, fine, handsome, elegant, imposing, prominent
2.
praiseworthy, creditable, worthy
3.
legal, legitimate, lawful
4.
undeniable (e.g. crime), indisputable, solid

noun
corridor, hallway, passageway

noun
1.
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)(み is generally used in compounds)
See also:湯 (ゆ)
2.
fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid
3.
flood, floodwaters
4.
water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout(sumo term)(only relevant for みず)
See also:力水
5.
break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout(sumo term)(only relevant for みず)
See also:水入り
Other readings:
【み】

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
radio-cassette, tape recorder
Other readings:
ラジオ・カセット

conjunction
1.
then, well, so, well then(from では)
See also:では
copula
2.
be, is(Kansai-ben (dialect))(only relevant for じゃ)
See also:
Other readings:
じゃ

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

noun
1.
older brother, elder brother(honorific language)
See also:兄さん
2.
young man, buddy, fella, laddie(vocative)
See also:兄さん
Other readings:
御兄さん【おにいさん】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to line up, to set up, to arrange in a line
2.
to enumerate, to itemize
3.
to be equal (to), to compare well (with), to be as good (as)
Other readings:
双べる【ならべる】

adjective
1.
dull, uninteresting, boring, tedious(usually kana)
2.
insignificant, unimportant, trifling, trivial, worthless(usually kana)
3.
absurd, foolish, silly, stupid(usually kana)
4.
useless, pointless, disappointing(usually kana)
Other readings:
つまらない《詰まらない》

noun, auxillary suru verb
walk, stroll

noun
1.
area, vicinity, region
2.
side, edge(mathematics)
3.
circumstances

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】

noun
entrance, front door, entryway, entranceway, entry hall, vestibule, porch, foyer, mud room
Other readings:
玄關【げんかん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
bento, Japanese box lunch
See also:弁当
Other readings:
御弁当【おべんとう】

na-adjective
bustling, busy, lively

adjective
1.
slow, time-consuming, sluggish(only relevant for 遅い and 鈍い and 遲い)
2.
late (in the day), towards the end (of the day or night), until a time far into the day or night(only relevant for 遅い and 晩い and 遲い)
3.
later (than expected or usual), late, behind schedule, behind time, tardy, overdue, unpunctual(only relevant for 遅い and 晩い and 遲い)
4.
too late, having missed the boat(only relevant for 遅い and 晩い and 遲い)
5.
dull, stupid(archaism)(only relevant for 遅い and 鈍い and 遲い)
Other readings:
鈍い【おそい】
晩い【おそい】
遲い【おそい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
left, left hand side
See also: (antonym)

noun
store, shop, establishment, restaurant(orig. an abbr. of 店棚;見世棚)
Other readings:
見世【みせ】

numeric
1.
seven
noun
2.
seven years of age
3.
four o'clock (old time system)
Other readings:
7つ【ななつ】

noun
kanji, Chinese characters
See also:和字

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, 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

Godan-bu verb, transitive verb
1.
to call out (to), to call, to invoke
2.
to summon (a doctor, etc.)
3.
to invite
4.
to designate, to name, to brand
5.
to garner (support, etc.), to gather
6.
to take as one's wife(archaism)
See also:娶る
Other readings:
喚ぶ【よぶ】
招ぶ【よぶ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
pet
2.
trumpet(abbreviation)

pronoun
1.
that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly)(usually kana)
See also:何れ,  此れ,  其れ
2.
that person(used to refer to one's equals or inferiors)
3.
over there(archaism)
noun
4.
down there (i.e. one's genitals)(colloquialism)(only relevant for あれ)
5.
period, menses(colloquialism)(only relevant for あれ)
interjection
6.
hey, huh?, eh?(usually kana)(expression of surprise, suspicion, etc.)
Other readings:
あれ《彼れ》
《彼》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

adjective
1.
light, well-lit, well-lighted
2.
bright (of a colour), brightly-coloured, brightly-colored
3.
cheerful, bright, spirited, sunny (e.g. disposition)
4.
encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.), promising, of fair prospects
5.
familiar (with), knowledgeable (about), well versed (in)(as 〜に明るい)
6.
fair (e.g. politics), clean, impartial
All readings:
明るい【あかるい】
明い【あかるい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
every night

noun
1.
key
2.
lock
See also:
3.
key (to a problem), clue
Other readings:
【かぎ】
カギ

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:
【あした】
【あした】

adjective
1.
many, numerous, a lot
2.
large quantity, large amount
3.
frequent, common

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.
flesh
2.
meat
3.
the physical body (as opposed to the spirit)(only relevant for にく)
4.
thickness(only relevant for にく)
5.
ink pad(only relevant for にく)
See also:印肉
Other readings:
【しし】
【しし】

noun
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
Other readings:
レストラント

noun
1.
electricity
2.
(electric) light

adjective
1.
difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease, problem, etc.)
See also:易しい (antonym)
2.
impossible, unfeasible(polite language)(euphemistic)
3.
fussy, particular, fastidious, hard to please, displeased
4.
gloomy, glum, sullen, serious (look)
5.
dirty, unclean, filthy, detestable(archaism)
6.
unpleasant, uncomfortable, creepy, spooky(archaism)
Other readings:
難しい【むつかしい】
六借しい【むずかしい】[1][2]
六借しい【むつかしい】[1][2]
六ヶ敷い【むずかしい】[1][2]
六ヶ敷い【むつかしい】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
soy sauce, shoyu(しょゆ, しょゆう are dial.)
Other readings:
醤油【しょうゆう】[2]
しょう油【しょうゆ】
しょう油【しょうゆう】[2]
醬油【しょうゆ】
醬油【しょうゆう】[2]
正油【しょうゆ】[1]
正油【しょうゆう】[1][2]
しょゆ[3]
しょゆう[3]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage
  3. word containing irregular kana usage

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)

noun
kilogram, kilogramme(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
copy, photocopy
noun
2.
blurb on a book jacket
3.
catch copy(abbreviation)
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