Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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interjection
•
hey, oi, yo(used to get the attention of one's equals or inferiors)

numeric
•
four(肆 is used in legal documents)
Other readings:
四【よん】
、
四【よ】
、
4【し】
、
肆【し】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to smoke, to breathe in, to inhale
2.
to suck, to sip, to slurp
3.
to absorb, to soak up
4.
to kiss
Other readings:
喫う【すう】

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to stand, to rise, to stand up(only relevant for 立つ)
2.
to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position)(only relevant for 立つ)
3.
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)(usu. 発つ)
Other readings:
発つ【たつ】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
day before yesterday
Other readings:
一昨日【おとつい】[1]
、
一昨日【いっさくじつ】
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

noun
•
school
Other readings:
學校【がっこう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
house, residence, dwelling
2.
family, household
3.
lineage, family name

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)(usually kana)
Godan-ru verb
2.
to hang(usually kana)
3.
to come into view, to arrive(usually kana)
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.
to be fastened(usually kana)
11.
to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.)(usually kana)
12.
to be caught in(usually kana)
13.
to get a call(usually kana)
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
•
(medical) doctor, physician(お医者さん is polite)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
this month

noun
1.
homework, assignment
2.
pending issue, unresolved problem, open question

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 (temporal)
•
every year, yearly, annually
Other readings:
毎年【まいねん】

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

noun
•
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
Other readings:
ドアー

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

noun
1.
ear
2.
hearing
3.
edge, crust
4.
selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics), selvage

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

noun
•
camera
Other readings:
キャメラ

na-adjective, no-adjective, adverb, to-adverb, noun
1.
various, all sorts of, variety of(usually kana)
noun
2.
various colors (colours)(archaism)
Other readings:
いろいろ《色色》

noun
1.
horizontal (as opposed to vertical), lying down
See also:横になる
2.
side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth
3.
side (of a box, etc.)
4.
beside, aside, next to
5.
unconnected
Other readings:
ヨコ

noun
•
fruit
Other readings:
果物【かぶつ】
、
菓物【くだもの】

noun
•
library(also written 圕)
Other readings:
図書館【ずしょかん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

pronoun
1.
which way, which direction, where(usually kana)(どちら is polite)
2.
which one (esp. of two alternatives)
3.
who
See also:どちら様
All readings:
どちら《何方》
、
どちら《孰方》[1]
、
どっち《何方》
、
どっち《孰方》[1]
、
いずかた《何方》
、
いずかた《孰方》[1]
、
いずち《何方》
、
いずち《孰方》[1]
、
どち《何方》[2]
、
どち《孰方》[1][2]
、
いずし《何方》[2]
、
いずし《孰方》[1][2]
、
なにざま《何方》[2]
、
なにざま《孰方》[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

numeric
1.
eight
noun
2.
eight years of age
3.
two o'clock (old time system)
Other readings:
八つ【やつ】
、
8つ【やっつ】
、
8つ【やつ】

noun, no-adjective
1.
remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers(usually kana)(only relevant for あまり)
adverb
2.
(not) very, (not) much(usually kana)(with neg. sentence)
3.
too much, excessively, overly(usually kana)(esp. as あまりに(も))
na-adjective, no-adjective
4.
extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible
noun (suffix)
5.
more than, over(only relevant for あまり)
Other readings:
あまり《餘り》[1]
、
あんまり《余り》
、
あんまり《餘り》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction)
2.
side (of an argument, etc.), one's part(often 私の方, あなたの方, etc.)
3.
type, category
4.
field (of study, etc.)
5.
indicates one side of a comparison
6.
way, method, manner, means
7.
length (of each side of a square)

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, no-adjective, noun (suffix), prefix
1.
previous, prior, former, first, earlier, some time ago, preceding
2.
point (e.g. pencil), tip, end, nozzle
3.
head (of a line), front
4.
ahead, the other side
5.
the future, hereafter
6.
destination
7.
the other party
Other readings:
前【さき】
、
先き【さき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

pronoun
1.
what
2.
you-know-what, that thing
3.
whatsit, whachamacallit, what's-his-name, what's-her-name
adverb
4.
(not) at all, (not) in the slightest(with neg. sentence)
interjection
5.
what?, huh?(indicates surprise)
6.
hey!(indicates anger or irritability)
7.
oh, no (it's fine), why (it's nothing), oh (certainly not)(used to dismiss someone's worries, concerns, etc.)
All readings:
何【なに】

noun
•
automobile, motorcar, motor vehicle, car, auto

noun
•
student (esp. a university student)

noun
1.
song(only relevant for 歌 and 唄)(唄 is primarily used for shamisen songs)
2.
classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka)(only relevant for 歌)
See also:短歌
3.
modern poetry(only relevant for 歌 and 詩)
Other readings:
唄【うた】
、
詩【うた】

numeric
1.
three
noun
2.
three years of age
Other readings:
三つ【みつ】
、
3つ【みっつ】
、
3つ【みつ】

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to request, to beg, to ask
2.
to call, to order, to reserve
3.
to entrust to
4.
to rely on(esp. 恃む)
interjection
5.
please, please do(colloquialism)
Other readings:
恃む【たのむ】
、
憑む【たのむ】

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

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist
2.
to turn
3.
to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
Other readings:
曲る【まがる】

noun
•
shopping, purchased goods(買いもん is col.)
Other readings:
買い物【かいもん】
、
買物【かいもの】
、
買物【かいもん】
、
買いもん【かいもん】

pronoun
1.
that way (direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener)(usually kana)
2.
there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener)
3.
that one (something close to the listener)
4.
you, your family, your company
5.
that person (someone close to the listener)
Other readings:
そっち《其方》
、
そなた《其方》
、
そち《其方》

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in)(usu. 勤める)
2.
to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of)(usu. 務める)
3.
to conduct a religious service(usu. 勤める)
Other readings:
務める【つとめる】

adverb
1.
how many?(usually kana)
2.
how old?

pre-noun adjectival
•
this sort of, this kind of, like this, such(about something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker)
See also:あんな,  そんな

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
•
food
Other readings:
食べもの【たべもの】
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