Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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

noun
1.
man, person
2.
human being, mankind, people
3.
human (Homo sapiens), humans as a species(usually kana)
4.
character, personality
5.
man of talent, true man
6.
another person, other people, others
7.
adult
Other readings:
ヒト

na-adjective, noun
yellow, amber
Other readings:
黄色【こうしょく】
黄色【おうしょく】

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-)

conjunction
however, but(usually kana)
Other readings:
しかし《併し》

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
this week

noun
1.
third day of the month
2.
three days
Other readings:
3日【みっか】

adjective
1.
wanted, wished for, in need of, desired
See also:欲しがる
auxiliary adjective
2.
I want (you) to(usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow(usually kana)
2.
to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out(usually kana)
interjection
3.
I know!, I think so too!
Other readings:
わかる《解る》
わかる《判る》
わかる《分る》

noun
1.
bath, bathing, bathtub, bathroom
See also:お風呂
2.
bathhouse, public bath
3.
room for drying lacquerware
4.
base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

noun
tooth
Other readings:
【は】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adverb, noun
1.
always, usually, every time(usually kana)
2.
never(usually kana)(with neg. verb)

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old-fashioned, outmoded, out-of-date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】

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)

noun
1.
younger brother, little brother, kid brother
2.
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband)(only relevant for おとうと)
See also:義弟
3.
pupil, apprentice(archaism)(only relevant for てい)
Other readings:
【てい】

noun
taxi

adjective
1.
light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)
See also:重い (antonym)
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
coat, tunic, jacket, outer garment
Other readings:
上衣【うわぎ】
上衣【じょうい】
表着【うわぎ】

adverb
1.
perhaps, probably
na-adjective, no-adjective
2.
generous, many, much, great

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

noun
1.
exit, gateway, way out
See also:入り口
2.
outlet, vent, leak

noun
1.
below, down, under, younger (e.g. daughter)
2.
bottom
3.
beneath, underneath
4.
just after, right after(as 下から, 下より, etc.)
noun, no-adjective
5.
inferiority, one's inferior (i.e. one's junior)
noun
6.
trade-in
See also:下取り
noun (prefix)
7.
preliminary, preparatory
See also:下準備

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

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

pronoun
1.
I, me(usu. more formal than わたし)
no-adjective, noun
2.
personal (affairs, etc.), private
See also: (antonym)
noun
3.
selfishness, partiality
4.
secrecy, confidentiality

noun
overseas student, exchange student

noun
1.
town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood(esp. 町)
2.
downtown, main street(only relevant for 街)
3.
street, road
4.
109.09 m(only relevant for 町 and ちょう)
5.
0.99 hectares(only relevant for 町 and ちょう)
Other readings:
【ちょう】
【まち】

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】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to polish, to shine, to brush (e.g. teeth), to grind (e.g. lens)
2.
to refine (e.g. a skill), to improve, to cultivate
Other readings:
研く【みがく】
琢く【みがく】

noun (temporal), adverbial noun, no-adjective
1.
now, the present time, just now, soon, immediately
adverb
2.
another, more

adverb
(some) more, even more, longer, further

pronoun
1.
that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener), over there, yonder(usually kana)
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:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
body(からだ is a gikun reading of 身体)
noun
2.
torso, trunk
3.
build, physique, constitution
noun, no-adjective
4.
health
noun
5.
corpse, dead body
Other readings:
身体【からだ】
【からだ】
【からだ】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal), no-adjective
all, entire, whole, altogether

noun
sweater, jumper
Other readings:
スエーター
セエター[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

adjective
1.
cold (to the touch), chilly, icy, freezing
See also:熱い (antonym)
2.
(emotionally) cold, coldhearted, unfeeling, indifferent, unfriendly, distant
Other readings:
冷たい【つべたい】

noun
1.
dining room, dining hall, cafeteria, canteen, messroom
2.
restaurant, eatery, snack bar, diner

noun
zero, nought
See also:零 (れい)
Other readings:
【ゼロ】
【ゼロ】

noun
1.
white
See also:
2.
innocence, innocent person
3.
blank space
4.
white go stone
5.
white dragon tile(mahjong term)
See also:白 (はく)
6.
skewered grilled pig intestine(food term)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to sell

noun
village
Other readings:
【そん】

adjective
1.
cheap, inexpensive
2.
calm, peaceful, quiet(only relevant for 安い)
Other readings:
廉い【やすい】

noun
wife, your wife, his wife, married lady, madam(honorific language)

noun
dictionary
Other readings:
字引き【じびき】

noun
1.
(hard) candy, toffee(food term)
2.
rice-sugar, sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.(food term)
3.
amber, yellowish-brown(abbreviation)
See also:飴色
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