Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
next week

Godan-ru verb (irregular), intransitive verb
1.
to be, to exist, to live(usually kana)(usu. of inanimate objects)
2.
to have(usually kana)
3.
to be located(usually kana)
4.
to be equipped with(usually kana)
5.
to happen, to come about(usually kana)
Other readings:
ある《在る》

noun, no-adjective
light brown, tawny
Other readings:
ちゃ色【ちゃいろ】
茶いろ【ちゃいろ】

adjective
1.
dark, gloomy, murky
2.
depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood)
3.
dark (in colour), dull
4.
ill-boding, dark (e.g. past), suspicious
5.
unlikely (to succeed), hopeless, unpromising
6.
unfamiliar (with), ignorant (of)(as 〜に暗い)
See also:明るい (antonym)
Other readings:
昏い【くらい】
冥い【くらい】
闇い【くらい】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to hear
2.
to listen (e.g. to music)(esp. 聴く)
3.
to ask, to enquire, to query(聴く is used in legal and official contexts)
4.
to hear about, to hear of, to learn of
5.
to follow (advice, order, etc.), to obey, to listen to, to comply with
6.
to hear (e.g. a plea), to grant (a request), to accept (e.g. an argument), to give consideration to
7.
to smell (esp. incense), to sample (a fragrance)
See also:香を聞く
8.
to taste (alcohol), to try(also 利く)
Other readings:
聴く【きく】

noun
aunt(honorific language, familiar language, usually kana)(伯母さん is older than one's parent and 叔母さん is younger)
Other readings:
おばさん《叔母さん》

noun
fountain pen
Other readings:
万年筆【まんねんぴつ】
万年筆【まんねんふで】

expression
and then, after that(usually kana)

noun
sea, ocean, waters
Other readings:
【み】[1]
【わた】[1]
【わだ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
yesterday
Other readings:
昨日【さくじつ】

noun
older brother, elder brother

noun
1.
coat
2.
coating

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to pull, to tug, to lead (e.g. a horse)
2.
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.), to attract (e.g. interest)
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.)
6.
to catch (a cold)
7.
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
8.
to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.), to consult, to check
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
18.
to lessen, to subside, to ebb
19.
to resign, to retire, to quit
Other readings:
曳く【ひく】
牽く【ひく】

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to lend, to loan
2.
to rent out, to hire out
Other readings:
藉す【かす】

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

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to take (a photo)(esp. 撮る)
2.
to record (video, audio, etc.), to make (a film)(esp. 録る)
Other readings:
録る【とる】

noun
business suit(perhaps from "civil clothes" or "Savile Row")
Other readings:
脊広【せびろ】[1]
セビロ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

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

adjective
1.
narrow, confined, small, cramped
2.
limited, narrow-minded, confining

noun
journal, magazine, periodical

noun (temporal)
this morning
Other readings:
今朝【こんちょう】

noun
1.
one day
adverbial noun
2.
all day (long), throughout the day
noun
3.
first day of the month
See also:ついたち
Other readings:
一日【いちじつ】
一日【ひとひ】[1]
一日【ひとえ】[1]
1日【いちにち】
1日【いちじつ】
1日【ひとひ】[1]
1日【ひとえ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

na-adjective
1.
famous
noun
2.
fame

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
question, inquiry, enquiry

noun
bicycle, bike
Other readings:
自転車【じでんしゃ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

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

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

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

na-adjective
healthy, robust, strong, solid, durable(sometimes じょうふ)

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to enter, to go into
See also:出る (antonym)
2.
to break into
3.
to join, to enroll
4.
to contain, to hold, to accommodate
5.
to have (an income of)
6.
to get turned on, to start functioning, to start working
7.
to get, to obtain, to receive, to score
Other readings:
這入る【はいる】

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
slowly, unhurriedly, without haste, leisurely, at one's leisure(onomatopia)
adverb
2.
easily (e.g. in time), well, sufficiently, amply, with time to spare(onomatopia)
adverb, auxillary suru verb
3.
well (e.g. sleep), comfortably(onomatopia)

noun
1.
photograph, photo, picture, snapshot, snap
2.
movie
See also:活動写真

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

noun
zero, nought
Other readings:
【れい】
【れい】

noun
food
Other readings:
食べもの【たべもの】

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

numeric
six(陸 is used in legal documents)
Other readings:
【む】
【むう】
【ろく】
【む】
【むう】
【ろく】
【む】
【むう】

noun
1.
bread, pastries (e.g. croissants), pastry-based products(originally written 麺麭 or 麪包)
2.
pan, frying pan
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
panning (in a film)

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

pronoun
1.
where, what place(usually kana)
See also:ここ,  そこ,  あそこ
2.
how much (long, far), what extent(usually kana)
Other readings:
どこ《何所》
どこ《何處》[1]
いずこ《何処》
いずく《何処》[2]
いづこ《何処》[2]
いどこ《何処》[2]
いどこ《何所》[2]
いどこ《何處》[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adjective
short
Other readings:
短かい【みじかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adjective
1.
dangerous, risky, hazardous, perilous, precarious
2.
in danger, in jeopardy, critical, grave, at risk
3.
uncertain, unreliable, insecure, unsteady, doubtful
4.
close (call), narrow (escape)

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