Vocabulary list for JLPT N5
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        Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to eat
2.
to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on
Other readings:
                喰べる【たべる】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing irregular kanji usage
 
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe
2.
to examine, to look over, to assess, to check, to judge
3.
to look after, to attend to, to take care of, to keep an eye on
See also:看る
4.
to experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
5.
to try ..., to have a go at ..., to give ... a try(usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)
6.
to see (that) ..., to find (that) ...(usually kana)(as 〜てみると, 〜てみたら, 〜てみれば, etc.)
Other readings:
                観る【みる】
、視る【みる】
                adjective
1.
red, crimson, scarlet, vermilion, vermillion(紅い is esp. for scarlet)
2.
Red, communist
3.
beautiful(archaism)
Other readings:
                紅い【あかい】
、朱い【あかい】[1]
、緋い【あかい】[1]
、丹い【あかい】[1]
、赭い【あかい】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
 
depaato
                    Common word
noun
1.
2.
pronoun
1.
you (referring to someone of equal or lower status)(usually kana, polite language)(貴女 refers only to females and 貴男 refers only to males)
2.
dear (what a wife calls a husband)(only relevant for 貴方 and 貴男)
Other readings:
                あなた《貴女》
、あなた《貴男》
                adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
                
year before last
Other readings:
                一昨年【いっさくねん】
、おと年【おととし】
                noun
1.
question (e.g. on a test), problem
2.
problem (e.g. societal, political), question, issue, subject (e.g. of research), case, matter
3.
question (i.e. doubt)
4.
public discussion, controversy
5.
trouble, problem, inconvenience, difficulty
noun
1.
2.
wife(honorific language)
Other readings:
                御母さん【おかあさん】
                noun
1.
near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while(usually kana)
2.
third person(only relevant for はた)
Other readings:
                そば《傍》
、そく《側》
、はた《側》
、はた《傍》
、はた《端》
                noun, no-adjective
1.
crowd of people, great number of people
adverbial noun
2.
in great numbers
Other readings:
                大勢【たいぜい】
、大ぜい【おおぜい】
、大ぜい【たいぜい】
                adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
                
year after next
Other readings:
                さ来年【さらいねん】
                adverb
1.
very, greatly, terribly, awfully
na-adjective, noun
2.
immense, enormous, great
3.
serious, grave, dreadful, terrible
4.
difficult, hard
noun
5.
major incident, disaster(archaism)
Other readings:
                大へん【たいへん】
                noun
1.
white
See also:黒
2.
innocence, innocent person
3.
blank space
4.
white go stone
5.
6.
skewered grilled pig intestine(food term)
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.
Other readings:
                昏い【くらい】
、冥い【くらい】
、闇い【くらい】
                Godan-nu verb, nu verb (irregular), intransitive verb
1.
to die, to pass away
2.
to lose spirit, to lose vigor, to look dead
3.
to cease, to stop
noun
1.
2.
fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid
3.
flood, floodwaters
4.
5.
Other readings:
                水【み】
                numeric
1.
four
noun
2.
four years of age
3.
ten o'clock (old time system)
4.
Other readings:
                四つ【よつ】
、4つ【よっつ】
、4つ【よつ】
                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.
Other readings:
                喚ぶ【よぶ】
、招ぶ【よぶ】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing irregular kanji usage
 
numeric
1.
nine
noun
2.
nine years of age
3.
twelve o'clock (old time system)
Other readings:
                9つ【ここのつ】
                noun
1.
2.
husband(honorific language)
pronoun
3.
you, he, him(colloquialism)(of person older than speaker)
Other readings:
                お父さん【おとっさん】[1]
、御父さん【おとうさん】
、御父さん【おとっさん】[1]
                Notes:
                - out-dated or obsolete kana usage
 
noun
•
                
clock, watch, timepiece
Other readings:
                時計【ときはかり】[1]
、土圭【とけい】
                Notes:
                - out-dated or obsolete kana usage
 
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
 
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
 
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, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
telephone call, phone call
noun, no-adjective
2.
puuru
                    Common word
noun
1.
(swimming) pool
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
pool (billiards)
3.
pool (together)
adverbial noun, noun (temporal), no-adjective
•
        
all, entire, whole, altogether
adverb
•
        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)
Other readings:
                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
 
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