Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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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

Godan-gu verb, intransitive verb
•
to swim
Other readings:
游ぐ【およぐ】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to be needed, to be wanted(usually kana)

noun
1.
colour, color, hue, tint, tinge, shade
2.
complexion, skin colour, skin color
3.
look (on one's face), expression
4.
appearance, air, feeling
5.
personality, character
6.
tone (of one's voice, etc.), tune, sound, ring
7.
love, lust, sensuality, love affair
See also:色仕掛け
8.
lover, paramour
9.
beauty, sexiness, physical appeal
10.
kind, type, variety(also written 種)

noun
1.
chair, stool
2.
post, office, position
Other readings:
倚子【いす】[1]
、
イス
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
•
clock, watch, timepiece
Other readings:
時計【ときはかり】[1]
、
土圭【とけい】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverb, noun
1.
all, everyone, everybody(usually kana)
2.
everything(usually kana)
Other readings:
みんな《皆んな》[1]
、
みな《皆》
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adverb
1.
a little, a bit, slightly(usually kana)
2.
just a minute, for a moment, briefly(usually kana)
3.
somewhat, rather, fairly, pretty, quite(usually kana)
4.
(not) easily, (not) readily(usually kana)(before a verb in negative form)
interjection
5.
hey!, come on, excuse me(usually kana)
Other readings:
ちょっと《鳥渡》[1]
、
ちょと《一寸》[1]
、
ちょと《鳥渡》[1]
、
チョット
、
ちょいと
、
チョッと
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
•
desk
Other readings:
机【つき】[2]
、
案【つくえ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

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】

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

noun
•
slipper, slippers

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
cooking, cookery, cuisine
2.
dealing with something, handling, administration, management(nuance of doing it easily)

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
1.
notebook, copy-book, exercise book(abbreviation)
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
note, noting down
noun
3.
(musical) note
4.
notebook computer, laptop(abbreviation)

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】

noun
1.
ninth day of the month
2.
nine days
Other readings:
九日【ここぬか】[1]
、
9日【ここのか】
、
9日【ここぬか】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

conjunction
1.
but, however, though, nevertheless, still, yet, even so, also, as well
particle
2.
even
3.
however, no matter how, even if, even though
4.
... or something
5.
either ... or ..., neither ... nor ...(as 〜でも〜でも)
prefix
6.
pseudo-, quack, in-name-only(before an occupation, etc.)
7.
for lack of anything better to do(before an occupation, etc.)
See also:でもしか

numeric
•
five(伍 is used in legal documents)
Other readings:
五【いつ】
、
五【い】
、
5【ご】
、
5【いつ】
、
5【い】
、
伍【ご】
、
伍【いつ】
、
伍【い】

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】
、
躰【からだ】
、
躯【からだ】

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
•
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
See also:コップ

noun
1.
eye, eyeball
2.
eyesight, sight, vision
3.
look, stare, gaze, glance
4.
notice, attention, observation, eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
5.
an experience
6.
viewpoint
7.
discrimination, discernment, judgement, eye (e.g. for quality)
8.
appearance
9.
spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.), opening, stitch, texture, weave
See also:編み目
10.
grain (of wood)
11.
eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
12.
intersection (on a go board), square (on a chess board)
13.
dot (on a dice), pip, rolled number
14.
graduation, division (of a scale)
15.
tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
suffix
16.
ordinal number suffix
17.
somewhat, -ish(usually kana)
See also:大きめ
18.
point (e.g. of change)(following -masu stem)
See also:変わり目
Other readings:
眼【め】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
evening, dusk
See also:明け方
Other readings:
夕がた【ゆうがた】

numeric
•
two
Other readings:
2つ【ふたつ】

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

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to forget, to leave carelessly, to be forgetful of, to forget about, to forget (an article)

adjective
1.
spicy, hot
2.
salty
3.
harsh (criticism), severe (punishment), strict
4.
painful, bitter, difficult, tough

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
1.
language, dialect
See also:言語
2.
word, words, phrase, term, expression, remark
See also:単語
3.
speech, (manner of) speaking
4.
learning to speak, language acquisition
Other readings:
言葉【けとば】[1]
、
詞【ことば】
、
辞【ことば】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

pre-noun adjectival
•
small, little, tiny
See also:大きな

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to clear up, to clear away, to be sunny, to stop raining
2.
to refresh (e.g. spirits)
3.
to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion)
4.
to be dispelled, to be banished
Other readings:
霽れる【はれる】

numeric
•
eight(捌 is used in legal documents)
Other readings:
八【や】
、
8【はち】
、
8【や】
、
捌【はち】
、
捌【や】

noun
•
pork
Other readings:
豚肉【とんにく】
、
ぶた肉【ぶたにく】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to be aware of, to know, to be conscious of, to cognize, to cognise
2.
to notice, to feel
3.
to understand, to comprehend, to grasp
4.
to remember, to be acquainted with (a procedure)
5.
to experience, to go through, to learn
6.
to be acquainted with (a person), to get to know
7.
to concern
Other readings:
識る【しる】

noun
•
kanji, Chinese characters
See also:和字

noun
1.
eggs, egg, spawn, roe(only relevant for 卵)
2.
(hen's) egg(玉子 oft. used in cooking)
3.
(an expert) in the making(only relevant for 卵)
4.
beginning, origin, infancy(only relevant for 卵)
Other readings:
玉子【たまご】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
lesson, class work, teaching, instruction

pronoun
•
I, me(slightly formal or feminine)

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

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

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to stick, to paste, to affix(esp. 貼る)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
2.
to stretch, to spread, to strain, to tighten, to put up (tent)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
3.
to form (e.g. ice on a pond)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
4.
to fill, to swell
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
5.
to stick out, to put, to slap
6.
to post (a link, etc. online)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
7.
to be expensive
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
8.
to keep a watch on, to be on the lookout
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
9.
to become one tile away from completion(mahjong term)(only relevant for 張る)
See also:テンパる,  聴牌
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
10.
to span, to generate(mathematics)
All readings:
張る【はる】
、
貼る【はる】

noun
•
stamp (postage), merchandise certificate

expression
•
and then, after that(usually kana)
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