Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
evening(only relevant for 夕べ)
2.
last night, yesterday evening(usu. 昨夜)
All readings:
夕べ【ゆうべ】
、
昨夜【ゆうべ】
、
昨夜【さくや】
、
昨夜【ゆんべ】

noun
1.
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
2.
squealer, rat, snitch, informer, informant, spy(derogatory, usually kana)
3.
loser, asshole(derogatory)
noun (prefix)
4.
counterfeit, inferior, useless, wasteful
Other readings:
狗【いぬ】
、
イヌ

noun
•
dinner, evening meal
Other readings:
晩ご飯【ばんごはん】
、
晩ごはん【ばんごはん】

pronoun
1.
there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener), over there, that place, yonder, you-know-where(usually kana)
See also:どこ,  ここ,  そこ
noun
2.
genitals, private parts, nether regions(colloquialism, usually kana)(only relevant for あそこ and あすこ and アソコ)
3.
that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener), that much, that point(usually kana)
See also:あれほど
Other readings:
あそこ《彼所》
、
あすこ《彼処》
、
あすこ《彼所》
、
かしこ《彼処》
、
かしこ《彼所》
、
アソコ
、
あしこ《彼処》[1]
、
あしこ《彼所》[1]
、
あこ《彼処》[1]
、
あこ《彼所》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
toilet, restroom, lavatory, bathroom
Other readings:
御手洗い【おてあらい】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
day after tomorrow
Other readings:
明後日【みょうごにち】

noun
•
slipper, slippers

adverb
1.
nicely, properly, well, skillfully, skilfully(usually kana)
See also:良い
2.
frequently, often(usually kana)
3.
I'm glad that you ..., thank you for ...(usually kana)
4.
(you have) quite the nerve to, I don't know how you can ...(usually kana)
Other readings:
よく《善く》
、
よく《能く》
、
よく《好く》
、
よく《克く》

numeric
1.
seven
noun
2.
seven years of age
3.
four o'clock (old time system)
Other readings:
7つ【ななつ】

pronoun
1.
myself, yourself, oneself, himself, herself
2.
I, me
3.
you(Kansai-ben (dialect))

noun
•
police officer, policeman, constable

numeric
•
nine(玖 is used in legal documents)
Other readings:
九【く】
、
九【ここの】
、
九【この】
、
九【ここ】
、
9【きゅう】
、
9【く】
、
9【ここの】
、
9【この】
、
9【ここ】
、
玖【きゅう】
、
玖【く】
、
玖【ここの】
、
玖【この】
、
玖【ここ】

noun
1.
classroom
2.
department, laboratory
3.
single-room school, small school

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to sell

noun
1.
fifth day of the month
2.
five days
Other readings:
5日【いつか】

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
1.
mouth
2.
opening, hole, gap, orifice
3.
mouth (of a bottle), spout, nozzle, mouthpiece
4.
gate, door, entrance, exit
5.
speaking, speech, talk (i.e. gossip)
See also:口を利く
6.
taste, palate
See also:口に合う
7.
mouth (to feed)
8.
opening (i.e. vacancy), available position
See also:働き口
9.
invitation, summons
10.
kind, sort, type
11.
opening (i.e. beginning)
suffix, counter
12.
counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords

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

noun
1.
country, state
2.
region
3.
national government, central government
4.
home (i.e. hometown, home country)
5.
province (of Japan)(archaism)
See also:国郡里制
6.
land, earth(archaism)
Other readings:
邦【くに】
、
國【くに】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
•
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
Other readings:
レストラント

noun
1.
older sister, elder sister(honorific language)(usu. お姉さん)
See also:姉さん
2.
young lady(vocative)
See also:姉さん
3.
miss(referring to a waitress, etc.; usu. お姐さん)
See also:姉さん
4.
ma'am(used by geisha to refer to their superiors; usu. お姐さん)
See also:姉さん
5.
older girl
Other readings:
お姐さん【おねえさん】
、
御姉さん【おねえさん】
、
御姐さん【おねえさん】

pronoun
•
who(だあれ is emphatic or inquisitive)
Other readings:
誰【だあれ】
、
誰【たれ】[1]
、
誰【た】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adjective
1.
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.)
See also:高い (antonym) ,  高い (antonym)
2.
low (position), close to the ground
3.
short (height)
4.
deep (voice), in a low key, low (volume)

interjection
•
there!(used to call someone's attention to something)

noun
•
pencil
Other readings:
エンピツ

noun
•
bookshelves, bookshelf, bookcase

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

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

noun
1.
second day of the month
2.
two days
Other readings:
2日【ふつか】

adjective
1.
hot (thing)
See also:冷たい (antonym)
2.
passionate (feelings, etc.), ardent, hot (e.g. gaze)
See also:冷たい (antonym)
3.
hot (e.g. temper)
4.
zealous, enthusiastic, fired up
5.
intense, severe, extreme
6.
hot (topic), of interest

noun
•
trousers, pants(also written as 洋袴 and 段袋 during the Meiji period)

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
•
all, everyone, everybody(honorific language)

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
•
to walk

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
last week, the week before

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to leave, to exit, to go out, to come out, to get out
See also:入る (antonym)
2.
to leave (on a journey), to depart, to start out, to set out
3.
to move forward
4.
to come to, to get to, to lead to, to reach
5.
to appear, to come out, to emerge, to surface, to come forth, to turn up, to be found, to be detected, to be discovered, to be exposed, to show, to be exhibited, to be on display
6.
to appear (in print), to be published, to be announced, to be issued, to be listed, to come out
7.
to attend, to participate, to take part, to enter (an event), to play in, to perform
8.
to be stated, to be expressed, to come up, to be brought up, to be raised
9.
to sell
10.
to exceed, to go over
11.
to stick out, to protrude
12.
to break out, to occur, to start, to originate
13.
to be produced
14.
to come from, to be derived from
15.
to be given, to get, to receive, to be offered, to be provided, to be presented, to be submitted, to be handed in, to be turned in, to be paid
16.
to answer (phone, door, etc.), to get
17.
to assume (an attitude), to act, to behave
18.
to pick up (speed, etc.), to gain
19.
to flow (e.g. tears), to run, to bleed
20.
to graduate

noun
1.
white
See also:黒
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)

noun
1.
north
2.
the North, northern territories
3.
North Korea(abbreviation)
4.
north wind(archaism)

noun, no-adjective
1.
next, following, subsequent
2.
stage, station

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

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

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)
All readings:
そちら《其方》
、
そっち《其方》
、
そなた《其方》
、
そち《其方》

noun
1.
direction, way(also ほう)
2.
person, lady, gentleman(honorific language)
noun, noun (suffix)
3.
method of, manner of, way of
noun (suffix)
4.
care of ...
5.
person in charge of ...(also がた)
6.
side (e.g. "on my mother's side")(also がた)

noun
•
south

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
cleaning, sweeping, dusting, scrubbing

noun
•
stamp (postage), merchandise certificate
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