Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
evening, night
noun
2.
dinner, evening meal(abbreviation)
counter
3.
counter for nights

noun
soap
Other readings:
石けん【せっけん】
石鹼【せっけん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get up, to rise, to blaze up (fire)
2.
to wake up, to be awake, to stay awake
3.
to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents), to happen, to take place

noun, noun (prefix)
1.
man, male
noun
2.
fellow, guy, chap, bloke
3.
male lover, boyfriend, man
4.
manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation
Other readings:
【おっこ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverb, no-adjective
1.
for the first time
See also:始める
adverb
2.
only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ...(after the -te form of a verb)
Other readings:
始めて【はじめて】
甫めて【はじめて】

adjective
1.
bad, poor, undesirable
2.
poor (quality), inferior, insufficient
3.
evil, sinful
4.
ugly, not beautiful
5.
at fault, to blame, in the wrong
6.
bad (at doing something)
7.
unprofitable, unbeneficial
interjection, adjective
8.
sorry, (my) bad, unforgivable
Other readings:
惡い【わるい】[1]
惡るい【わるい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adjective
1.
small, little, tiny
2.
slight, below average (in degree, amount, etc.), minor, small
3.
low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice)
4.
unimportant, petty, insignificant, trifling, trivial
5.
young, juvenile

adjective
1.
lukewarm, tepid(usually kana)(only relevant for 温い and 微温い)(ぬくい is primarily used in Western Japan)
2.
lenient(usually kana)(only relevant for ぬるい)
3.
slow, stupid(usually kana, archaism)(only relevant for ぬくい)
See also:
Other readings:
ぬるい《緩い》
ぬるい《微温い》
ぬくい《温い》

Godan-u verb
1.
to say, to utter, to declare
2.
to name, to call
3.
to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise(only relevant for 言う)
Other readings:
言う【ゆう】
云う【いう】
云う【ゆう】
謂う【いう】
謂う【ゆう】

adjective
1.
yellow
2.
high-pitched (voice), shrill
See also:黄色い声
Other readings:
黄いろい【きいろい】

noun
1.
talk, speech, chat, conversation(only relevant for 話 and 話し)
2.
topic, subject
3.
discussions, negotiation, argument(only relevant for 話 and 話し)
4.
rumor, talk, hearsay
5.
tale, story, fable
6.
circumstances, particulars
Other readings:
話し【はなし】[1]
【はなし】
【はなし】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

noun
shower

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
work, job, labor, labour, business, task, assignment, occupation, employment
noun
2.
work(physics term)

noun
1.
pet
2.
trumpet(abbreviation)

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
1.
to shine
See also:射す
2.
to be visible
3.
to be tinged with
4.
to rise (of water levels), to flow in
5.
to be felt (i.e. as an emotion), to come over one
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
6.
to hold up (an umbrella, etc.), to put up, to raise
7.
to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)
See also:指す
8.
to insert, to put in
See also:挿す
9.
to wear (a sword) in one's belt, to wear at one's side, to carry under one's arm
See also:挿す
10.
to insert one's arm under an opponent's arm(sumo term)
11.
to pole (a boat)
See also:刺す
12.
to pour, to add (liquid), to serve (drinks)
See also:注す
13.
to put on (lipstick, etc.), to apply, to colour, to dye
14.
to light (a fire), to burn
15.
to shut, to close, to lock, to fasten
suffix, Godan-su verb
16.
to stop in the midst of, to leave undone(after the -masu stem of a verb)

Godan-tsu verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
1.
to wait(only relevant for 待つ)
2.
to await, to look forward to, to anticipate
3.
to depend on, to need(usu. in negative form)
Other readings:
俟つ【まつ】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to use (a thing, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use
2.
to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate
See also:人使い
3.
to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume
4.
to use (language), to speak
See also:言葉遣い
Other readings:
遣う【つかう】

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, no-adjective
1.
clear weather, fine weather
no-adjective, noun
2.
formal, ceremonial, public
See also: (antonym)
3.
cleared of suspicion
Other readings:
【はれ】
霽れ【はれ】

noun
socks, sock, stockings, stocking
Other readings:
くつ下【くつした】
沓下【くつした】

noun
1.
road, path, street, lane, passage
2.
route, way
3.
distance, journey
4.
road (e.g. to victory), course
5.
way (of living, proper conduct, etc.), moral principles
6.
teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma
7.
field (e.g. of medicine), subject, speciality
8.
means, way, method
Other readings:
【みち】
【みち】
【みち】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get tired, to tire, to get fatigued, to become exhausted, to grow weary
2.
to become worn out (of a well-used object)
3.
to starve(archaism)

noun
1.
hand, arm(occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
2.
forepaw, foreleg(colloquialism)
3.
handle
4.
hand, worker, help
5.
trouble, care, effort
6.
means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship
7.
hand, handwriting
8.
kind, type, sort
9.
one's hands, one's possession
See also:手に入る
10.
ability to cope
See also:手に余る
11.
hand (of cards)
12.
direction
See also:山の手
noun, noun (suffix), counter
13.
move (in go, shogi, etc.)

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to wash, to cleanse, to rinse
2.
to inquire into, to investigate
3.
to purify (one's heart)
4.
to lave (e.g. shore), to wash over (e.g. deck), to sweep

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

noun
radio
Other readings:
ラヂオ

noun
1.
this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker), this direction(usually kana)
2.
here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is)
3.
this one (something physically close to the speaker)
pronoun
4.
I, me, we, us
5.
this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)
Other readings:
こっち《此方》
こち《此方》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

pre-noun adjectival
1.
that, the(usually kana)(something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener)
See also:この,  あの,  どの
2.
part (as in "part two")(usually kana)(preceding a number)
interjection
3.
um ..., er ..., uh ...(only relevant for その)
Other readings:
そん

adjective
1.
bad (taste), unpalatable, unsavoury, unsavory, awful, terrible, unpleasant(usually kana)
2.
poor, unskillful, unskilful, bungling, clumsy(usually kana)
See also:拙い
3.
ugly, unattractive, homely, plain(usually kana)
4.
awkward, problematic, troublesome, unfavorable, unfavourable, unwise(usually kana)
See also:気不味い
Other readings:
マズイ
マズい

na-adjective, adverbial noun, noun
1.
splendid, nice, wonderful, delicious, sweet
na-adjective
2.
sufficient, fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"), (by implication) no thank you
3.
well enough, OK, tolerable
adverb
4.
quite, reasonably, fairly, tolerably
noun
5.
construction, architecture(archaism)

noun
1.
garden, yard, courtyard
2.
field (of action), area

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】

na-adjective, noun
disagreeable, detestable, unpleasant, reluctant
Other readings:
【や】
【いや】
【や】
厭や【いや】[1]
イヤ
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

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】

noun
butter(food term)

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

noun
1.
department store(abbreviation)
2.
department(abbreviation)

noun
tape recorder
Other readings:
テープレコーダ
テープ・レコーダー
テープ・レコーダ

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
this month

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)

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat
2.
to tell, to explain, to narrate, to mention, to describe, to discuss
3.
to speak (a language)
Other readings:
咄す【はなす】
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