Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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

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

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

na-adjective, noun
1.
unskillful, poor, awkward
See also:上手 (antonym)
2.
imprudent, untactful
Other readings:
ヘタ

noun
1.
postcard(abbreviation, usually kana)
See also:郵便葉書
2.
memo, note, card(usually kana)
Other readings:
はがき《葉書き》
はがき《端書》
はがき《端書き》
ハガキ

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
washing, laundry
2.
relaxing, taking a break(oft. as 命の洗濯)
Other readings:
洗濯【せんだく】[1]
洗たく【せんたく】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
kilometer, kilometre(usually kana)
Other readings:
キロメートル《キロ米》[1]
キロメイトル《粁》[1]
キロメイトル《キロ米》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
evening, night
2.
dinner(only relevant for よる)
Other readings:
【よ】

noun
overseas student, exchange student

noun
gram, gramme(usually kana)

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

noun
1.
homework, assignment
2.
pending issue, unresolved problem, open question

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

noun
radio
Other readings:
ラヂオ

noun
lunch, midday meal
All readings:
昼ご飯【ひるごはん】
昼ごはん【ひるごはん】
昼御飯【ひるごはん】

numeric
1.
seven(漆 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2.
hepta-
Other readings:
【なな】
【ひち】[1]
【な】
【しち】
【なな】
【ひち】[1]
【な】
【しち】
【なな】
【ひち】[1]
【な】
【しち】
【なな】
【ひち】[1]
【な】
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana 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
1.
chair, stool
2.
post, office, position
Other readings:
倚子【いす】[1]
イス
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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】

interjection
1.
yes, that is correct(polite language)
2.
understood, I see, OK, okay
3.
present, here(as a response to a roll call)
4.
pardon?, what's that?, come again?(colloquialism)(with rising intonation)
5.
now, here, here you go(used when calling for someone's attention or when handing something to someone)
6.
giddy-up, giddap

numeric
1.
10,000, ten thousand(萬 is sometimes used in legal documents)
noun, no-adjective
2.
myriad
adverbial noun
3.
everything, all(only relevant for よろず)
noun, no-adjective
4.
various(archaism)(only relevant for よろず)
Other readings:
【よろず】
【まん】[1]
【よろず】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to answer, to reply

noun
handkerchief(abbreviation)
Other readings:
ハンケチ

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to begin, to start, to commence
2.
to happen (again), to begin (anew)
3.
to date (from), to originate (in)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to lose (something), to mislay(usually kana)
2.
to get rid of, to eliminate, to remove(usually kana)
Other readings:
なくす《失くす》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
money(polite language)
See also:金 (かね)
Other readings:
御金【おかね】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to attach, to join, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment)
2.
to furnish (a house with)
3.
to wear, to put on
4.
to keep a diary, to make an entry
5.
to appraise, to set (a price)
6.
to allot, to budget, to assign
7.
to bring alongside
8.
to place (under guard or doctor)
9.
to follow, to shadow
10.
to load, to give (courage to)
11.
to keep (an eye on)
12.
to establish (relations or understanding)
13.
to turn on (light)
See also:点ける
14.
to produce flowers, to produce fruit(of a plant)
Other readings:
着ける【つける】
附ける【つける】

noun, no-adjective
family, members of a family

noun, no-adjective
foreign country
Other readings:
外国【そとぐに】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
this month

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
1.
cooked rice
2.
meal
All readings:
ご飯【ごはん】
御飯【ごはん】

noun
1.
head
2.
hair (on one's head)
3.
mind, brains, intellect(only relevant for あたま)
4.
leader, chief, boss, captain
5.
top, tip
6.
beginning, start
7.
head, person(only relevant for あたま)
See also:頭数
8.
down payment, deposit(abbreviation)(only relevant for あたま)
See also:頭金
9.
top structural component of a kanji(only relevant for かしら)
10.
pair(colloquialism, mahjong term)(only relevant for あたま)
Other readings:
【かしら】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.), to get in, to board, to take, to embark
2.
to get on (e.g. a footstool), to step on, to jump on, to sit on, to mount
3.
to reach, to go over, to pass
4.
to follow, to stay (on track), to go with (the times, etc.)
5.
to take part, to participate, to join
6.
to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.)
7.
to be deceived, to be taken in
8.
to be carried, to be spread, to be scattered(usu. with an adverb of manner, e.g. よく乗る)
9.
to stick, to attach, to take, to go on(usu. with an adverb of manner, e.g. よく乗る)
Other readings:
乘る【のる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
luggage, baggage, package
See also:御荷物
2.
burden
See also:足まとい
3.
payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

noun
1.
river, stream(only relevant for かわ)
suffix
2.
River, the ... river(suffix used with the names of rivers)
Other readings:
【がわ】
【かわ】
【がわ】

pre-noun adjectival
which, what (way)(usually kana)
See also:この,  その,  あの

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】

pronoun
1.
that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener), over there, yonder(usually kana)
2.
that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener), that
3.
that person (someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener)(あちら is polite)
4.
there (place distant from both speaker and listener), over there, foreign country (esp. a Western nation)
All readings:
あちら《彼方》
あっち《彼方》
あち《彼方》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun (temporal), adverbial noun
1.
beginning, start, outset, opening
noun
2.
first (in line, etc.)(esp. 初め)
3.
origin(esp. 始め)
4.
such as ..., not to mention ...(usually kana)(esp. 始め; as 〜を始め, 〜を始めとして, etc.)
Other readings:
初め【はじめ】

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)

conjunction, interjection
1.
come, come now, come along, go on, hurry up
2.
well, who knows, I don't know..., uh, hmm
3.
well now, let's see, there we go, all right(said when surprised or happy)
4.
about that, you see
Other readings:
さー
さぁ

noun
1.
black
See also:
2.
black go stone
3.
guilt, guilty person

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

adjective
1.
blue, azure
2.
green(mostly arch. or in ref. to fruits, vegetables and traffic lights, etc.)
3.
pale, gray, grey(only relevant for 青い and 蒼い)(in ref. to facial colour)
4.
unripe, inexperienced(only relevant for 青い and 蒼い)
Other readings:
蒼い【あおい】
碧い【あおい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

na-adjective, noun
1.
liked, well-liked, favourite, favorite
See also:嫌い (antonym)
2.
in love (with), loved, romantically interested (in)
noun, na-adjective
3.
faddism, eccentricity
4.
the way one likes, (as) it suits one
noun
5.
refined taste, elegant pursuits
See also:数寄

noun
bookshelves, bookshelf, bookcase

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to polish, to shine, to brush (e.g. teeth), to grind (e.g. lens)
2.
to refine (e.g. a skill), to improve, to cultivate
Other readings:
研く【みがく】
琢く【みがく】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
this year
Other readings:
今年【こんねん】

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