Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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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.
eighth day of the month
2.
eight days
Other readings:
8日【ようか】

noun
fruit
Other readings:
果物【かぶつ】
菓物【くだもの】

noun, noun (prefix)
1.
half, semi-
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
half-past
noun
3.
odd number
4.
unit of land area (595.8 m^2)(archaism)

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

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
(room) heater, stove

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】

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

interjection
hey, oi, yo(used to get the attention of one's equals or inferiors)

adverbial noun
1.
seventh day of the month(なぬか is arch/ksb)
2.
seven days
Other readings:
七日【なぬか】
7日【なのか】
7日【なぬか】

noun
1.
opposite side, other side, opposite direction
2.
over there, that way, far away, beyond
3.
the other party, the other person
4.
future (starting now)

na-adjective
loveable, very likeable, like very much

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

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to go out, to vanish, to disappear

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to sit, to squat
2.
to assume (a position)
3.
to hold steady, to hold still(esp. 据わる, 据る)
Other readings:
坐る【すわる】
据わる【すわる】
据る【すわる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to write, to compose, to pen
2.
to draw, to paint

noun
chopsticks

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to take (a photo)(esp. 撮る)
2.
to record (video, audio, etc.), to make (a film)(esp. 録る)
Other readings:
録る【とる】

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to meet, to encounter, to see(逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance)
2.
to have an accident, to have a bad experience(usually kana)(esp. 遭う when in kanji)
Other readings:
逢う【あう】
遭う【あう】
遇う【あう】

noun
1.
postbox, mail box, pillar box
2.
post, position
3.
post (e.g. goalpost)
prenominal
4.
post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to push, to press(only relevant for 押す)
2.
to apply pressure from above, to press down(only relevant for 押す and 圧す)
3.
to stamp (i.e. a passport), to apply a seal(only relevant for 押す and 捺す)
See also:判を押す
4.
to affix (e.g. gold leaf)(only relevant for 押す)
5.
to press (someone for something), to urge, to compel, to influence(only relevant for 押す)
6.
to overwhelm, to overpower, to repress(only relevant for 押す and 圧す)
7.
to push (events along), to advance (a plan)(only relevant for 押す)
8.
to do in spite of ..., to do even though ..., to force(only relevant for 押す)
9.
to make sure(only relevant for 押す)
10.
to be pressed for time(only relevant for 押す)
11.
to advance troops, to attack(only relevant for 押す)
12.
(of light) to be diffused across an entire surface(only relevant for 押す)
Other readings:
圧す【おす】
捺す【おす】

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

pronoun
1.
I, me(usu. more formal than わたし)
no-adjective, noun
2.
personal (affairs, etc.), private
See also: (antonym)
noun
3.
selfishness, partiality
4.
secrecy, confidentiality

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

noun
1.
song(only relevant for 歌 and 唄)(唄 is primarily used for shamisen songs)
2.
classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka)(only relevant for 歌)
See also:短歌
3.
modern poetry(only relevant for 歌 and 詩)
Other readings:
【うた】
【うた】

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】

noun
1.
horizontal (as opposed to vertical), lying down
See also:横になる
2.
side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth
3.
side (of a box, etc.)
4.
beside, aside, next to
5.
unconnected
Other readings:
ヨコ

noun
one month
Other readings:
一月【いちげつ】
ひと月【ひとつき】

noun
1.
record (e.g. LP)
2.
record (e.g. in sports)
See also:記録
3.
record (data structure)(computer term)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to return, to come home, to go home, to go back
See also:返る
2.
to leave(of a guest, customer, etc.)
3.
to get home, to get to home plate(baseball term)
Other readings:
還る【かえる】
歸る【かえる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adjective
1.
fast, quick, hasty, brisk(esp. 速い, 疾い, 捷い)
2.
early (in the day, etc.), premature(esp. 早い)
3.
(too) soon, not yet, (too) early(esp. 早い)
4.
easy, simple, quick(esp. 早い)
All readings:
早い【はやい】
速い【はやい】
疾い【はやい】[1]
捷い【はやい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
inside, in
2.
among, within
3.
center (centre), middle
4.
during, while

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
2.
to proceed, to take place(い sometimes omitted in auxiliary use)
See also:旨く行く
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:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
English (language)

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】

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】

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】

expression
1.
please (give me)(usually kana, honorific language)
2.
please (do for me)(usually kana, honorific language)(after te-form of a verb or a noun prefixed with o- or go-)

noun
1.
third day of the month
2.
three days
Other readings:
3日【みっか】

numeric
1.
ten(拾 is used in legal documents)
noun
2.
ten years of age(only relevant for とお)
Other readings:
【とお】
【と】
10【じゅう】
10【とお】
【じゅう】
一〇【じゅう】

adjective
1.
dull, uninteresting, boring, tedious(usually kana)
2.
insignificant, unimportant, trifling, trivial, worthless(usually kana)
3.
absurd, foolish, silly, stupid(usually kana)
4.
useless, pointless, disappointing(usually kana)
Other readings:
つまらない《詰まらない》

noun
skirt

noun, auxillary suru verb
practice, training, drill, (an) exercise, workout

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

noun
1.
grandfather(usually kana)(usu. お祖父さん)
See also:祖父さん
2.
male senior-citizen(usually kana)(usu. お爺さん)
Other readings:
おじいさん《お爺さん》
おじいさん《御爺さん》
おじいさん《御祖父さん》

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
this month
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