Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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noun
bed

adverb
immediately, right away, at once, instantly(usually kana)
See also:直ぐ

Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fly, to soar(esp. 飛ぶ)
2.
to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop(esp. 跳ぶ)
3.
to spatter, to scatter, to splash, to fly (e.g. of sparks)
4.
to hurry, to rush
5.
to flee, to run off, to escape
6.
to disappear, to vanish, to fade, to thin out
7.
to break off, to come off, to fall off, to blow (of a fuse)
8.
to be sent out (of an order), to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.)
9.
to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.)
10.
to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.), to skip, to jump (e.g. of a conversation)
Other readings:
跳ぶ【とぶ】
翔ぶ【とぶ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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
1.
direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction)
2.
side (of an argument, etc.), one's part(often 私の方, あなたの方, etc.)
3.
type, category
4.
field (of study, etc.)
5.
indicates one side of a comparison
6.
way, method, manner, means
7.
length (of each side of a square)

noun
1.
white
See also:
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)

adjective
1.
heavy, weighty
See also:軽い (antonym)
2.
heavy (feeling), depressed, gloomy, blue, uneasy
3.
slow, sluggish, lumbering, ponderous, clumsy
4.
important (position, responsibility, etc.), serious, grave
5.
serious (punishment, illness, etc.), severe, critical
6.
solid, established, dignified, sensible

kuru verb (special), intransitive verb
1.
to come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive
kuru verb (special), intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
2.
to come back, to do ... and come back
3.
to come to be, to become, to get, to grow, to continue
kuru verb (special), intransitive verb
4.
to come from, to be caused by, to derive from
5.
to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")
See also:と来たら
Other readings:
來る【くる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
older brother, elder brother

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

noun
east
Other readings:
【ひむかし】[1]
【ひんがし】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
to walk

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to raise, to elevate
2.
to do up (one's hair)
3.
to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.)
4.
to land (a boat)
5.
to deep-fry(only relevant for 揚げる)
6.
to show someone (into a room)
7.
to give(polite language, usually kana)(only relevant for 上げる)
8.
to send someone (away)
9.
to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll
10.
to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve
11.
to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice)
12.
to earn (something desirable)
13.
to praise
14.
to give (an example, etc.), to cite(usu. 挙げる)
15.
to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.)(usu. 挙げる)
16.
to arrest(only relevant for 挙げる)
17.
to nominate(only relevant for 挙げる)
18.
to summon (for geishas, etc.)(usually kana)(only relevant for 揚げる)
19.
to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)(only relevant for 上げる)
20.
to bear (a child)
21.
to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)(usu. 挙げる)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
22.
(of the tide) to come in
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
23.
to vomit
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
24.
to do for (the sake of someone else)(usually kana, polite language)(after the -te form of a verb)
25.
to complete ...(after the -masu stem of a verb)
26.
to humbly do ...(humble language)(after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility)
Other readings:
挙げる【あげる】
揚げる【あげる】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to blow (of the wind)
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
2.
to blow (one's breath), to breathe out, to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.), to puff
3.
to play (a wind instrument), to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.), to whistle (a tune)
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
4.
to emit (smoke, fire, etc.), to spout, to spew, to puff out
See also:噴く
5.
to sprout, to put forth (buds)
6.
to appear (on the surface), to form, to be coated with (powder, rust, etc.)
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
7.
to burst out laughing, to burst into laughter(slang)
See also:吹き出す
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
8.
to brag, to talk big
9.
to smelt, to mint

noun
1.
house, residence, dwelling
2.
family, household
3.
lineage, family name

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
slowly, unhurriedly, without haste, leisurely, at one's leisure(onomatopia)
adverb
2.
easily (e.g. in time), well, sufficiently, amply, with time to spare(onomatopia)
adverb, auxillary suru verb
3.
well (e.g. sleep), comfortably(onomatopia)

adjective
1.
hot, warm, sultry, heated
See also:寒い (antonym)
2.
passionate, impassioned, burning (desire, etc.)
3.
on everybody's mind, on the radar, du jour, interested (gaze, etc.)

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

noun
kilogram, kilogramme(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Godan-bu verb, transitive verb
1.
to call out (to), to call, to invoke
2.
to summon (a doctor, etc.)
3.
to invite
4.
to designate, to name, to brand
5.
to garner (support, etc.), to gather
6.
to take as one's wife(archaism)
See also:娶る
Other readings:
喚ぶ【よぶ】
招ぶ【よぶ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

adjective
1.
cheap, inexpensive
2.
calm, peaceful, quiet(only relevant for 安い)
Other readings:
廉い【やすい】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to put in, to let in, to take in, to bring in, to insert, to install (e.g. software), to set (a jewel, etc.), to ink in (e.g. tattoo)
2.
to admit, to accept, to employ, to hire
3.
to accept, to comply, to grant, to adopt (a policy, etc.), to take (advice, etc.), to listen to, to pay attention to(esp. 容れる)
4.
to include
5.
to pay (one's rent, etc.)
6.
to cast (a vote)
7.
to make (tea, coffee, etc.)
See also:淹れる
8.
to turn on (a switch, etc.)
9.
to send (a fax), to call
Other readings:
容れる【いれる】
函れる【いれる】

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

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

pronoun
1.
where, what place(usually kana)
See also:ここ,  そこ,  あそこ
2.
how much (long, far), what extent(usually kana)
Other readings:
どこ《何所》
どこ《何處》[1]
いずこ《何処》
いずく《何処》[2]
いづこ《何処》[2]
いどこ《何処》[2]
いどこ《何所》[2]
いどこ《何處》[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adjective
1.
young, youthful
2.
immature, green
3.
low (number), small

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to work, to labor, to labour
2.
to function, to operate, to be effective, to work (i.e. ... works), to come into play
3.
to commit (e.g. a crime), to perpetrate, to do, to act, to practise, to practice
4.
to be conjugated(linguistics)

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

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

noun
1.
door (esp. Japanese-style)(only relevant for 戸)
See also:
2.
shutter, window shutter
3.
entrance (to a home)(archaism)
4.
narrows(archaism)
Other readings:
【と】

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

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide
See also:棲む

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】
【からだ】
【からだ】

noun
zero, nought
See also:零 (れい)
Other readings:
【ゼロ】
【ゼロ】

expression, noun
1.
girl, daughter, baby girl
2.
young woman
Other readings:
女のコ【おんなのコ】
女の児【おんなのこ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
meaning, significance, sense

adjective
1.
thin, slender, fine
2.
unlucky(slang)(billiards slang)

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

noun
1.
fourth day of the month
2.
four days
Other readings:
4日【よっか】

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

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to drink, to gulp, to swallow, to take (medicine)(呑む often means swallowing whole, gulping, etc.)
2.
to smoke (tobacco)(also written 喫む)
See also:喫む
3.
to engulf, to overwhelm
4.
to keep down, to suppress
5.
to accept (e.g. demand, condition)
6.
to make light of, to conceal
Other readings:
呑む【のむ】
飮む【のむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
bookshelves, bookshelf, bookcase

numeric
1.
three(参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2.
tri-
Other readings:
【み】
【さん】
【み】
【さん】
【み】
【さん】
【み】

noun
dictionary
Other readings:
字引き【じびき】

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)
Other readings:
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, no-adjective
light brown, tawny
Other readings:
ちゃ色【ちゃいろ】
茶いろ【ちゃいろ】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to run
2.
to travel (movement of vehicles), to drive, to flow (e.g. energy)
3.
to hurry to
4.
to retreat (from battle), to take flight
5.
to run away from home(esp. 奔る)
6.
to elope
7.
to tend heavily toward(esp. 趨る)
8.
to flash, to streak, to shoot through (e.g. pain)
9.
to get involved, to take (to something), to get wrapped up in
Other readings:
奔る【はしる】
趨る【はしる】
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