Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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noun
guitar

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

noun
bento, Japanese box lunch
See also:弁当
Other readings:
御弁当【おべんとう】

noun, counter
page(usually kana)

noun
slipper, slippers

noun
1.
sixth day of the month
2.
six days
Other readings:
六日【むゆか】[1]
六日【むよか】[1]
6日【むいか】
6日【むゆか】[1]
6日【むよか】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adjective
1.
far, distant, far away, a long way off, in the distance
2.
distant (past), remote (in time), remote, far-removed (in time)
3.
distant (relationship or kinship), having little to do (with someone)
4.
far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.), not similar, way off
5.
hard (of hearing)(as 耳が遠い)
6.
nearsighted(as 目が遠い)

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

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to sing (bird)
2.
to make sound (animal), to call, to cry, to chirp
3.
to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)(mahjong term)(only relevant for 鳴く)
Other readings:
啼く【なく】

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

noun, suffix
1.
place, spot, scene, site(also pronounced どころ when a suffix)
2.
address(usually kana)
3.
district, area, locality(usually kana)
4.
one's house(usually kana)
5.
point, aspect, side, facet(usually kana)
See also:いいとこ
6.
passage (in text), part(usually kana)
7.
space, room(usually kana)
8.
thing, matter(usually kana)
noun
9.
whereupon, as a result(usually kana)(after the plain past form of a verb)
10.
about to, on the verge of(usually kana)(after present form of a verb)
11.
was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing(usually kana)(after past form of a verb)
Other readings:
【とこ】
【ところ】
【ところ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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】

noun
glass (drinking vessel), tumbler(usually kana)
All readings:
コップ《洋杯》
コップ《洋盃》
コップ《骨杯》

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to show, to display

noun
tooth
Other readings:
【は】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
afternoon, p.m.
Other readings:
午后【ごご】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adjective
1.
noisy, loud(usually kana)
2.
annoying, troublesome, tiresome, persistent, importunate(usually kana)
3.
fussy, finicky, picky, particular, nagging, fastidious, bossy(usually kana)
interjection
4.
shut up!, be quiet!(usually kana)
Other readings:
うるさい《五月蝿い》[1]
うるさい《五月蠅い》[1]
うるさい《煩さい》[2]
ウルサイ
うっさい
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. irregular okurigana usage

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

adjective
1.
cold (e.g. weather)
See also:暑い (antonym)
2.
uninteresting (esp. joke), lame, dull, weak, corny
See also:お寒い
Other readings:
寒い【さぶい】

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

noun
overseas student, exchange student

adjective
1.
narrow, confined, small, cramped
2.
limited, narrow-minded, confining

noun
library(also written 圕)
Other readings:
図書館【ずしょかん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
business suit(perhaps from "civil clothes" or "Savile Row")
Other readings:
脊広【せびろ】[1]
セビロ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
pupil, student, schoolchild

expression
1.
well then ...(usually kana)
2.
in that situation, in which case(usually kana)
Other readings:
それじゃ《其れじゃ》
それじゃあ《其じゃあ》

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
to walk

noun
1.
curry (esp. Japanese curry)(usually kana, food term)
2.
rice and curry(abbreviation, usually kana, food term)
Other readings:
カリー《咖哩》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
pencil
Other readings:
エンピツ

adverb
1.
exactly, precisely, just, right(usually kana)
2.
as if, as though, quite(usually kana)
Other readings:
ちょうど《恰度》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear), to wear(usu. 履く or 穿く)
2.
to affix (a sword to one's hip)(usu. 佩く or 帯く)
3.
to affix (a bowstring to a bow)(archaism)
Other readings:
佩く【はく】
穿く【はく】
着く【はく】
帯く【はく】

noun
1.
ninth day of the month
2.
nine days
Other readings:
九日【ここぬか】[1]
9日【ここのか】
9日【ここぬか】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
(swimming) pool
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
pool (billiards)
3.
pool (together)

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

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

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)

noun
1.
flower, blossom, bloom, petal
2.
cherry blossom
3.
beauty
4.
blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)
5.
ikebana
See also:生け花
6.
hanafuda(abbreviation)
See also:花札
7.
(the) best(usu. as 〜が花)
no-adjective
8.
glorious, lovely
Other readings:
【はな】

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

noun
1.
colour, color, hue, tint, tinge, shade
2.
complexion, skin colour, skin color
3.
look (on one's face), expression
4.
appearance, air, feeling
5.
personality, character
6.
tone (of one's voice, etc.), tune, sound, ring
7.
love, lust, sensuality, love affair
See also:色仕掛け
8.
lover, paramour
9.
beauty, sexiness, physical appeal
10.
kind, type, variety(also written 種)

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

noun
1.
cloudiness, cloudy weather
2.
fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.), cloud (e.g. in marble), blur, mist, shadow, dimness
3.
gloom, dejection
Other readings:
【くもり】

noun
1.
shirt (underwear), undershirt, singlet(also written as 襯衣)
2.
shirt (outerwear, esp. dress shirt)

noun
1.
the vertical, height
2.
front-to-back, length
3.
north-to-south
noun, no-adjective
4.
vertical (relationship), hierarchy
noun
5.
(weaving) warp
Other readings:
【たて】
【たて】
タテ
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