Vocabulary list for JLPT N5
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        noun
1.
flower, blossom, bloom, petal
2.
cherry blossom
3.
beauty
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                華【はな】
                Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down), to put on
2.
to bear (guilt, etc.)
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                著る【きる】
                expression
1.
well then ...(usually kana)
2.
in that situation, in which case(usually kana)
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                それじゃ《其れじゃ》
、それじゃあ《其じゃあ》
                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)
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                弟【てい】
                Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
2.
to turn over, to turn upside down, to overturn
3.
to pay back, to retaliate, to reciprocate(esp. 返す)
4.
to respond (with), to retort, to reply, to say back
auxiliary verb, Godan-su verb
5.
to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back)(after the -masu stem of a verb)
6.
to do again, to do repeatedly(after the -masu stem of a verb)
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                反す【かえす】
                na-adjective, noun
1.
liked, well-liked, favourite, favorite
2.
in love (with), loved, romantically interested (in)
noun, na-adjective
3.
faddism, eccentricity
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)
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                録る【とる】
                adverb, noun, no-adjective
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sometimes, at times
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                時時【ときどき】
、時どき【ときどき】
                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:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
 
noun
•
                
dinner, evening meal
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                晩ご飯【ばんごはん】
、晩ごはん【ばんごはん】
                noun
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coat, tunic, jacket, outer garment
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                上衣【うわぎ】
、上衣【じょうい】
、表着【うわぎ】
                noun, no-adjective
1.
blue, azure
2.
green(mostly in compound words and in ref. to fruits, plants and traffic lights)
noun
3.
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                蒼【あお】
、碧【あお】
                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】
                numeric
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five(伍 is used in legal documents)
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                五【いつ】
、五【い】
、5【ご】
、5【いつ】
、5【い】
、伍【ご】
、伍【いつ】
、伍【い】
                noun, no-adjective
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light brown, tawny
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                ちゃ色【ちゃいろ】
、茶いろ【ちゃいろ】
                Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to take, to pick up, to grab, to catch
2.
to pass, to hand, to give
3.
to get, to obtain, to acquire, to win, to receive, to earn, to take (e.g. a vacation)
4.
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.), to take (a measure, attitude, etc.), to choose
5.
to remove, to get rid of, to take off
6.
to take away, to steal, to rob
7.
to eat, to have (e.g. lunch), to take (e.g. vitamins)
See also:摂る
8.
to pick (e.g. flowers), to gather, to extract (e.g. juice), to catch (e.g. fish)
9.
to take up (time, space), to occupy, to spare, to set aside
10.
to secure, to reserve, to save, to put aside, to keep
11.
to take (e.g. a joke), to interpret, to understand, to make out, to grasp
12.
to record, to take down
13.
to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper), to take, to buy, to get
14.
to order, to have delivered
15.
to charge, to fine, to take (tax)
16.
to take (e.g. a wife), to take on (e.g. an apprentice), to adopt, to accept
17.
to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.), to play
adverb, noun
1.
always, usually, every time(usually kana)
2.
never(usually kana)(with neg. verb)
jaa
                    Common word
fooku
                    Common word
noun
1.
fork
2.
folk, folk song(only relevant for フォーク)
3.
hawk(only relevant for ホーク)
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                ホーク
                adjective
1.
slow, time-consuming, sluggish(only relevant for 遅い and 鈍い and 遲い)
2.
late (in the day), towards the end (of the day or night), until a time far into the day or night(only relevant for 遅い and 晩い and 遲い)
3.
later (than expected or usual), late, behind schedule, behind time, tardy, overdue, unpunctual(only relevant for 遅い and 晩い and 遲い)
4.
too late, having missed the boat(only relevant for 遅い and 晩い and 遲い)
5.
dull, stupid(archaism)(only relevant for 遅い and 鈍い and 遲い)
Other readings:
                鈍い【おそい】
、晩い【おそい】
、遲い【おそい】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
 
noun
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store, shop, establishment, restaurant(orig. an abbr. of 店棚;見世棚)
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                見世【みせ】
                Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to line up, to stand in a line
2.
to rival, to match, to equal
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                列ぶ【ならぶ】
、双ぶ【ならぶ】
                noun
1.
2.
shutter, window shutter
3.
entrance (to a home)(archaism)
4.
narrows(archaism)
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                門【と】
                noun
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soy sauce, shoyu(しょゆ, しょゆう are dial.)
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                醤油【しょうゆう】[2]
、しょう油【しょうゆ】
、しょう油【しょうゆう】[2]
、醬油【しょうゆ】
、醬油【しょうゆう】[2]
、正油【しょうゆ】[1]
、正油【しょうゆう】[1][2]
、しょゆ[3]
、しょゆう[3]
                Notes:
                - ateji (phonetic) reading
 - out-dated or obsolete kana usage
 - word containing irregular kana usage
 
adjective
1.
thin(in ref. to objects, not to people)
2.
pale, light, faint
3.
watery, thin, dilute
4.
weak (taste, etc.), little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
5.
slim (probability, etc.), small
6.
sparse, patchy, scattered
noun
1.
medicine, pharmaceuticals, (legal) drugs, pill, ointment, salve
2.
efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.)
3.
(pottery) glaze
pronoun
1.
noun
2.
genitals, private parts, nether regions(colloquialism, usually kana)(only relevant for あそこ and あすこ and アソコ)
3.
that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener), that much, that point(usually kana)
See also:あれほど
Other readings:
                あそこ《彼所》
、あすこ《彼処》
、あすこ《彼所》
、かしこ《彼処》
、かしこ《彼所》
、アソコ
、あしこ《彼処》[1]
、あしこ《彼所》[1]
、あこ《彼処》[1]
、あこ《彼所》[1]
                Notes:
                - out-dated or obsolete kana usage
 
noun (temporal)
1.
tomorrow
2.
near future(only relevant for あす)
Other readings:
                明日【あす】
、明日【みょうにち】
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