Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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

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

noun
•
tape recorder
Other readings:
テープレコーダ
、
テープ・レコーダー
、
テープ・レコーダ

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

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》

adjective
1.
delicious, tasty, sweet(usually kana)
2.
attractive, appealing, convenient, favorable, desirable, profitable(usually kana)
Other readings:
オイシイ

pronoun
1.
there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener), over there, that place, yonder, you-know-where(usually kana)
See also:どこ,  ここ,  そこ
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:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
•
coffee(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

na-adjective
•
convenient, handy, useful

noun
•
crossing, intersection
Other readings:
交叉点【こうさてん】

noun
1.
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
2.
shamisen
3.
geisha
4.
wheelbarrow(abbreviation)
See also:猫車
5.
clay bed-warmer(abbreviation)
See also:猫火鉢
6.
bottom, submissive partner of a homosexual relationship(usually kana, colloquialism)
See also:タチ (antonym)
Other readings:
ネコ

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

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get tired, to tire, to get fatigued, to become exhausted, to grow weary
2.
to become worn out (of a well-used object)
3.
to starve(archaism)

conjunction
•
however, but(usually kana)
Other readings:
しかし《併し》

noun
•
tape

adjective
1.
warm, mild, (pleasantly) hot(暖かい usu. refers to air temperature)
2.
considerate, kind, genial(only relevant for 温かい)
3.
warm (of a colour), mellow(only relevant for 暖かい)
4.
having enough money(only relevant for 暖かい)
Other readings:
暖かい【あったかい】
、
温かい【あたたかい】
、
温かい【あったかい】
、
暖い【あたたかい】[1]
、
暖い【あったかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

pre-noun adjectival
1.
this(usually kana)(something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
See also:その,  あの,  どの
2.
last (couple of years, etc.), these, past, this(usually kana)(in ref. to a stretch of time or date)
3.
you (as in "you liar")(usually kana)(emphatic, accusatory, insulting)
Other readings:
この《斯の》
、
こん

adverb
1.
still, as yet, hitherto, only(usually kana)
2.
not yet(usually kana)(with verb in the negative)
3.
more, besides(usually kana)
na-adjective
4.
unfinished, incomplete, not yet finished with(usually kana)
Other readings:
いまだ《未だ》

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist
2.
to turn
3.
to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
Other readings:
曲る【まがる】

adverb, noun
1.
always, usually, every time(usually kana)
2.
never(usually kana)(with neg. verb)

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

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. colds), disease, sickness
noun, no-adjective
2.
weirdness, bad habit, bad behaviour, craziness, perversion

noun
1.
tenth day of the month
2.
ten days
Other readings:
10日【とおか】

noun, no-adjective
•
family, members of a family

noun
1.
language, dialect
See also:言語
2.
word, words, phrase, term, expression, remark
See also:単語
3.
speech, (manner of) speaking
4.
learning to speak, language acquisition
Other readings:
言葉【けとば】[1]
、
詞【ことば】
、
辞【ことば】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

noun
1.
classroom
2.
department, laboratory
3.
single-room school, small school

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.
time
2.
hour
3.
period, class, lesson

noun
•
parents, both parents
Other readings:
両親【ふたおや】[1]
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

noun, no-adjective
1.
clear weather, fine weather
no-adjective, noun
2.
formal, ceremonial, public
See also:褻 (antonym)
3.
cleared of suspicion
Other readings:
晴【はれ】
、
霽れ【はれ】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to return (something), to restore, to put back(esp. 返す)
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)
Other readings:
反す【かえす】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal), no-adjective
•
all, entire, whole, altogether

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

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

noun
1.
rest, recess, respite
2.
vacation, holiday, absence, suspension
3.
dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

adjective
1.
cute, adorable, charming, lovely, pretty(usually kana)
2.
dear, precious, darling, pet(usually kana)
3.
innocent, childlike, childish, lovable(usually kana)
4.
dainty, cute little, tiny(usually kana)
Other readings:
かわゆい《可愛い》[1]
、
カワイイ
、
カワイい
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

expression
•
thank you (dialect from the Izumo region of Shimane Prefecture)

na-adjective, no-adjective, adverb, to-adverb, noun
1.
various, all sorts of, variety of(usually kana)
noun
2.
various colors (colours)(archaism)
Other readings:
いろいろ《色色》

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

noun
1.
car, automobile, vehicle
2.
wheel

noun
•
two persons, two people, pair, couple
Other readings:
二人【ににん】
、
2人【ふたり】
、
2人【ににん】

noun
•
dinner, evening meal
Other readings:
晩ご飯【ばんごはん】
、
晩ごはん【ばんごはん】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
meaning, significance, sense

noun
1.
grandmother(usually kana)(usu. お祖母さん)
See also:祖母さん
2.
old woman, female senior citizen(usually kana)(usu. お婆さん)
See also:婆さん
Other readings:
おばあさん《お婆さん》
、
おばあさん《御祖母さん》
、
おばあさん《御婆さん》
、
おばーさん
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