Vocabulary list for JLPT N5
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adverb, noun
1.
all, everyone, everybody(usually kana)
2.
everything(usually kana)
Other readings:
みんな《皆んな》[1]
、みな《皆》
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
numeric
•
four(肆 is used in legal documents)
Other readings:
四【よん】
、四【よ】
、４【し】
、肆【し】
noun, no-adjective, noun (suffix), prefix
1.
previous, prior, former, first, earlier, some time ago, preceding
2.
point (e.g. pencil), tip, end, nozzle
3.
head (of a line), front
4.
ahead, the other side
5.
the future, hereafter
6.
destination
7.
the other party
Other readings:
前【さき】
、先き【さき】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
adjective
1.
heavy, weighty
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
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
writing (an essay, prose, etc.), composition
See also:作文 (さくもん)
2.
formal writing with little real meaning
karendaa
Common word
noun
1.
calendar
2.
calender (machine for flattening things)
Other readings:
カレンダ
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to ferry across (e.g. a river), to carry across, to traverse
2.
to lay across, to build across
3.
to hand over, to hand in, to pass, to give, to transfer
pronoun
1.
2.
that person(used to refer to one's equals or inferiors)
3.
over there(archaism)
noun
4.
down there (i.e. one's genitals)(colloquialism)(only relevant for あれ)
5.
period, menses(colloquialism)(only relevant for あれ)
interjection
6.
hey, huh?, eh?(usually kana)(expression of surprise, suspicion, etc.)
Other readings:
あれ《彼れ》
、あ《彼》[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
salt (i.e. sodium chloride), common salt, table salt(esp. しお)
2.
salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.)(chemistry term)(esp. えん)
3.
hardship, toil, trouble(only relevant for しお)
4.
saltiness(food term)(only relevant for しお)
Other readings:
塩【えん】
noun
•
coat, tunic, jacket, outer garment
Other readings:
上衣【うわぎ】
、上衣【じょうい】
、表着【うわぎ】
puuru
Common word
noun
1.
(swimming) pool
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
pool (billiards)
3.
pool (together)
noun
1.
head
2.
hair (on one's head)
3.
mind, brains, intellect(only relevant for あたま)
4.
leader, chief, boss, captain
5.
top, tip
6.
beginning, start
7.
8.
9.
top structural component of a kanji(only relevant for かしら)
10.
Other readings:
頭【かしら】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to teach, to instruct
2.
to tell, to inform
3.
to preach
Other readings:
訓える【おしえる】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
Godan-ru verb
2.
to hang(usually kana)
3.
4.
to come under (a contract, a tax)(usually kana)
5.
to start (engines, motors)(usually kana)
6.
to attend, to deal with, to handle(usually kana)
Godan-ru verb, auxiliary verb
7.
to have started to, to be on the verge of(usually kana)
Godan-ru verb
8.
to overlap (e.g. information in a manual), to cover(usually kana)
Godan-ru verb, auxiliary verb
9.
to (come) at(usually kana)
Godan-ru verb
10.
11.
to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.)(usually kana)
12.
13.
14.
to depend on(usually kana)
Other readings:
かかる《懸かる》
、かかる《掛る》
、かかる《懸る》
noun
•
foreigner, foreign citizen, foreign national, alien, non-Japanese
See also:内国人
adverb
1.
a little, a bit, slightly(usually kana)
2.
just a minute, for a moment, briefly(usually kana)
3.
somewhat, rather, fairly, pretty, quite(usually kana)
4.
(not) easily, (not) readily(usually kana)(before a verb in negative form)
interjection
5.
hey!, come on, excuse me(usually kana)
Other readings:
ちょっと《鳥渡》[1]
、ちょと《一寸》[1]
、ちょと《鳥渡》[1]
、チョット
、ちょいと
、チョッと
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to memorize, to memorise, to commit to memory, to learn by heart, to bear in mind, to remember
2.
to learn, to pick up, to acquire(only relevant for 覚える)
3.
to feel(only relevant for 覚える)
4.
to think, to regard(only relevant for 覚える)
Other readings:
憶える【おぼえる】
numeric
•
two(ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud; 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
Other readings:
二【ふた】
、二【ふ】
、二【ふう】
、２【に】
、２【ふた】
、２【ふ】
、２【ふう】
、弐【に】
、弐【ふた】
、弐【ふ】
、弐【ふう】
、弍【に】
、弍【ふた】
、弍【ふ】
、弍【ふう】
、貳【に】[1]
、貳【ふた】[1]
、貳【ふ】[1]
、貳【ふう】[1]
、貮【に】[1]
、貮【ふた】[1]
、貮【ふ】[1]
、貮【ふう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
every morning
Other readings:
毎朝【まいちょう】
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》
na-adjective, noun
1.
unskillful, poor, awkward
2.
imprudent, untactful
Other readings:
ヘタ
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
afternoon, p.m.
Other readings:
午后【ごご】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
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】
pronoun
1.
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)
Other readings:
あっち《彼方》
、あち《彼方》[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
numeric
•
five(伍 is used in legal documents)
Other readings:
五【いつ】
、五【い】
、５【ご】
、５【いつ】
、５【い】
、伍【ご】
、伍【いつ】
、伍【い】
noun
•
kilogram, kilogramme(usually kana)
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to dash over oneself (e.g. water), to take (e.g. shower), to bask in (e.g. the sun), to bathe in, to be flooded with (e.g. light), to be covered in
2.
to suffer (e.g. an attack), to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise), to have heaped upon, to be showered with
numeric
1.
one
noun
2.
for one thing(often used in itemized lists)
3.
only(after a noun)
4.
(not) even(with a verb in negative form)
adverbial noun
5.
just (e.g. "just try it")
no-adjective
6.
some kind of, one type of
Other readings:
１つ【ひとつ】
、一【ひとつ】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to raise, to elevate
See also:手を挙げる
2.
to do up (one's hair)
See also:髪を上げる
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)
See also:声を上げる
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.
26.
to humbly do ...(humble language)(after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility)
See also:申し上げる
Other readings:
挙げる【あげる】
、揚げる【あげる】
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