Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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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)

no-adjective, noun
1.
green
noun
2.
greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
Other readings:
【みどり】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
to walk

adjective
1.
dark, gloomy, murky
2.
depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood)
3.
dark (in colour), dull
4.
ill-boding, dark (e.g. past), suspicious
5.
unlikely (to succeed), hopeless, unpromising
6.
unfamiliar (with), ignorant (of)(as 〜に暗い)
See also:明るい (antonym)
Other readings:
昏い【くらい】
冥い【くらい】
闇い【くらい】

noun
fountain pen
Other readings:
万年筆【まんねんぴつ】
万年筆【まんねんふで】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
every morning
Other readings:
毎朝【まいちょう】

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】

numeric
1.
three
noun
2.
three years of age
Other readings:
三つ【みつ】
3つ【みっつ】
3つ【みつ】

pronoun
1.
that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener), over there, yonder(usually kana)
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:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
(room) heater, stove

Godan-ru verb (irregular), intransitive verb
1.
to be, to exist, to live(usually kana)(usu. of inanimate objects)
2.
to have(usually kana)
3.
to be located(usually kana)
4.
to be equipped with(usually kana)
5.
to happen, to come about(usually kana)
Other readings:
ある《在る》

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
gram, gramme(usually kana)

adjective
1.
light, well-lit, well-lighted
2.
bright (of a colour), brightly-coloured, brightly-colored
3.
cheerful, bright, spirited, sunny (e.g. disposition)
4.
encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.), promising, of fair prospects
5.
familiar (with), knowledgeable (about), well versed (in)(as 〜に明るい)
6.
fair (e.g. politics), clean, impartial
All readings:
明るい【あかるい】
明い【あかるい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

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

noun
desk
Other readings:
【つき】[2]
【つくえ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to smoke, to breathe in, to inhale
2.
to suck, to sip, to slurp
3.
to absorb, to soak up
4.
to kiss
Other readings:
喫う【すう】

na-adjective, noun
disagreeable, detestable, unpleasant, reluctant
Other readings:
【や】
【いや】
【や】
厭や【いや】[1]
イヤ
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
shoe, shoes, boots, footwear, footgear
Other readings:
【くつ】
【くつ】
【くつ】

numeric
1.
four
noun
2.
four years of age
3.
ten o'clock (old time system)
4.
cross grips(abbreviation, sumo term)
See also:四つ身
Other readings:
四つ【よつ】
4つ【よっつ】
4つ【よつ】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
next month

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
1.
television, TV(abbreviation)
2.
TV program, TV programme, TV broadcast(abbreviation)

noun, noun (temporal)
1.
morning
noun
2.
breakfast(only relevant for あさ)
3.
next morning(archaism)(only relevant for 朝 and あした)
Other readings:
【あした】
【あした】

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)
All readings:
早い【はやい】
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
dictionary
Other readings:
字引き【じびき】

noun
shower

noun
child
Other readings:
子ども【こども】
小供【こども】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

pronoun
1.
when, at what time, how soon(usually kana)
2.
normal times, ordinary days(usually kana, dated term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
cleaning, sweeping, dusting, scrubbing

interjection
1.
yes, that is correct, right
2.
um, errr
3.
huh?
4.
grrr, gah, Must I?
prenominal
5.
good(Kansai-ben (dialect))
See also:良い
Other readings:
えー[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to request, to beg, to ask
2.
to call, to order, to reserve
3.
to entrust to
4.
to rely on(esp. 恃む)
interjection
5.
please, please do(colloquialism)
Other readings:
恃む【たのむ】
憑む【たのむ】

noun
1.
time
2.
hour
3.
period, class, lesson

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
summer

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)

noun
bookshelves, bookshelf, bookcase

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)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
clothes (esp. Western clothes)
suffix, counter
2.
counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
See also:一服

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】

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to read
2.
to count(now mostly used in idioms)
3.
to guess, to predict, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine

noun
1.
flesh
2.
meat
3.
the physical body (as opposed to the spirit)(only relevant for にく)
4.
thickness(only relevant for にく)
5.
ink pad(only relevant for にく)
See also:印肉
Other readings:
【しし】
【しし】

noun
1.
country, state
2.
region
3.
national government, central government
4.
home (i.e. hometown, home country)
5.
province (of Japan)(archaism)
See also:国郡里制
6.
land, earth(archaism)
Other readings:
【くに】
【くに】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
uncle(honorific language, familiar language, usually kana)(伯父さん is older than one's parent and 叔父さん is younger)
2.
old man, mister(familiar language, usually kana)(usu. 小父さん or おじさん; vocative)
3.
manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)(usually kana)(usu. オジサン)
Other readings:
おじさん《叔父さん》
おじさん《小父さん》
オジサン
オジさん

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