Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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noun
1.
medicine, pharmaceuticals, (legal) drugs, pill, ointment, salve
2.
efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.)
3.
(pottery) glaze
4.
(illegal) drug, narcotic
See also:薬 (やく)
5.
small bribe
See also:鼻薬

adjective
1.
spicy, hot
2.
salty
3.
harsh (criticism), severe (punishment), strict
4.
painful, bitter, difficult, tough

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
every week

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
this week

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

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to differ (from), to vary
2.
to not be in the usual condition
3.
to not match the correct (answer, etc.)
4.
to be different from promised
See also:話が違う
expression
5.
isn't it?, wasn't it?(Kansai-ben (dialect))(at sentence-end; oft. as 〜のと違うか)

particle
1.
et cetera, etc., and the like, and so forth(usually kana)
2.
or something(usually kana)(after an approximate quote or vague suggestion)
3.
the likes of(usually kana)(lessening the significance or value of the previous word)
Other readings:
など《抔》

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
1.
sky, the air, the heavens
2.
weather
3.
far-off place, distant place
4.
state of mind, feeling(often as 〜空もない)
5.
(from) memory, (by) heart(usu. as 空で)
6.
falsehood, lie
noun (prefix)
7.
somehow, vaguely(before an adjective)
8.
fake(before a noun or a verb)
Other readings:
【そら】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-u verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
1.
to sing
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
2.
to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.), to compose a poem, to recite a poem(esp. 歌う, 詠う)
Other readings:
唄う【うたう】
謡う【うたう】
詠う【うたう】
唱う【うたう】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to line up, to set up, to arrange in a line
2.
to enumerate, to itemize
3.
to be equal (to), to compare well (with), to be as good (as)
Other readings:
双べる【ならべる】

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

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be born
Other readings:
産まれる【うまれる】
生れる【うまれる】
産れる【うまれる】

interjection
1.
thank you, thanks(abbreviation)
adverb
2.
much (thanks), very (sorry), quite (regret)
3.
quite, really, mostly
4.
somehow
5.
in spite of oneself, try as one might, no matter how hard one may try (to, not to)
interjection
6.
greetings, hello, goodbye

noun
1.
town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood(esp. 町)
2.
downtown, main street(only relevant for 街)
3.
street, road
4.
109.09 m(only relevant for 町 and ちょう)
5.
0.99 hectares(only relevant for 町 and ちょう)
Other readings:
【ちょう】
【まち】

noun
1.
year
2.
age, years
3.
past one's prime, old age
Other readings:
【とし】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to sell

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】

noun
village
Other readings:
【そん】

noun, no-adjective
1.
number one, first, first place
adverb
2.
best, most
noun
3.
game, round, bout
adverb
4.
as a test, as an experiment, by way of experiment, by way of trial, tentatively
See also:試しに
noun
5.
song (e.g. in noh), piece
Other readings:
1番【いちばん】

adjective
1.
light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)
See also:重い (antonym)
2.
light (i.e. of foot), effortless, nimble, agile
3.
non-serious, minor, unimportant, trivial
4.
slight, small, gentle, soft, easy, lighthearted (e.g. joke)
5.
easy, simple
6.
indiscriminate
See also:口が軽い
Other readings:
軽い【かろい】

noun
butter(food term)

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

noun
1.
first day of the month(usu. 一日 or 1日)
2.
first ten days of the lunar month(archaism)(only relevant for ついたち)
Other readings:
一日【いっぴ】
1日【ついたち】
朔日【ついたち】
朔日【さくじつ】
【ついたち】

noun
(medical) doctor, physician(お医者さん is polite)

noun
chopsticks

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to polish, to shine, to brush (e.g. teeth), to grind (e.g. lens)
2.
to refine (e.g. a skill), to improve, to cultivate
Other readings:
研く【みがく】
琢く【みがく】

adjective
1.
yellow
2.
high-pitched (voice), shrill
See also:黄色い声
Other readings:
黄いろい【きいろい】

noun
1.
direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction)
2.
side (of an argument, etc.), one's part(often 私の方, あなたの方, etc.)
3.
type, category
4.
field (of study, etc.)
5.
indicates one side of a comparison
6.
way, method, manner, means
7.
length (of each side of a square)

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

pre-noun adjectival
big, large, great
See also:小さな

pronoun
1.
which (of three or more)(usually kana)
See also:此れ,  其れ,  彼 (あれ)
2.
whichever, any(with a verb in 〜ても form)
See also:どれも
interjection
3.
well, now, let me see
See also:どれどれ

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
radio
Other readings:
ラヂオ

adjective
spacious, vast, wide
Other readings:
弘い【ひろい】
廣い【ひろい】
宏い【ひろい】

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-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to erase, to delete, to cross out
2.
to turn off (power), to switch off
3.
to extinguish, to put out
4.
to bump off(slang)

interjection
say, well, um, er
Other readings:
あのー
あのう

noun
coat, tunic, jacket, outer garment
Other readings:
上衣【うわぎ】
上衣【じょうい】
表着【うわぎ】

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)

noun
1.
metre, meter(usually kana)
2.
meter, gauge(usually kana)
See also:メーター
Other readings:
メートル《米突》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
evening, dusk
See also:明け方
Other readings:
夕がた【ゆうがた】

Godan-nu verb, nu verb (irregular), intransitive verb
1.
to die, to pass away
2.
to lose spirit, to lose vigor, to look dead
3.
to cease, to stop

pronoun
1.
here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining), this place(usually kana)
See also:どこ,  そこ,  あそこ
2.
these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker)(usually kana)
See also:今迄
3.
these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker), the next ...(usually kana)
See also:此れから
Other readings:
ここ《此所》
ここ《是》
ここ《茲》
ここ《爰》

noun, na-adjective
1.
spare time, free time, leisure
noun
2.
time (e.g. time it takes to do something)(only relevant for ひま and ヒマ)
noun, na-adjective
3.
time off, day off, vacation, holiday, leave
4.
quitting (one's job), firing someone, divorcing (one's spouse)
na-adjective
5.
(being) inactive, (of one's business) slow(only relevant for ひま and ヒマ)
noun
6.
leaving, departing(only relevant for いとま)
See also:御暇
Other readings:
【いとま】
【ひま】
【いとま】
ヒマ

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

noun
older brother, elder brother

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
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