Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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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】

noun
1.
notebook, copy-book, exercise book(abbreviation)
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
note, noting down
noun
3.
(musical) note
4.
notebook computer, laptop(abbreviation)

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
pupil, student, schoolchild

pronoun
1.
that way (direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener)(usually kana)
2.
there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener)
3.
that one (something close to the listener)
4.
you, your family, your company
5.
that person (someone close to the listener)
Other readings:
そっち《其方》
そなた《其方》
そち《其方》

suffix, prenominal
1.
that is in(archaism)
See also:也 (なり)
2.
who is called, that is called
3.
that is
interjection
4.
I see(slang, abbreviation)
See also:なるほど

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

noun
bento, Japanese box lunch
See also:弁当
Other readings:
御弁当【おべんとう】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
last week, the week before

adjective
1.
dangerous, risky, hazardous, perilous, precarious
2.
in danger, in jeopardy, critical, grave, at risk
3.
uncertain, unreliable, insecure, unsteady, doubtful
4.
close (call), narrow (escape)

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

noun
fruit
Other readings:
果物【かぶつ】
菓物【くだもの】

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】

noun
1.
river, stream(only relevant for かわ)
suffix
2.
River, the ... river(suffix used with the names of rivers)
Other readings:
【がわ】
【かわ】
【がわ】

noun, no-adjective
sport, sports

na-adjective
loveable, very likeable, like very much

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
bath
See also:風呂
Other readings:
御風呂【おふろ】

na-adjective, noun
1.
liked, well-liked, favourite, favorite
See also:嫌い (antonym)
2.
in love (with), loved, romantically interested (in)
noun, na-adjective
3.
faddism, eccentricity
4.
the way one likes, (as) it suits one
noun
5.
refined taste, elegant pursuits
See also:数寄

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to eat
2.
to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on
Other readings:
喰べる【たべる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to sell

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
1.
to shine
See also:射す
2.
to be visible
3.
to be tinged with
4.
to rise (of water levels), to flow in
5.
to be felt (i.e. as an emotion), to come over one
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
6.
to hold up (an umbrella, etc.), to put up, to raise
7.
to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)
See also:指す
8.
to insert, to put in
See also:挿す
9.
to wear (a sword) in one's belt, to wear at one's side, to carry under one's arm
See also:挿す
10.
to insert one's arm under an opponent's arm(sumo term)
11.
to pole (a boat)
See also:刺す
12.
to pour, to add (liquid), to serve (drinks)
See also:注す
13.
to put on (lipstick, etc.), to apply, to colour, to dye
14.
to light (a fire), to burn
15.
to shut, to close, to lock, to fasten
suffix, Godan-su verb
16.
to stop in the midst of, to leave undone(after the -masu stem of a verb)

numeric
1.
three(参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2.
tri-
Other readings:
【み】
【さん】
【み】
【さん】
【み】
【さん】
【み】

adjective
1.
young, youthful
2.
immature, green
3.
low (number), small

noun
older brother, elder brother

pronoun
1.
which way, which direction, where(usually kana)(どちら is polite)
2.
which one (esp. of two alternatives)
3.
who
See also:どちら様
All readings:
どちら《何方》
どちら《孰方》[1]
どっち《何方》
どっち《孰方》[1]
いずかた《何方》
いずかた《孰方》[1]
いずち《何方》
いずち《孰方》[1]
どち《何方》[2]
どち《孰方》[1][2]
いずし《何方》[2]
いずし《孰方》[1][2]
なにざま《何方》[2]
なにざま《孰方》[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
chopsticks

adverb
1.
very, greatly, terribly, awfully
na-adjective, noun
2.
immense, enormous, great
3.
serious, grave, dreadful, terrible
4.
difficult, hard
noun
5.
major incident, disaster(archaism)
Other readings:
大へん【たいへん】

adjective
1.
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.)
See also:高い (antonym) ,  高い (antonym)
2.
low (position), close to the ground
3.
short (height)
4.
deep (voice), in a low key, low (volume)

adjective
1.
cheap, inexpensive
2.
calm, peaceful, quiet(only relevant for 安い)
Other readings:
廉い【やすい】

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】

noun
handkerchief(abbreviation)
Other readings:
ハンケチ

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

noun
lunch, midday meal
All readings:
昼ご飯【ひるごはん】
昼ごはん【ひるごはん】
昼御飯【ひるごはん】

adverb, noun
1.
small quantity, little, few, something
2.
little while
3.
short distance
Other readings:
寡し【すこし】
些し【すこし】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
chair, stool
2.
post, office, position
Other readings:
倚子【いす】[1]
イス
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
breakfast
All readings:
朝ご飯【あさごはん】
朝ごはん【あさごはん】
朝御飯【あさごはん】

noun
1.
match (contest)
auxillary suru verb
2.
to match with, to go well with

noun
1.
teacher, instructor, master
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
sensei, title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.(honorific language)
noun
3.
intimate or teasing form of address(familiar language, humerous)
4.
one's elder(archaism)(orig. meaning)

noun
1.
box, case, chest, package, pack, crate
2.
car (of a train, etc.)
3.
shamisen case, shamisen
4.
public building, community building(colloquialism)(often written as ハコ)
See also:箱物
5.
man who carries a geisha's shamisen(archaism)
See also:箱屋
6.
receptacle for human waste, feces (faeces)(archaism)
suffix, counter
7.
counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
Other readings:
【はこ】
【はこ】
【はこ】
【はこ】
【はこ】
ハコ

noun
1.
photograph, photo, picture, snapshot, snap
2.
movie
See also:活動写真

noun
1.
house, residence, dwelling
2.
family, household
3.
lineage, family name

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

noun
bridge

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

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

pronoun
1.
that way (direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener)(usually kana)
2.
there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener)
3.
that one (something close to the listener)
4.
you, your family, your company
5.
that person (someone close to the listener)
All readings:
そちら《其方》
そっち《其方》
そなた《其方》
そち《其方》

noun
1.
father, dad, papa, pa, pop, daddy, dada(honorific language)
See also:父さん
2.
husband(honorific language)
pronoun
3.
you, he, him(colloquialism)(of person older than speaker)
Other readings:
お父さん【おとっさん】[1]
御父さん【おとうさん】
御父さん【おとっさん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
this week

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to wash, to cleanse, to rinse
2.
to inquire into, to investigate
3.
to purify (one's heart)
4.
to lave (e.g. shore), to wash over (e.g. deck), to sweep
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