Vocabulary list for JLPT N5
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noun
•
belly, abdomen, stomach(polite language)
Other readings:
御腹【おなか】
、お中【おなか】
、御中【おなか】
noun
1.
rest, recess, respite
2.
vacation, holiday, absence, suspension
3.
dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to descend (e.g. a mountain), to go down, to come down(esp. 下りる)
2.
to alight (e.g. from bus), to get off, to disembark, to dismount(esp. 降りる)
3.
to step down, to retire, to give up, to quit, to fold
4.
to be granted, to be issued, to be given(esp. 下りる)
5.
to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.)(esp. 降りる)
6.
Other readings:
下りる【おりる】
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to drink, to gulp, to swallow, to take (medicine)(呑む often means swallowing whole, gulping, etc.)
2.
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:
- word containing out-dated kanji
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.), to get in, to board, to take, to embark
2.
to get on (e.g. a footstool), to step on, to jump on, to sit on, to mount
See also:載る (のる)
3.
to reach, to go over, to pass
4.
to follow, to stay (on track), to go with (the times, etc.)
5.
to take part, to participate, to join
6.
to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.)
7.
to be deceived, to be taken in
8.
to be carried, to be spread, to be scattered(usu. with an adverb of manner, e.g. よく乗る)
9.
to stick, to attach, to take, to go on(usu. with an adverb of manner, e.g. よく乗る)
Other readings:
乘る【のる】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
adjective
1.
black
2.
dark, blackish, sun-tanned (skin)
3.
suspicious, criminal, illicit
4.
darkened and dirty, sooty, covered in dirt
5.
evil, wicked, black-hearted
6.
inauspicious, ill-boding, unlucky
noun
1.
metre, meter(usually kana)
2.
Other readings:
メートル《米突》[1]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
noun
1.
tobacco, cigarette, cigaret, cigar(usually kana)
2.
tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)(usually kana)
Other readings:
たばこ《莨》[1]
、たばこ《烟草》[1]
、えんそう《煙草》
、えんそう《烟草》
、けぶりぐさ《煙草》
、けぶりぐさ《烟草》
、けむりぐさ《煙草》
、けむりぐさ《烟草》
、タバコ
Notes:
- gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
numeric
1.
three(参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2.
tri-
Other readings:
三【み】
、3【さん】
、3【み】
、参【さん】
、参【み】
、弎【さん】
、弎【み】
no-adjective, noun
1.
green
noun
2.
greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
Other readings:
翠【みどり】
adjective
1.
old, aged, ancient, antiquated, antique, timeworn(of things, not people)
2.
long, since long ago, time-honored
3.
of the distant past, long-ago
4.
stale, threadbare, hackneyed, corny
5.
old-fashioned, outmoded, out-of-date
Other readings:
故い【ふるい】
、旧い【ふるい】
adjective
•
few, a little, scarce, insufficient, seldom
Other readings:
少い【すくない】[1]
、尠い【すくない】
、寡い【すくない】
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
jaa
Common word
noun (temporal)
1.
today, this day
2.
these days, recently, nowadays(only relevant for こんにち)
Other readings:
今日【こんにち】
、今日【こんち】
、今日【こんじつ】
pre-noun adjectival
1.
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
noun
•
parents, both parents
Other readings:
両親【ふたおや】[1]
Notes:
- gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
adverb
1.
how, in what way, how about(usually kana)
na-adjective
2.
questionable(usually kana)
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
day after tomorrow
Other readings:
明後日【みょうごにち】
adjective
1.
many, numerous, a lot
2.
large quantity, large amount
3.
frequent, common
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock(only relevant for 開ける)
2.
to open (for business, etc.)(only relevant for 開ける)
3.
to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room(esp. 空ける)
4.
to move out, to clear out(esp. 空ける)
5.
to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily)(esp. 空ける)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
6.
to dawn, to grow light(esp. 明ける)
7.
to end (of a period, season)(esp. 明ける)
8.
to begin (of the New Year)(esp. 明ける)
9.
to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for)(esp. 明ける)
10.
to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
Other readings:
空ける【あける】
、明ける【あける】
pronoun
•
who(だあれ is emphatic or inquisitive)
Other readings:
誰【だあれ】
、誰【たれ】[1]
、誰【た】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
numeric
1.
eight
noun
2.
eight years of age
3.
two o'clock (old time system)
Other readings:
八つ【やつ】
、8つ【やっつ】
、8つ【やつ】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.), to come down
2.
to form (of frost)
3.
to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight), to pour in
4.
to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.), to come, to arrive
noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
truth, reality, actuality, fact
no-adjective, na-adjective
2.
proper, right, correct, official
3.
genuine, authentic, real, natural, veritable
Other readings:
本当【ほんと】[2]
、本當【ほんとう】[1]
、本當【ほんと】[1][2]
、ホント[2]
、ホントー
、ホントウ
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
- word containing irregular kana usage
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:
町【ちょう】
、街【まち】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
•
to end, to come to an end, to close, to finish
All readings:
終わる【おわる】
、終る【おわる】
、了わる【おわる】
、卒わる【おわる】
、畢わる【おわる】
、竟わる【おわる】
、了る【おわる】
、卒る【おわる】
、畢る【おわる】
、竟る【おわる】
pronoun
2.
which one (esp. of two alternatives)
3.
who
See also:どちら様
Other readings:
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:
- word containing out-dated kanji
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
red, crimson, scarlet
2.
red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
3.
Red (i.e. communist)(colloquialism)(often written as アカ)
Other readings:
紅【あか】
、朱【あか】
、緋【あか】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
•
(common) cold, influenza, flu, ague, inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
Other readings:
風邪【ふうじゃ】
noun
1.
corner, edge
2.
(street) corner, turning
3.
rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.), abrasiveness, harshness, sharpness
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to meet, to encounter, to see(逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance)
2.
to have an accident, to have a bad experience(usually kana)(esp. 遭う when in kanji)
Other readings:
逢う【あう】
、遭う【あう】
、遇う【あう】
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