Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in)(usu. 勤める)
2.
to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of)(usu. 務める)
3.
to conduct a religious service(usu. 勤める)
Other readings:
務める【つとめる】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to put, to place
2.
to leave (behind)
3.
to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.), to set up
4.
to appoint (someone to a certain position), to hire, to employ
5.
to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.), to bear (in mind, etc.)
6.
to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
7.
to take in (boarders, etc.), to provide lodging in one's house
8.
to separate spatially or temporally
Godan-ku verb, auxiliary verb
9.
to do something in advance(usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)
10.
to leave something in a certain state, to keep something in a certain state(usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)

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
evening meal
Other readings:
夕飯【ゆうめし】

adjective
1.
high, tall(only relevant for 高い)
See also:低い (antonym)
2.
expensive, high-priced
3.
high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
4.
loud
5.
high-pitched, shrill
Other readings:
高価い【たかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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
zero, nought
See also:零 (れい)
Other readings:
【ゼロ】
【ゼロ】

noun
zero, nought
Other readings:
【れい】
【れい】

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

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, auxillary suru verb
1.
police box, small neighborhood police station
noun, prenominal
2.
alternation, alternating (e.g. current)

adjective
1.
painful, sore
2.
cringy, embarrassing(colloquialism)
adjective, suffix
3.
exceeding(esp. 甚い)
See also:甚く
Other readings:
甚い【いたい】

prenominal, noun
1.
same, identical, equal, uniform, equivalent, similar, common (origin), changeless, alike
adverb
2.
anyway, anyhow, in either case(usu. part of a 'nara' conditional)
Other readings:
同じ【おんなじ】

noun
1.
party (gathering, celebration, etc.)
2.
party (group, political, etc.)
Other readings:
パーティ

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

adverbial noun, noun, no-adjective
1.
together
See also:御一緒
2.
at the same time
3.
same, identical
Other readings:
一しょ【いっしょ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
north
2.
the North, northern territories
3.
North Korea(abbreviation)
4.
north wind(archaism)

noun, suffix
1.
in front (of), before (e.g. the house)
adverbial noun, noun (temporal), suffix
2.
ago, before, previously, prior, (minutes) to (the hour)
See also:前 (ぜん)
noun
3.
front (of something), head (e.g. of a line), fore part
no-adjective
4.
front (e.g. seat), previous (e.g. entry in a list), prior, former
noun
5.
(in the) presence (of), in front (of someone)
adverbial noun
6.
forward, ahead
suffix
7.
helping, portion(usu. after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb)
noun
8.
front of the body
9.
privates, private parts

adverb, noun
1.
always, usually, every time(usually kana)
2.
never(usually kana)(with neg. verb)

adjective
easy, plain, simple(usually kana)
See also:難しい (antonym)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be needed, to be wanted(usually kana)

na-adjective, noun
1.
disliked, hated, disagreeable
See also:好き (antonym)
noun
2.
tendency, smack (of), touch (of)(usually kana)
3.
distinction, discrimination(usually kana)

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to use (a thing, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use
2.
to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate
See also:人使い
3.
to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume
4.
to use (language), to speak
See also:言葉遣い
Other readings:
遣う【つかう】

noun
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
Other readings:
レストラント

noun
knife

noun, no-adjective
coffee(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

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

na-adjective, noun
1.
lively, full of spirit, energetic, vigorous, vital, spirited
2.
healthy, well, fit, in good health

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.
to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)(esp. 下りる)
See also:下り物
Other readings:
下りる【おりる】

noun
pupil, student, schoolchild

noun
shopping, purchased goods(買いもん is col.)
Other readings:
買い物【かいもん】
買物【かいもの】
買物【かいもん】
買いもん【かいもん】

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

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to sell

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】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to arrive at, to reach
2.
to sit on, to sit at (e.g. the table)
See also:席に着く

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat
2.
to tell, to explain, to narrate, to mention, to describe, to discuss
3.
to speak (a language)
Other readings:
咄す【はなす】

noun
skirt

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to borrow, to have a loan
2.
to rent, to hire

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

noun
kanji, Chinese characters
See also:和字

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】

noun
bridge

adjective
1.
cool, refreshing
2.
clear (e.g. eyes), bright
3.
clear, distinct
4.
composed (facial expression), unruffled, unconcerned
5.
pure, upright, innocent(archaism)

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

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
winter

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to go out, to vanish, to disappear

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