Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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noun
kilometer, kilometre(usually kana)
Other readings:
キロメートル《キロ米》[1]
キロメイトル《粁》[1]
キロメイトル《キロ米》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
white
See also:
2.
innocence, innocent person
3.
blank space
4.
white go stone
5.
white dragon tile(mahjong term)
See also:白 (はく)
6.
skewered grilled pig intestine(food term)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to tie, to fasten, to tighten
See also:緩める (antonym)
2.
to wear (necktie, belt), to put on
3.
to total, to sum
4.
to be strict with
5.
to economize, to economise, to cut down on
6.
to salt, to marinate, to pickle, to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt

noun
1.
cooked rice
2.
meal
All readings:
ご飯【ごはん】
御飯【ごはん】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down), to put on
2.
to bear (guilt, etc.)
Other readings:
著る【きる】

na-adjective, no-adjective, adverb, to-adverb, noun
1.
various, all sorts of, variety of(usually kana)
noun
2.
various colors (colours)(archaism)
Other readings:
いろいろ《色色》

pre-noun adjectival
which, what (way)(usually kana)
See also:この,  その,  あの

interjection
1.
yes, that is correct(polite language)
2.
understood, I see, OK, okay
3.
present, here(as a response to a roll call)
4.
pardon?, what's that?, come again?(colloquialism)(with rising intonation)
5.
now, here, here you go(used when calling for someone's attention or when handing something to someone)
6.
giddy-up, giddap

noun
(flower) vase
Other readings:
花瓶【はながめ】
花瓶【かへい】
花びん【かびん】

noun, no-adjective
entrance, entry, gate, approach, mouth
See also:出口
Other readings:
入口【いりくち】
入口【はいりぐち】
入口【はいりくち】
入り口【いりぐち】
入り口【いりくち】
入り口【はいりぐち】
入り口【はいりくち】

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

pre-noun adjectival
this sort of, this kind of, like this, such(about something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker)
See also:あんな,  そんな

noun
1.
noon, midday
See also:御昼
2.
daytime(only relevant for 昼 and 晝)
See also:御昼
3.
lunch(only relevant for 昼 and 晝)
See also:御昼
Other readings:
【ひる】
【ひる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
bed

noun
toilet, restroom, lavatory, bathroom
Other readings:
御手洗い【おてあらい】

interjection
hey, oi, yo(used to get the attention of one's equals or inferiors)

noun
1.
eye, eyeball
2.
eyesight, sight, vision
3.
look, stare, gaze, glance
4.
notice, attention, observation, eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
5.
an experience
6.
viewpoint
7.
discrimination, discernment, judgement, eye (e.g. for quality)
8.
appearance
9.
spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.), opening, stitch, texture, weave
See also:編み目
10.
grain (of wood)
11.
eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
12.
intersection (on a go board), square (on a chess board)
13.
dot (on a dice), pip, rolled number
14.
graduation, division (of a scale)
15.
tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
suffix
16.
ordinal number suffix
17.
somewhat, -ish(usually kana)
See also:大きめ
18.
point (e.g. of change)(following -masu stem)
See also:変わり目
Other readings:
【め】

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

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

expression, noun
1.
girl, daughter, baby girl
2.
young woman
Other readings:
女のコ【おんなのコ】
女の児【おんなのこ】

noun
1.
ear
2.
hearing
3.
edge, crust
4.
selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics), selvage

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to sell

noun
1.
salt (i.e. sodium chloride), common salt, table salt(esp. しお)
2.
salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.)(chemistry term)(esp. えん)
3.
hardship, toil, trouble(only relevant for しお)
4.
saltiness(food term)(only relevant for しお)
Other readings:
【えん】

noun
1.
tree, shrub, bush
2.
wood, timber
Other readings:
【き】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to take, to pick up, to grab, to catch
2.
to pass, to hand, to give
3.
to get, to obtain, to acquire, to win, to receive, to earn, to take (e.g. a vacation)
4.
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.), to take (a measure, attitude, etc.), to choose
5.
to remove, to get rid of, to take off
6.
to take away, to steal, to rob
7.
to eat, to have (e.g. lunch), to take (e.g. vitamins)
See also:摂る
8.
to pick (e.g. flowers), to gather, to extract (e.g. juice), to catch (e.g. fish)
9.
to take up (time, space), to occupy, to spare, to set aside
10.
to secure, to reserve, to save, to put aside, to keep
11.
to take (e.g. a joke), to interpret, to understand, to make out, to grasp
12.
to record, to take down
13.
to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper), to take, to buy, to get
14.
to order, to have delivered
15.
to charge, to fine, to take (tax)
16.
to take (e.g. a wife), to take on (e.g. an apprentice), to adopt, to accept
17.
to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.), to play

noun
1.
calendar
2.
calender (machine for flattening things)
Other readings:
カレンダ

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
cooking, cookery, cuisine
2.
dealing with something, handling, administration, management(nuance of doing it easily)

noun
friend, companion
Other readings:
友だち【ともだち】

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

noun
button(usually kana)(kanji is only used for push-buttons)
Other readings:
ぼたん《釦》
ぼたん《鈕》

pronoun
someone, somebody

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
toilet, restroom, bathroom, lavatory(abbreviation)

noun
1.
luggage, baggage, package
See also:御荷物
2.
burden
See also:足まとい
3.
payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

noun
news
Other readings:
ニューズ

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

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》

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to teach, to instruct
2.
to tell, to inform
3.
to preach
Other readings:
訓える【おしえる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to memorize, to memorise, to commit to memory, to learn by heart, to bear in mind, to remember
2.
to learn, to pick up, to acquire(only relevant for 覚える)
3.
to feel(only relevant for 覚える)
4.
to think, to regard(only relevant for 覚える)
Other readings:
憶える【おぼえる】

noun
chopsticks

noun
1.
second day of the month
2.
two days
Other readings:
2日【ふつか】

noun
1.
siblings, brothers and sisters
See also:ご兄弟
2.
brothers
3.
siblings-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law
4.
mate, friend(familiar language, male term)
Other readings:
兄弟【けいてい】

noun
1.
foot, paw, arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.)(esp. 足)
2.
leg(esp. 脚,肢)
3.
gait
4.
pace
5.
bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji(usu. 脚)
6.
means of transportation(only relevant for 足)
7.
money, coin(archaism)
See also:お足
Other readings:
【あし】
【あし】

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)

noun
1.
head
2.
hair (on one's head)
3.
mind, brains, intellect(only relevant for あたま)
4.
leader, chief, boss, captain
5.
top, tip
6.
beginning, start
7.
head, person(only relevant for あたま)
See also:頭数
8.
down payment, deposit(abbreviation)(only relevant for あたま)
See also:頭金
9.
top structural component of a kanji(only relevant for かしら)
10.
pair(colloquialism, mahjong term)(only relevant for あたま)
Other readings:
【かしら】
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