Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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adjective
1.
strong, potent, competent, domineering, tough
2.
strong, brawny, powerful, healthy, rugged
3.
good (at), skilled, knowledgeable
4.
being able to handle, know how to deal (with), durable (against), resistant (to), resilient(as 〜に強い)
5.
firm, rigid, solid
6.
intense, strong, fierce, high
7.
dependable, trustworthy

noun
wife, your wife, his wife, married lady, madam(honorific language)

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear), to wear(usu. 履く or 穿く)
2.
to affix (a sword to one's hip)(usu. 佩く or 帯く)
3.
to affix (a bowstring to a bow)(archaism)
Other readings:
佩く【はく】
穿く【はく】
着く【はく】
帯く【はく】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
day before yesterday
Other readings:
一昨日【おとつい】[1]
一昨日【いっさくじつ】
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

noun, no-adjective
table
See also:卓子

numeric
eight(捌 is used in legal documents)
Other readings:
【や】
【はち】
【や】
【はち】
【や】

noun
child
Other readings:
子ども【こども】
小供【こども】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to sit, to squat
2.
to assume (a position)
3.
to hold steady, to hold still(esp. 据わる, 据る)
Other readings:
坐る【すわる】
据わる【すわる】
据る【すわる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adjective
1.
busy, occupied, hectic
2.
restless, hurried, fidgety
Other readings:
忙がしい【いそがしい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
soy sauce, shoyu(しょゆ, しょゆう are dial.)
Other readings:
醤油【しょうゆう】[2]
しょう油【しょうゆ】
しょう油【しょうゆう】[2]
醬油【しょうゆ】
醬油【しょうゆう】[2]
正油【しょうゆ】[1]
正油【しょうゆう】[1][2]
しょゆ[3]
しょゆう[3]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage
  3. word containing irregular kana usage

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

conjunction
and, like that(usually kana)

noun
1.
thing, object, article, stuff, substance
2.
one's things, possessions, property, belongings(as 〜のもの, 〜のもん)
3.
things, something, anything, everything, nothing
4.
quality
5.
reason, the way of things
6.
used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc., used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense), used to indicate a general tendency, used to indicate something that should happen(usually kana)(formal noun often used as 〜ものだ)
noun (suffix)
7.
item classified as ..., item related to ..., work in the genre of ...(usually kana)
8.
cause of ..., cause for ...
prefix
9.
somehow, somewhat, for some reason(only relevant for もの)
10.
really, truly(only relevant for もの)
Other readings:
【もん】

noun
camera
Other readings:
キャメラ

adjective
1.
small, little, tiny
2.
slight, below average (in degree, amount, etc.), minor, small
3.
low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice)
4.
unimportant, petty, insignificant, trifling, trivial
5.
young, juvenile

expression
once more, again
Other readings:
もう1度【もういちど】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to work, to labor, to labour
2.
to function, to operate, to be effective, to work (i.e. ... works), to come into play
3.
to commit (e.g. a crime), to perpetrate, to do, to act, to practise, to practice
4.
to be conjugated(linguistics)

numeric
six(陸 is used in legal documents)
Other readings:
【む】
【むう】
【ろく】
【む】
【むう】
【ろく】
【む】
【むう】

noun
kilogram, kilogramme(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
rice bowl, tea cup, teacup
Other readings:
茶わん【ちゃわん】

na-adjective
healthy, robust, strong, solid, durable(sometimes じょうふ)

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun, adverbial noun
1.
a lot, lots, plenty, many, a large number, much, a great deal, a good deal(usually kana)
2.
enough, sufficient(usually kana)
noun (suffix)
3.
enough, too many, too much(usually kana)(after a noun; usu. read as だくさん)

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

noun
1.
key
2.
lock
See also:
3.
key (to a problem), clue
Other readings:
【かぎ】
カギ

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
walk, stroll

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
last month

noun, no-adjective
1.
right, right-hand side
See also: (antonym)
2.
afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing), foregoing, forgoing, above
See also:右に同じ

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
number, series of digits

noun
1.
coat
2.
coating

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
adult, grown-up
Other readings:
大人【だいにん】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
meaning, significance, sense

adjective
1.
big, large, great
2.
loud
3.
extensive, spacious
4.
important, decisive, valuable
5.
older, grown up

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
overseas student, exchange student

numeric
100, hundred(陌 and 佰 are used in legal documents)
All readings:
100【ひゃく】
【ひゃく】
【もも】
【ひゃく】
【はく】
【ひゃく】
【はく】
一〇〇【ひゃく】

noun
1.
picture, drawing, painting, sketch
2.
image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
Other readings:
【え】
【が】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
last year
Other readings:
去年【こぞ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
travel, trip, journey, excursion, tour

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to close, to shut

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

noun
1.
bath, bathing, bathtub, bathroom
See also:お風呂
2.
bathhouse, public bath
3.
room for drying lacquerware
4.
base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

na-adjective, noun
yellow, amber
Other readings:
黄色【こうしょく】
黄色【おうしょく】

noun
pork
Other readings:
豚肉【とんにく】
ぶた肉【ぶたにく】
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