Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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noun
class

noun, noun (prefix)
1.
half, semi-
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
half-past
noun
3.
odd number
4.
unit of land area (595.8 m^2)(archaism)

noun, auxillary suru verb
practice, training, drill, (an) exercise, workout

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】

noun
1.
door (esp. Japanese-style)(only relevant for 戸)
See also:
2.
shutter, window shutter
3.
entrance (to a home)(archaism)
4.
narrows(archaism)
Other readings:
【と】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
morning, a.m.

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

noun
number, series of digits

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
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

noun
1.
car, automobile, vehicle
2.
wheel

noun
parents, both parents
Other readings:
両親【ふたおや】[1]
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
question, inquiry, enquiry

adverb, no-adjective
1.
for the first time
See also:始める
adverb
2.
only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ...(after the -te form of a verb)
Other readings:
始めて【はじめて】
甫めて【はじめて】

numeric
1.
seven
noun
2.
seven years of age
3.
four o'clock (old time system)
Other readings:
7つ【ななつ】

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
1.
electricity
2.
(electric) light

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. colds), disease, sickness
noun, no-adjective
2.
weirdness, bad habit, bad behaviour, craziness, perversion

conjunction
1.
but, however, though, nevertheless, still, yet, even so, also, as well
particle
2.
even
3.
however, no matter how, even if, even though
4.
... or something
5.
either ... or ..., neither ... nor ...(as 〜でも〜でも)
prefix
6.
pseudo-, quack, in-name-only(before an occupation, etc.)
7.
for lack of anything better to do(before an occupation, etc.)
See also:でもしか

pronoun
I, me(slightly formal or feminine)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
next month

conjunction
however, but(usually kana)
Other readings:
しかし《併し》

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
year after next
Other readings:
さ来年【さらいねん】

noun
1.
fourth day of the month
2.
four days
Other readings:
4日【よっか】

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】

noun
1.
apartment building, apartment block, apartment house(abbreviation)
2.
apartment(abbreviation)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to lie down
2.
to go to bed, to lie in bed
3.
to sleep (lying down)
See also:眠る
4.
to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse)
5.
to lie idle
Other readings:
寐る【ねる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

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

noun
clock, watch, timepiece
Other readings:
時計【ときはかり】[1]
土圭【とけい】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
news
Other readings:
ニューズ

na-adjective
1.
quiet, silent
2.
slow, unhurried
3.
calm, peaceful
Other readings:
閑か【しずか】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to clear up, to clear away, to be sunny, to stop raining
2.
to refresh (e.g. spirits)
3.
to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion)
4.
to be dispelled, to be banished
Other readings:
霽れる【はれる】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to sing (bird)
2.
to make sound (animal), to call, to cry, to chirp
3.
to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)(mahjong term)(only relevant for 鳴く)
Other readings:
啼く【なく】

expression
thank you (dialect from the Izumo region of Shimane Prefecture)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to take (a photo)(esp. 撮る)
2.
to record (video, audio, etc.), to make (a film)(esp. 録る)
Other readings:
録る【とる】

noun
bed

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
every day

noun
1.
book, volume, script
prefix
2.
this, present
3.
main, head
4.
real, regular
suffix, counter
5.
counter for long cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls(sometimes pronounced ぼん or ぽん)

pronoun
1.
that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener), over there, yonder(usually kana)
2.
that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener), that
3.
that person (someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener)(あちら is polite)
4.
there (place distant from both speaker and listener), over there, foreign country (esp. a Western nation)
All readings:
あちら《彼方》
あっち《彼方》
あち《彼方》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverb
1.
please, kindly, I beg of you
See also:何卒
2.
by all means, feel free, you are welcome
3.
here you are(previously written as 何卒)

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

noun, no-adjective
sport, sports

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
bookshelves, bookshelf, bookcase

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】

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

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