Vocabulary list for JLPT N5
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adjective
1.
blue, azure
2.
green(mostly arch. or in ref. to fruits, vegetables and traffic lights, etc.)
3.
pale, gray, grey(only relevant for 青い and 蒼い)(in ref. to facial colour)
4.
unripe, inexperienced(only relevant for 青い and 蒼い)
Other readings:
蒼い【あおい】
、碧い【あおい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
uncle(honorific language, familiar language, usually kana)(伯父さん is older than one's parent and 叔父さん is younger)
2.
old man, mister(familiar language, usually kana)(usu. 小父さん or おじさん; vocative)
3.
manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)(usually kana)(usu. オジサン)
Other readings:
おじさん《叔父さん》
、おじさん《小父さん》
、オジサン
、オジさん
noun
1.
chicken meat
2.
fowl, poultry, bird meat(only relevant for 鳥肉 and とり肉)
All readings:
鶏肉【とりにく】
、鶏肉【けいにく】
、鳥肉【とりにく】
、鳥肉【ちょうにく】
、とり肉【とりにく】
adjective
1.
bad (taste), unpalatable, unsavoury, unsavory, awful, terrible, unpleasant(usually kana)
2.
3.
ugly, unattractive, homely, plain(usually kana)
4.
Other readings:
マズイ
、マズい
adjective
1.
dirty, filthy, foul, unclean
2.
disordered, messy, untidy, poor (e.g. handwriting)
3.
indecent (language, etc.), dirty, vulgar, coarse
4.
dastardly, mean, base, underhanded
5.
stingy, greedy
Other readings:
穢い【きたない】
、汚ない【きたない】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
1.
2.
here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is)
3.
this one (something physically close to the speaker)
pronoun
4.
I, me, we, us
5.
this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)
Other readings:
こっち《此方》
、こち《此方》[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
•
child
Other readings:
子ども【こども】
、小供【こども】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
shatsu
Common word
noun
1.
shirt (underwear), undershirt, singlet(also written as 襯衣)
2.
shirt (outerwear, esp. dress shirt)
pronoun
1.
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:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
curry (esp. Japanese curry)(usually kana, food term)
2.
Other readings:
カリー《咖哩》[1]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
noun
1.
sixth day of the month
2.
six days
Other readings:
六日【むゆか】[1]
、六日【むよか】[1]
、６日【むいか】
、６日【むゆか】[1]
、６日【むよか】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
na-adjective
1.
pretty, lovely, beautiful, fair(usually kana)
2.
clean, clear, pure, tidy, neat(usually kana)
3.
completely, entirely(usually kana)(as きれいに)
Other readings:
きれい《奇麗》
、きれい《暉麗》[1]
、キレイ
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun, noun (prefix)
1.
man, male
See also:女 (おんな)
noun
2.
fellow, guy, chap, bloke
3.
male lover, boyfriend, man
4.
manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation
Other readings:
男【おっこ】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
numeric
1.
ten(拾 is used in legal documents)
noun
2.
ten years of age(only relevant for とお)
Other readings:
十【とお】
、十【と】
、１０【じゅう】
、１０【とお】
、拾【じゅう】
、一〇【じゅう】
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】
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】
noun
1.
2.
memo, note, card(usually kana)
Other readings:
はがき《葉書き》
、はがき《端書》
、はがき《端書き》
、ハガキ
Common word
noun
•
foreigner, foreign citizen, foreign national, alien, non-Japanese
See also:内国人
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be able (in a position) to do, to be up to the task(usually kana)
2.
to be ready, to be completed(usually kana)
3.
to be made, to be built(usually kana)
4.
to be good at, to be permitted (to do)(usually kana)
5.
to become intimate, to take up (with somebody)(usually kana)
6.
to grow, to be raised(usually kana)
7.
to become pregnant(usually kana)
Other readings:
できる《出きる》
、できる《出來る》[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to polish, to shine, to brush (e.g. teeth), to grind (e.g. lens)
2.
to refine (e.g. a skill), to improve, to cultivate
Other readings:
研く【みがく】
、琢く【みがく】
numeric
1.
one
noun
2.
for one thing(often used in itemized lists)
3.
only(after a noun)
4.
(not) even(with a verb in negative form)
adverbial noun
5.
just (e.g. "just try it")
no-adjective
6.
some kind of, one type of
Other readings:
１つ【ひとつ】
、一【ひとつ】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to leave, to exit, to go out, to come out, to get out
2.
to leave (on a journey), to depart, to start out, to set out
3.
to move forward
4.
to come to, to get to, to lead to, to reach
5.
to appear, to come out, to emerge, to surface, to come forth, to turn up, to be found, to be detected, to be discovered, to be exposed, to show, to be exhibited, to be on display
6.
to appear (in print), to be published, to be announced, to be issued, to be listed, to come out
7.
to attend, to participate, to take part, to enter (an event), to play in, to perform
8.
to be stated, to be expressed, to come up, to be brought up, to be raised
9.
to sell
10.
to exceed, to go over
11.
to stick out, to protrude
12.
to break out, to occur, to start, to originate
13.
to be produced
14.
to come from, to be derived from
15.
to be given, to get, to receive, to be offered, to be provided, to be presented, to be submitted, to be handed in, to be turned in, to be paid
16.
to answer (phone, door, etc.), to get
17.
to assume (an attitude), to act, to behave
18.
to pick up (speed, etc.), to gain
19.
to flow (e.g. tears), to run, to bleed
20.
to graduate
noun
1.
north
2.
the North, northern territories
3.
North Korea(abbreviation)
4.
north wind(archaism)
noun, no-adjective
•
back, behind, rear
Other readings:
後【うしろ】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
numeric
1.
three
noun
2.
three years of age
Other readings:
三つ【みつ】
、３つ【みっつ】
、３つ【みつ】
pre-noun adjectival
1.
2.
part (as in "part two")(usually kana)(preceding a number)
interjection
3.
um ..., er ..., uh ...(only relevant for その)
Other readings:
そん
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall), to let hang, to suspend (from), to hoist (e.g. sail), to raise (e.g. flag)(usually kana)
See also:壁にかける
2.
to put on (e.g. a blanket), to put on top of, to cover, to lay, to spread(usually kana)
3.
4.
5.
6.
to pour (liquid) onto, to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto, to splash, to throw (e.g. water) onto(usually kana)
See also:塩をかける
7.
to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.), to set (a dial, an alarm clock, etc.), to put on (a DVD, a song, etc.)(usually kana)
8.
to cause (somebody inconvenience, trouble, etc.), to burden (someone), to impose(usually kana)
See also:迷惑を掛ける
9.
to multiply (arithmetic operation)(usually kana, mathematics)
10.
11.
to take a seat, to sit, to rest (something on something else), to support (something on something else)(usually kana)
See also:腰を掛ける
12.
to bind(usually kana)(also as 繋ける)
13.
14.
to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on(usually kana)
15.
to hold (a play, festival, etc.)(usually kana)
16.
to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.)(usually kana)
17.
to argue (in court), to deliberate (in a meeting), to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.)(usually kana)
See also:裁判に掛ける
18.
to increase further(usually kana)
19.
to catch (in a trap, etc.)(usually kana)
20.
to set atop(usually kana)
21.
to erect (a makeshift building)(usually kana)
22.
23.
suffix, Ichidan verb
24.
to be partway doing ..., to begin (but not complete) ..., to be about to ...(usually kana)(after -masu stem of verb)
See also:話し掛ける
25.
to address (someone), to direct (something, to someone), to do (something, to someone)(usually kana)(after -masu stem of verb; indicates an action is being directed to someone)
See also:話し掛ける
Other readings:
かける《懸ける》
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.
railway station, train station
2.
staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan)
counter
3.
counter for railway stations and bus stations
Other readings:
驛【えき】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
adjective
1.
dull, uninteresting, boring, tedious(usually kana)
2.
insignificant, unimportant, trifling, trivial, worthless(usually kana)
3.
absurd, foolish, silly, stupid(usually kana)
4.
useless, pointless, disappointing(usually kana)
Other readings:
つまらない《詰まらない》
noun
1.
white
See also:黒
2.
innocence, innocent person
3.
blank space
4.
white go stone
5.
6.
skewered grilled pig intestine(food term)
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