Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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

numeric
1.
10,000, ten thousand(萬 is sometimes used in legal documents)
noun, no-adjective
2.
myriad
adverbial noun
3.
everything, all(only relevant for よろず)
noun, no-adjective
4.
various(archaism)(only relevant for よろず)
Other readings:
万【よろず】
、
萬【まん】[1]
、
萬【よろず】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
telephone call, phone call
noun, no-adjective
2.
telephone (device), phone(abbreviation)
See also:電話機

noun
1.
hand, arm(occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
2.
forepaw, foreleg(colloquialism)
3.
handle
4.
hand, worker, help
5.
trouble, care, effort
6.
means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship
7.
hand, handwriting
8.
kind, type, sort
9.
one's hands, one's possession
See also:手に入る
10.
ability to cope
See also:手に余る
11.
hand (of cards)
12.
direction
See also:山の手
noun, noun (suffix), counter
13.
move (in go, shogi, etc.)

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】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to erase, to delete, to cross out
2.
to turn off (power), to switch off
3.
to extinguish, to put out
4.
to bump off(slang)

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】

noun
1.
red, crimson, scarlet
2.
red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
3.
Red (i.e. communist)(colloquialism)(often written as アカ)
4.
red light (traffic)(abbreviation)
See also:赤信号
5.
red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading), (in) the red(abbreviation)
See also:赤字,  赤字
no-adjective
6.
complete, total, perfect, obvious
See also:赤の他人
noun
7.
copper(abbreviation)(only relevant for 赤)
8.
red 5-point card (in hanafuda)(abbreviation)
See also:あかたん
Other readings:
紅【あか】
、
朱【あか】
、
緋【あか】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
washing, laundry
2.
relaxing, taking a break(oft. as 命の洗濯)
Other readings:
洗濯【せんだく】[1]
、
洗たく【せんたく】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-iku/yuku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go, to move (in a direction or towards a specific location), to head (towards), to be transported (towards), to reach
2.
to proceed, to take place(い sometimes omitted in auxiliary use)
See also:旨く行く
3.
to pass through, to come and go
4.
to walk
5.
to die, to pass away(only relevant for 逝く)
6.
to do (in a specific way)
7.
to stream, to flow
auxiliary verb
8.
to continue
Godan-iku/yuku verb, intransitive verb
9.
to have an orgasm, to come, to cum(usually kana)
10.
to trip, to get high, to have a drug-induced hallucination(usually kana, slang)
Other readings:
行く【ゆく】
、
逝く【いく】
、
逝く【ゆく】
、
往く【いく】[1]
、
往く【ゆく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
•
tooth
Other readings:
齒【は】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
twentieth day of the month
2.
twenty days
Other readings:
20日【はつか】
、
廿日【はつか】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
copy, photocopy
noun
2.
blurb on a book jacket
3.
catch copy(abbreviation)

adverb, noun
1.
all, everyone, everybody(usually kana)
2.
everything(usually kana)
Other readings:
みんな《皆んな》[1]
、
みな《皆》
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
store, shop, establishment, restaurant(orig. an abbr. of 店棚;見世棚)
Other readings:
見世【みせ】

noun, no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (suffix)
1.
above, up, over, elder (e.g. daughter)
noun
2.
top, summit, head (e.g. of a staircase)
3.
surface
noun, no-adjective, adverbial noun
4.
before, previous
noun, no-adjective
5.
superiority, one's superior, one's elder
adverbial noun
6.
on top of that, besides, what's more, not only ... but(following a verb or adjective)
7.
upon (further inspection, etc.), based on (and occurring after)(following a verb or noun)
8.
matters concerning ..., as concerns ...
9.
since (i.e. "for that reason")(as ~上は)
noun (suffix)
10.
honorable, venerable(honorific language)(suffix indicating higher social standing than the speaker)
See also:父上
11.
place of one's superior (e.g. the throne)(archaism)
12.
emperor, sovereign, shogun, daimyo(archaism)
13.
noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)(archaism)

noun
•
tape recorder
Other readings:
テープレコーダ
、
テープ・レコーダー
、
テープ・レコーダ

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
walk, stroll

na-adjective
1.
splendid, fine, handsome, elegant, imposing, prominent
2.
praiseworthy, creditable, worthy
3.
legal, legitimate, lawful
4.
undeniable (e.g. crime), indisputable, solid

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
this month

adverb
1.
perhaps, probably
na-adjective, no-adjective
2.
generous, many, much, great

noun
•
student (esp. a university student)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to begin, to start, to commence
2.
to happen (again), to begin (anew)
3.
to date (from), to originate (in)

noun
1.
evening, night
2.
dinner(only relevant for よる)
Other readings:
夜【よ】

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to read
2.
to count(now mostly used in idioms)
3.
to guess, to predict, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine

noun
•
bag, satchel, briefcase, basket(usually kana)
Other readings:
カバン

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
year before last
Other readings:
一昨年【いっさくねん】
、
おと年【おととし】

noun
1.
one day
adverbial noun
2.
all day (long), throughout the day
noun
3.
first day of the month
See also:ついたち
Other readings:
一日【いちじつ】
、
一日【ひとひ】[1]
、
一日【ひとえ】[1]
、
1日【いちにち】
、
1日【いちじつ】
、
1日【ひとひ】[1]
、
1日【ひとえ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

adverb
1.
exactly, precisely, just, right(usually kana)
2.
as if, as though, quite(usually kana)
Other readings:
ちょうど《恰度》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe
2.
to examine, to look over, to assess, to check, to judge
3.
to look after, to attend to, to take care of, to keep an eye on
See also:看る
4.
to experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
5.
to try ..., to have a go at ..., to give ... a try(usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)
6.
to see (that) ..., to find (that) ...(usually kana)(as 〜てみると, 〜てみたら, 〜てみれば, etc.)
Other readings:
観る【みる】
、
視る【みる】

adjective
•
short
Other readings:
短かい【みじかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
name
2.
given name, first name
See also:名字
Other readings:
名まえ【なまえ】

noun
1.
university, college
See also:総合大学
2.
former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators)(abbreviation)
3.
the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
See also:四書
Other readings:
大學【だいがく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing), to leave, to depart, to start, to set out
2.
to be about to leave, to be just going out
Other readings:
出掛ける【でかける】

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

noun
1.
department store(abbreviation)
2.
department(abbreviation)

noun
1.
box, case, chest, package, pack, crate
2.
car (of a train, etc.)
3.
shamisen case, shamisen
4.
public building, community building(colloquialism)(often written as ハコ)
See also:箱物
5.
man who carries a geisha's shamisen(archaism)
See also:箱屋
6.
receptacle for human waste, feces (faeces)(archaism)
suffix, counter
7.
counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
Other readings:
函【はこ】
、
匣【はこ】
、
筥【はこ】
、
筐【はこ】
、
凾【はこ】
、
ハコ

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】

noun
1.
umbrella, parasol
2.
something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat, shade (of a lamp), mushroom cap, pileus
See also:笠 (かさ)

adjective
1.
wanted, wished for, in need of, desired
See also:欲しがる
auxiliary adjective
2.
I want (you) to(usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)

noun
•
coat, tunic, jacket, outer garment
Other readings:
上衣【うわぎ】
、
上衣【じょうい】
、
表着【うわぎ】

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)

conjunction
1.
then, well, so, well then(from では)
See also:では
copula
2.
be, is(Kansai-ben (dialect))(only relevant for じゃ)
See also:だ
Other readings:
じゃ

noun
1.
dictionary, lexicon
2.
letter of resignation(archaism)
See also:辞表
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