Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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noun
overseas student, exchange student

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

noun
tape

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to close, to shut

noun
journal, magazine, periodical

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:
【えき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

noun
1.
road, path, street, lane, passage
2.
route, way
3.
distance, journey
4.
road (e.g. to victory), course
5.
way (of living, proper conduct, etc.), moral principles
6.
teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma
7.
field (e.g. of medicine), subject, speciality
8.
means, way, method
Other readings:
【みち】
【みち】
【みち】

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

noun
younger sister

adverb, noun
1.
small quantity, little, few, something
2.
little while
3.
short distance
Other readings:
寡し【すこし】
些し【すこし】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

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

noun
1.
mouth
2.
opening, hole, gap, orifice
3.
mouth (of a bottle), spout, nozzle, mouthpiece
4.
gate, door, entrance, exit
5.
speaking, speech, talk (i.e. gossip)
See also:口を利く
6.
taste, palate
See also:口に合う
7.
mouth (to feed)
8.
opening (i.e. vacancy), available position
See also:働き口
9.
invitation, summons
10.
kind, sort, type
11.
opening (i.e. beginning)
suffix, counter
12.
counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.), to undress

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

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to show, to display

noun
1.
colour, color, hue, tint, tinge, shade
2.
complexion, skin colour, skin color
3.
look (on one's face), expression
4.
appearance, air, feeling
5.
personality, character
6.
tone (of one's voice, etc.), tune, sound, ring
7.
love, lust, sensuality, love affair
See also:色仕掛け
8.
lover, paramour
9.
beauty, sexiness, physical appeal
10.
kind, type, variety(also written 種)

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to hear
2.
to listen (e.g. to music)(esp. 聴く)
3.
to ask, to enquire, to query(聴く is used in legal and official contexts)
4.
to hear about, to hear of, to learn of
5.
to follow (advice, order, etc.), to obey, to listen to, to comply with
6.
to hear (e.g. a plea), to grant (a request), to accept (e.g. an argument), to give consideration to
7.
to smell (esp. incense), to sample (a fragrance)
See also:香を聞く
8.
to taste (alcohol), to try(also 利く)
Other readings:
聴く【きく】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to line up, to set up, to arrange in a line
2.
to enumerate, to itemize
3.
to be equal (to), to compare well (with), to be as good (as)
Other readings:
双べる【ならべる】

noun, no-adjective
1.
blue, azure
2.
green(mostly in compound words and in ref. to fruits, plants and traffic lights)
noun
3.
green light (traffic)(abbreviation)
See also:青信号
4.
black (horse coat color)
See also:青毛
5.
blue 5-point card (in hanafuda)(abbreviation)
See also:あおたん
prefix
6.
immature, unripe, young
Other readings:
【あお】
【あお】

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
aunt(honorific language, familiar language, usually kana)(伯母さん is older than one's parent and 叔母さん is younger)
Other readings:
おばさん《叔母さん》

noun
1.
cloudiness, cloudy weather
2.
fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.), cloud (e.g. in marble), blur, mist, shadow, dimness
3.
gloom, dejection
Other readings:
【くもり】

noun
hotel

noun
confections, sweets, candy, cake
See also:菓子
Other readings:
御菓子【おかし】

adjective
few, a little, scarce, insufficient, seldom
Other readings:
少い【すくない】[1]
尠い【すくない】
寡い【すくない】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow(usually kana)
2.
to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out(usually kana)
interjection
3.
I know!, I think so too!
Other readings:
わかる《解る》
わかる《判る》
わかる《分る》

noun
tie, necktie

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to wash, to cleanse, to rinse
2.
to inquire into, to investigate
3.
to purify (one's heart)
4.
to lave (e.g. shore), to wash over (e.g. deck), to sweep

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to differ (from), to vary
2.
to not be in the usual condition
3.
to not match the correct (answer, etc.)
4.
to be different from promised
See also:話が違う
expression
5.
isn't it?, wasn't it?(Kansai-ben (dialect))(at sentence-end; oft. as 〜のと違うか)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed
2.
to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed
3.
to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to take out, to get out
2.
to put out, to reveal, to show
3.
to submit (e.g. thesis), to turn in
4.
to publish, to make public
5.
to send (e.g. letter)
6.
to produce (a sound), to start (fire)
See also:声を出す
7.
to serve (food)
suffix, Godan-su verb
8.
... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out)(after the -masu stem of a verb)
9.
to begin ..., to start to ..., to burst into ...(after the -masu stem of a verb)

noun
1.
bread, pastries (e.g. croissants), pastry-based products(originally written 麺麭 or 麪包)
2.
pan, frying pan
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
panning (in a film)

noun
1.
postbox, mail box, pillar box
2.
post, position
3.
post (e.g. goalpost)
prenominal
4.
post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

adverb
how, in what way, how about(usually kana)
See also:こう,  そう,  ああ

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to cross over, to go across(usu. 渡る or 渉る)
2.
to extend, to cover, to range, to span(usu. 亘る or 亙る)
Other readings:
亘る【わたる】
渉る【わたる】
亙る【わたる】
弥る【わたる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
tea (usu. green)(polite language)
See also:
2.
tea break (at work)
3.
tea ceremony
See also:茶の湯
Other readings:
御茶【おちゃ】

noun
1.
electricity
2.
(electric) light

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.
fifth day of the month
2.
five days
Other readings:
5日【いつか】

noun
crossing, intersection
Other readings:
交叉点【こうさてん】

noun
belly, abdomen, stomach(polite language)
Other readings:
御腹【おなか】
お中【おなか】
御中【おなか】
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