Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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no-adjective, noun
1.
next (to), adjoining, adjacent
noun, no-adjective
2.
house next door, neighbouring house, next-door neighbour, next-door neighbor
Other readings:
隣り【となり】[1]
【となり】[2]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
next week

adjective
1.
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.)
See also:高い (antonym) ,  高い (antonym)
2.
low (position), close to the ground
3.
short (height)
4.
deep (voice), in a low key, low (volume)

Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fly, to soar(esp. 飛ぶ)
2.
to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop(esp. 跳ぶ)
3.
to spatter, to scatter, to splash, to fly (e.g. of sparks)
4.
to hurry, to rush
5.
to flee, to run off, to escape
6.
to disappear, to vanish, to fade, to thin out
7.
to break off, to come off, to fall off, to blow (of a fuse)
8.
to be sent out (of an order), to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.)
9.
to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.)
10.
to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.), to skip, to jump (e.g. of a conversation)
Other readings:
跳ぶ【とぶ】
翔ぶ【とぶ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

noun
two persons, two people, pair, couple
Other readings:
二人【ににん】
2人【ふたり】
2人【ににん】

noun
1.
foot, paw, arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.)(esp. 足)
2.
leg(esp. 脚,肢)
3.
gait
4.
pace
5.
bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji(usu. 脚)
6.
means of transportation(only relevant for 足)
7.
money, coin(archaism)
See also:お足
Other readings:
【あし】
【あし】

numeric
1.
eight
noun
2.
eight years of age
3.
two o'clock (old time system)
Other readings:
八つ【やつ】
8つ【やっつ】
8つ【やつ】

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
1.
postcard(abbreviation, usually kana)
See also:郵便葉書
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

numeric
1.
three(参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2.
tri-
Other readings:
【み】
【さん】
【み】
【さん】
【み】
【さん】
【み】

pronoun
1.
that way (direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener)(usually kana)
2.
there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener)
3.
that one (something close to the listener)
4.
you, your family, your company
5.
that person (someone close to the listener)
All readings:
そちら《其方》
そっち《其方》
そなた《其方》
そち《其方》

noun
1.
black
See also:
2.
black go stone
3.
guilt, guilty person

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

noun
1.
sky, the air, the heavens
2.
weather
3.
far-off place, distant place
4.
state of mind, feeling(often as 〜空もない)
5.
(from) memory, (by) heart(usu. as 空で)
6.
falsehood, lie
noun (prefix)
7.
somehow, vaguely(before an adjective)
8.
fake(before a noun or a verb)
Other readings:
【そら】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

na-adjective, noun
1.
skillful, skilled, proficient, good (at), adept, clever
See also:下手 (antonym)
noun
2.
flattery
Other readings:
上手【じょうて】[1]
上手【じょうしゅ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
kilometer, kilometre(usually kana)
Other readings:
キロメートル《キロ米》[1]
キロメイトル《粁》[1]
キロメイトル《キロ米》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
toilet, restroom, bathroom, lavatory(abbreviation)

adverb
1.
very, awfully, exceedingly(usually kana)(とっても is more emphatic)
2.
(not) at all, by no means, simply (cannot)(usually kana)(before a negative form)
Other readings:
とっても《迚も》

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to return (something), to restore, to put back(esp. 返す)
2.
to turn over, to turn upside down, to overturn
3.
to pay back, to retaliate, to reciprocate(esp. 返す)
4.
to respond (with), to retort, to reply, to say back
auxiliary verb, Godan-su verb
5.
to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back)(after the -masu stem of a verb)
6.
to do again, to do repeatedly(after the -masu stem of a verb)
Other readings:
反す【かえす】

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)

noun
taxi

noun, counter
page(usually kana)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be (of animate objects), to exist(usually kana)
See also:在る
2.
to stay(usually kana)
Ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
3.
to be ...-ing, to have been ...-ing(usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)

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】

adjective
spacious, vast, wide
Other readings:
弘い【ひろい】
廣い【ひろい】
宏い【ひろい】

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

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)

pronoun
1.
when, at what time, how soon(usually kana)
2.
normal times, ordinary days(usually kana, dated term)

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

noun
guitar

noun
1.
rest, recess, respite
2.
vacation, holiday, absence, suspension
3.
dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

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.
back, spine
2.
reverse, rear side
3.
height, stature
4.
ridge (of a mountain)
Other readings:
【せ】

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

pronoun
1.
that way (direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener)(usually kana)
2.
there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener)
3.
that one (something close to the listener)
4.
you, your family, your company
5.
that person (someone close to the listener)
Other readings:
そっち《其方》
そなた《其方》
そち《其方》

noun
1.
inside, in
2.
among, within
3.
center (centre), middle
4.
during, while

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】

adjective
1.
round, circular, spherical(丸い usu. refers to ball-shaped, and 円い to disc-shaped objects)
2.
curved, smooth
3.
harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable
Other readings:
丸い【まろい】[1]
円い【まるい】
円い【まろい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

noun
slipper, slippers

Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to play (games, sports), to enjoy oneself, to have a good time
2.
to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
3.
to be idle, to do nothing, to be unused
4.
to meet up (with friends), to hang out
5.
to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.)
6.
to go to (for pleasure or for study)(as 〜に遊ぶ)
7.
to tease (somebody), to play (with)
8.
to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration(baseball term)
Other readings:
遊ぶ【あすぶ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverb, noun, no-adjective
sometimes, at times
Other readings:
時時【ときどき】
時どき【ときどき】

noun
1.
mother, mom, mum, ma(honorific language)
See also:母さん
2.
wife(honorific language)
Other readings:
御母さん【おかあさん】
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