Vocabulary list for JLPT N5

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noun
•
(room) heater, stove

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

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

adjective
1.
light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)
See also:重い (antonym)
2.
light (i.e. of foot), effortless, nimble, agile
3.
non-serious, minor, unimportant, trivial
4.
slight, small, gentle, soft, easy, lighthearted (e.g. joke)
5.
easy, simple
6.
indiscriminate
See also:口が軽い
Other readings:
軽い【かろい】

adjective
1.
thin, slender, fine
2.
unlucky(slang)(billiards slang)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
police box, small neighborhood police station
noun, prenominal
2.
alternation, alternating (e.g. current)

suffix, prenominal
1.
that is in(archaism)
See also:也 (なり)
2.
who is called, that is called
3.
that is
interjection
4.
I see(slang, abbreviation)
See also:なるほど

noun
•
drink, beverage
Other readings:
飲みもの【のみもの】
、
飲物【のみもの】

noun, no-adjective
•
home, family, household

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)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
afternoon, p.m.
Other readings:
午后【ごご】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
•
coffee shop, tearoom, coffee lounge, coffeehouse, cafe
Other readings:
喫茶店【きっちゃてん】

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:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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
1.
calendar
2.
calender (machine for flattening things)
Other readings:
カレンダ

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to ascend, to go up, to climb
2.
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun), to rise(usu. 昇る)
3.
to go to (the capital)
4.
to be promoted
5.
to add up to
6.
to advance (in price)
7.
to swim up (a river), to sail up
8.
to come up (on the agenda)
All readings:
上る【のぼる】
、
登る【のぼる】
、
昇る【のぼる】
、
陞る【のぼる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
•
one month
Other readings:
一月【いちげつ】
、
ひと月【ひとつき】

adjective
1.
long (distance)(only relevant for 長い)
2.
long (time), lengthy
Other readings:
永い【ながい】

noun
•
east
Other readings:
東【ひむかし】[1]
、
東【ひんがし】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
flower, blossom, bloom, petal
2.
cherry blossom
3.
beauty
4.
blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)
5.
ikebana
See also:生け花
6.
hanafuda(abbreviation)
See also:花札
7.
(the) best(usu. as 〜が花)
no-adjective
8.
glorious, lovely
Other readings:
華【はな】

na-adjective, noun
•
yellow, amber
Other readings:
黄色【こうしょく】
、
黄色【おうしょく】

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

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

noun
1.
medicine, pharmaceuticals, (legal) drugs, pill, ointment, salve
2.
efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.)
3.
(pottery) glaze
4.
(illegal) drug, narcotic
See also:薬 (やく)
5.
small bribe
See also:鼻薬

noun
•
shirt, business shirt, dress shirt(usually kana, abbreviation)

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, no-adjective
•
family, members of a family

noun
•
breakfast
All readings:
朝ご飯【あさごはん】
、
朝ごはん【あさごはん】
、
朝御飯【あさごはん】

noun
•
dictionary
Other readings:
字引き【じびき】

noun, no-adjective
1.
right, right-hand side
See also:左 (antonym)
2.
afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing), foregoing, forgoing, above
See also:右に同じ

adjective
1.
thick, deep, heavy(only relevant for 厚い)
2.
kind, cordial, hospitable, warm, faithful
3.
serious (of an illness)(only relevant for 篤い)
4.
abundant(only relevant for 厚い)
Other readings:
篤い【あつい】

noun, no-adjective
•
coffee(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
coat
2.
coating

na-adjective, noun
•
disagreeable, detestable, unpleasant, reluctant
Other readings:
嫌【や】
、
厭【いや】
、
厭【や】
、
厭や【いや】[1]
、
イヤ
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

noun
•
guitar

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

noun
1.
head
2.
hair (on one's head)
3.
mind, brains, intellect(only relevant for あたま)
4.
leader, chief, boss, captain
5.
top, tip
6.
beginning, start
7.
head, person(only relevant for あたま)
See also:頭数
8.
down payment, deposit(abbreviation)(only relevant for あたま)
See also:頭金
9.
top structural component of a kanji(only relevant for かしら)
10.
pair(colloquialism, mahjong term)(only relevant for あたま)
Other readings:
頭【かしら】

adverb
1.
very, greatly, terribly, awfully
na-adjective, noun
2.
immense, enormous, great
3.
serious, grave, dreadful, terrible
4.
difficult, hard
noun
5.
major incident, disaster(archaism)
Other readings:
大へん【たいへん】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
this week

noun
•
bookshelves, bookshelf, bookcase

adjective
1.
slow, time-consuming, sluggish(only relevant for 遅い and 鈍い and 遲い)
2.
late (in the day), towards the end (of the day or night), until a time far into the day or night(only relevant for 遅い and 晩い and 遲い)
3.
later (than expected or usual), late, behind schedule, behind time, tardy, overdue, unpunctual(only relevant for 遅い and 晩い and 遲い)
4.
too late, having missed the boat(only relevant for 遅い and 晩い and 遲い)
5.
dull, stupid(archaism)(only relevant for 遅い and 鈍い and 遲い)
Other readings:
鈍い【おそい】
、
晩い【おそい】
、
遲い【おそい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
second day of the month
2.
two days
Other readings:
2日【ふつか】

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】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
•
to walk

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

noun
1.
white
See also:黒
2.
innocence, innocent person
3.
blank space
4.
white go stone
5.
white dragon tile(mahjong term)
See also:白 (はく)
6.
skewered grilled pig intestine(food term)

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
1.
to shine
See also:射す
2.
to be visible
3.
to be tinged with
4.
to rise (of water levels), to flow in
5.
to be felt (i.e. as an emotion), to come over one
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
6.
to hold up (an umbrella, etc.), to put up, to raise
7.
to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)
See also:指す
8.
to insert, to put in
See also:挿す
9.
to wear (a sword) in one's belt, to wear at one's side, to carry under one's arm
See also:挿す
10.
to insert one's arm under an opponent's arm(sumo term)
11.
to pole (a boat)
See also:刺す
12.
to pour, to add (liquid), to serve (drinks)
See also:注す
13.
to put on (lipstick, etc.), to apply, to colour, to dye
14.
to light (a fire), to burn
15.
to shut, to close, to lock, to fasten
suffix, Godan-su verb
16.
to stop in the midst of, to leave undone(after the -masu stem of a verb)
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