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JLPT N5 vocabulary list

All 814 words you need for N5, grouped by topic. Tap a word for its reading, kanji and audio. The list follows the Tanos N5 list, the one most study sites use, plus common classroom words.

Greetings and set phrases 25 words

Pronouns and pointing words 35 words

People and jobs 13 words

Family 29 words

Time, days and dates 80 words

きょう Today あした Tomorrow きのう Yesterday いま Now あさ Morning ひる Noon / Daytime よる Night / Evening ごぜん AM / Morning ごご PM / Afternoon まいにち Every day げつようび Monday かようび Tuesday すいようび Wednesday もくようび Thursday きんようび Friday どようび Saturday にちようび Sunday じかん Time (duration) いちがつ January にがつ February さんがつ March しがつ April ごがつ May ろくがつ June しちがつ July はちがつ August くがつ September じゅうがつ October じゅういちがつ November じゅうにがつ December ことし This year らいねん Next year きょねん Last year こんしゅう This week らいしゅう Next week せんしゅう Last week こんげつ This month らいげつ Next month せんげつ Last month ゆうがた Early evening / dusk こんばん Tonight / this evening まいあさ Every morning まいばん Every evening まいしゅう Every week まいとし Every year はん Half (past, e.g. 3:30) ごろ Around / about (time) あとで Later / after that まえに Before / in front あさって The day after tomorrow あと After / later / the rest いちにち One day / all day いつか 5th (of the month) / five days おととい The day before yesterday The year before last がつ Month name (e.g. 一月 = January) けさ This morning ここのか 9th (of the month) / nine days さらいねん The year after next じゅう Throughout ~ / all over (一日中) すぎ Past (time) / too much たんじょうび Birthday ちゅう During ~ / in the middle of ~ ついたち 1st (of the month) とおか 10th (of the month) / ten days とし Year / age なつやすみ Summer vacation / holidays なのか 7th (of the month) / seven days はじめ Beginning / start はつか 20th (of the month) / twenty days ばん Evening / night ふつか 2nd (of the month) / two days まいつき Every month / monthly まえ ~ ago / before ~ (time) みっか 3rd (of the month) / three days むいか 6th (of the month) / six days やすみ Holiday / day off / break ゆうべ Last night ようか 8th (of the month) / eight days よっか 4th (of the month) / four days

Numbers 36 words

Counters 19 words

Directions and position 22 words

Food and drink 53 words

Places 38 words

School and study 17 words

Home and things 35 words

Nature 18 words

Weather 3 words

Verbs 110 words

たべる To eat のむ To drink いく To go くる To come みる To see / watch きく To listen / ask はなす To speak よむ To read かく To write かう To buy おきる To wake up ねる To sleep かえる To return home べんきょうする To study わかる To understand To exist (things) To exist (living) To do Can do / to be possible To receive (from someone) To give (to someone) To give (to me/us) つかう To use はいる To enter でる To exit / go out あける To open (something) しめる To close (something) To turn on けす To turn off / erase もつ To hold / have おく To put / place とる To take / pick up あう To meet しる To get to know / learn of おもう To think いう To say のる To ride / board おりる To get off / descend きる To wear (upper body clothing) はく To wear (shoes / lower body) ぬぐ To take off (clothing) およぐ To swim はしる To run あるく To walk あそぶ To play はたらく To work やすむ To rest / be absent とまる To stop はじまる To begin (intransitive) おわる To end (intransitive) わすれる To forget おぼえる To memorize / remember おしえる To teach / tell ならう To learn (from a teacher) あらう To wash つくる To make / cook きる To cut かす To lend かりる To borrow まつ To wait すむ To live / reside こまる To be troubled / in trouble みせる To show おす To push ひく To pull よぶ To call (someone) でんわする To make a phone call さんぽする To take a walk りょこうする To travel りょうりする To cook うんどうする To exercise あく To open (intransitive) あびる To take (a shower) / to bathe in いれる To put in / to insert うたう To sing うまれる To be born うる To sell かえす To return (something) / give back To take (time or money) かける To hang / to put on (glasses) To make (a phone call) / to sit To put on / wear (on the head) きえる To go out (light) / to disappear こたえる To answer / to reply To copy / photocopy さく To bloom さす To put up (an umbrella) しぬ To die しまる To close / be closed (intransitive) すう To smoke / to breathe in / to suck すわる To sit だす To take out / to hand in / to send たつ To stand (up) たのむ To ask (a favor) / to order ちがう To be different / to be wrong つかれる To get tired つく To arrive (at) つとめる To work for / be employed at でかける To go out / to set off とぶ To fly / to jump To lose (something) ならぶ To line up / stand in line ならべる To line up / arrange (things) To become のぼる To climb まがる To turn / to bend みがく To brush (teeth) / to polish To do / to give (to pets, plants) わたす To hand over / to give わたる To cross (a road, bridge)

Adjectives 78 words

おおきい Big / Large ちいさい Small / Little たかい High / Expensive やすい Cheap / Inexpensive あたらしい New ふるい Old Good / nice (also よい) わるい Bad あつい Hot (weather) さむい Cold (weather) むずかしい Difficult やさしい Easy たのしい Fun / Enjoyable Beautiful / Clean げんき Healthy / Energetic しずか Quiet ゆうめい Famous ほしい To want (a thing) あたたかい Warm すずしい Cool (pleasantly) あつい Hot (to touch) つめたい Cold (to touch) Delicious / tasty Bad tasting Cute Cool / handsome Interesting / funny Boring / uninteresting いそがしい Busy いたい Painful / sore おもい Heavy かるい Light (in weight) ひろい Wide / spacious せまい Narrow / cramped ちかい Near / close とおい Far / distant はやい Early おそい Late / slow ひくい Low わかい Young よわい Weak つよい Strong まるい Round あまい Sweet からい Spicy / hot (taste) Salty べんり Convenient だいじょうぶ Okay / alright / no problem きらい Disliked / to dislike だいすき Love / really like じょうず Skilled / good at へた Unskilled / bad at たいせつ Important / precious じょうぶ Sturdy / strong / durable あかるい Bright / cheerful あぶない Dangerous / look out! いや Unpleasant / disliked / no! Various うすい Thin / weak (taste) / light (color) Noisy / annoying おおい Many / a lot / numerous おおきな Big / large (before a noun) おなじ Same / identical きたない Dirty / messy くらい Dark / gloomy けっこう Fine / enough, thanks / quite すき Liked / to like すくない Few / a little / scarce たいへん Very / hard / terrible ちいさな Small / little (before a noun) ながい Long Lively / bustling Lukewarm ひま Free time / free (not busy) ふとい Thick / fat ほそい Thin / slender / narrow みじかい Short りっぱ Splendid / fine / impressive

Colours 16 words

Body 15 words

Clothing 23 words

Animals 13 words

Transport 10 words

Other useful words 126 words

でんわ Telephone でんしゃ Train くるま Car / Vehicle ほん Book ことば Word / Language なまえ Name でんわばんごう Phone number もんだい Problem / question (exam) こたえ Answer しつもん Question じゅぎょう Class / lesson しゅくだい Homework かいしゃ Company しごと Work / job りょうり Cooking / dish / cuisine えいが Movie / film おんがく Music Sports しゃしん Photo / photograph りょこう Travel かいもの Shopping さんぽ Walk / stroll しんぶん Newspaper ざっし Magazine てがみ Letter Email にもつ Luggage / baggage おかね Money とけい Clock / watch えんぴつ Pencil Pen かみ Paper Notebook けしゴム Eraser Cup / glass おさら Plate / dish おはし Chopsticks Spoon Fork にほんご Japanese language えいご English language くに Country にほん Japan America / USA ちゅうごく China かんこく South Korea がいこく Foreign country がいこくじん Foreigner にほんじん Japanese person いちばん The most / number one いろ Color ばんごう Number (sequence / ID) もの Thing / object ところ Place とき Time / when Always Usually Often / well Sometimes / occasionally Not very (with negative) Not at all (with negative) More A little / just a moment Very A lot / many すこし A little / a few Generally / approximately Right away / immediately Again Already / not anymore (neg) Still / not yet (neg) So / therefore But / however And then / also After that / and then Well then / in that case いっしょに Together はじめて For the first time Really / truly Why / how come Why (formal) How / in what way きをつけて Take care / be careful おだいじに Take care of yourself (when ill) おねがいします Please (request) だいじょうぶですか Are you okay? Ah! / Oh! / like that How (polite) / how about ~? うた Song え Picture / painting / drawing お Honorific prefix (e.g. お茶, お金) Camera がる To show signs of (e.g. 欲しがる) Guitar きって Postage stamp くらい About / approximately (amount) Come on / well... (unsure) However / but ずつ ~ each / ~ at a time So / like that / that's right Well then / in that case だけ Only ~ / just ~ Cigarette / tobacco Probably / perhaps Gradually Exactly / just つぎ Next Tape (audio / adhesive) Tape recorder ときどき Sometimes There is no / not / don't have など And so on / etc. News Party Postcard はなし Talk / story / conversation (camera) film ふうとう Envelope Other / else / the rest Mailbox / postbox ほんとう Truth / real / true Match (for lighting) Slowly / take your time Radio Radio-cassette player (boombox) (vinyl) record
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