JLPT N5 Vocabulary
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one
five (things)
nine
five
nine (things)
counter for books and bound volumes
three
four
seven
ten
thousand
counter for machines and vehicles
seven (things)
two
counter for people
counter for cups and glasses
eight
counter for small animals
one (thing)
hundred
two (things)
counter for long, thin objects
counter for flat objects
ten thousand
three (things)
six (things)
eight (things)
four (things)
zero
six
morning
tomorrow
now
Tuesday
yesterday
today
last year
Friday
Monday
p.m.; afternoon
a.m.; morning
this year
this month
this week
time; hour
weekend
Wednesday
last month
last week
time; when
clock; watch
Saturday
Sunday
half; half past
noon; daytime
minute
every week
every month
every year
every day
Thursday
night; evening
next month
next week
next year
baby
you
older brother (humble)
older sister (humble)
younger sister
mother (polite)
wife (someone else's)
father (polite)
younger brother
boy
man
adult
older brother (polite)
older sister (polite)
girl
woman
student
family
she; girlfriend
he; boyfriend
husband (someone else's)
child; children
teacher; doctor
father (humble)
friend
name
mother (humble)
person; people
everyone; everybody
I; me
to meet
to open
to play; to hang out
to wash
to exist (inanimate); there is
to walk
to say
to go
to exist (animate); to be
to sell
to wake up; to get up
to put; to place
to teach; to tell
to think
to swim
to get off; to descend
to end; to finish
to buy
to return; to go home
to write
to lend
to borrow
to listen; to ask
to wear (upper body)
to come
to turn off; to erase
to die
to close; to shut
to know; to learn of
to live; to reside
to do
to sit
to take out; to submit
to stand
to eat
to use
to make; to create
to turn on; to attach
to go out; to leave
to take; to pick up
to take off (clothes/shoes)
to sleep; to go to bed
to drink
to ride; to get on
to enter; to go in
to begin; to start
to run
to work
to speak; to talk
to study
to wait
to see; to watch
to hold; to have
to read
to understand; to know
blue; green (for nature)
red
warm
new
hot (weather)
sweet
delicious; tasty
many; much
big; large
late; slow
interesting; funny
spicy; hot (taste)
dislike; hate
beautiful; clean
black
healthy; energetic; well
cold (weather)
quiet; peaceful
skillful; good at
sturdy; durable; healthy
white
like; fond of
few; little
cool (weather)
narrow; cramped
important; precious
expensive; tall; high
small; little
near; close
far; distant
long
lively; bustling
early; fast
free (time); not busy
wide; spacious
old (things)
unskillful; bad at
convenient; handy
short (length)
difficult
easy; simple
cheap; inexpensive
famous
good
young
bad
breakfast
yen (Japanese currency)
sweets; snacks
money
plate; dish
tea
shopping
cafe
milk
fruit
rice; meal
fish
alcohol; sake
sugar
salt
soy sauce
cafeteria; dining hall
supermarket
egg
meat
drink; beverage
bread
dinner
lunch
boxed lunch
water
shop; store
vegetables
cooking; cuisine
restaurant
above; on top of
behind; back
movie theater
train station
Buddhist temple
company; office
school
north
bank
airport
country
park
police box
below; under
Shinto shrine
outside
university
near; vicinity
department store
far away; distance
library
next to; neighbor
inside; middle
west
bridge
east
left (direction)
hospital
hotel
front; before
town; city
right (direction)
road; path
south
post office
house; home
chair
dog
pencil
key
umbrella
bag
paper
camera
tree
postage stamp
ticket
medicine
shoes
car
computer
wallet
magazine
dictionary
bicycle
photograph
newspaper
soap
towel
desk
letter
television
train
telephone
door
cat
notebook
bus
flower
toothbrush
airplane
clothes
room
pen
hat; cap
book
window
glasses; eyeglasses
radio
over there
that way over there (polite)
over there (casual)
that over there
that one over there
no
how (polite)
how many; how old
how much (price)
when
yes
here
this way; this person (polite)
this way (casual)
this
this one
like this; such
come now; well
however
oneself
there
that way; your side (polite)
that way (casual)
that
that one
and then
in that case; well then
OK; alright; safe
to love; to like very much
who
well then
but
how
why
please; go ahead
thanks; somehow
where
which way; which one (polite)
which way (casual)
who (polite)
which
which one
why
apartment
elevator
cup
curry
calendar
guitar
class
gram
coat
coffee
glass; tumbler
shirt
shower
skirt
heater
spoon
sport
trousers; pants
sweater
zero
taxi
tape
table
tape recorder
test
toilet; bathroom
knife
news
necktie
party
butter
handkerchief
pool
film
fork
page
bed
pet
ballpoint pen
mailbox
button
match
meter
record
dress shirt
blue
red
head
coat; jacket
body
yellow
yellow
mouth
socks
black
white
height; stature
men's suit
brown
hand
tooth
nose
green
ear
eye
Western-style clothes
fall; autumn
rain
pond
sea; ocean
wind
cold; flu
cloudy weather
to become cloudy
sky
weather
animal
bird
summer
garden; yard
spring
sunny weather; clear weather
to be sunny; to clear up
winter
village
mountain
snow
to open (intransitive)
to raise; to give
to exist (animate); to be
to need
to put in; to insert
to sing
to be born
to push; to press
to memorize; to remember
to return something
to take (time/money)
to make a phone call; to sit down
to disappear; to go out (light)
to cut
to answer; to reply
to be troubled
to bloom
to hold up (umbrella)
to close (intransitive)
to tie; to fasten
to breathe in; to smoke
to request; to ask a favor
to be different; to be wrong
to get tired
to arrive
to work for (a company)
to go out; to depart
to be able to; can do
to fly; to jump
to stop; to halt
to take a photo
to make animal sound; to cry (animal)
to lose something
to learn; to take lessons
to line up
to arrange; to line up (transitive)
to become
to climb
to put on (below waist)
to paste; to attach
to play (string instrument/piano)
to pull; to draw
to blow
to fall (rain/snow)
to turn; to bend
to brush (teeth); to polish
to show; to display
to rest; to take a day off
to do; to give (casual)
to call; to invite
to forget
to hand over
to cross over
thick; kind/warm-hearted
hot (objects/touch)
after; later; remaining
dangerous
candy
doctor
busy
painful; hurts
one day
five days; 5th (of month)
always
meaning
disagreeable; unpleasant
entrance
color
thin; light (color/flavor)
song
movie; film
English (language)
big; large
great number of people; crowd
sake; alcohol
restroom; bathroom
man; male
day before yesterday
same
grandmother; old woman
bath; bathtub
boxed lunch
policeman (friendly)
heavy
music
woman; female
foreign country
foreigner
stairs
person (polite); way/method
home; family; household
corner
flower vase
light (weight)
kanji; Chinese characters
dirty
cafe; coffee shop
beef
classroom
siblings; brothers
dark
police officer
this morning
enough; splendid; fairly
marriage
entrance hall; front door area
intersection; crossroads
black tea
voice
nine days; 9th (of month)
word; language
tonight; this evening
future; ahead; previous
composition; essay
year after next
walk; stroll
work; job
question
automobile; car
dictionary
class; lesson
homework
immediately; right away
a little; a few
student; pupil
laundry; washing
all; entire; everything
cleaning
embassy
kitchen
fun; enjoyable
cigarettes; tobacco
food
birthday
small; little
subway
map
a little; a moment
next
boring; dull
cold (things/touch)
strong
exit
door (Japanese-style)
ten days; 10th (of month)
sometimes
place; spot
year; age
very; extremely
seven days; 7th (of month)
luggage; baggage
lukewarm
ashtray
postcard
box
for the first time
20 years old
twenty days; 20th (of month)
talk; story; conversation
fast; quick
evening; night
number
half
short; low
one month
one person; alone
illness; sickness
envelope
pork
two people
two days; 2nd (of month)
fat; thick
sentence; text; writing
area; vicinity
study
to want; desired
thin; slender
bookshelf
every morning
every night
bad-tasting; unappetizing
again; also
still; not yet
straight ahead
fountain pen
three days; 3rd (of month)
everyone
six days; 6th (of month)
over there; beyond
already; more
more
thing; object
gate
problem; question
greengrocer; vegetable shop
holiday; day off; rest
evening; late afternoon
dinner; supper
last night
eight days; 8th (of month)
often; well
beside; side; horizontal
four days; 4th (of month)
weak
splendid; magnificent
exchange student; foreign student
parents
travel; trip
refrigerator
practice
corridor; hallway
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