JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N5 Vocabulary List

All 696 N5 words, in the order Nihondex teaches them.

WordMeaning
川かわriver
私わたしI, myself
あなたあなたyou
はいはいyes
いいえいいえno, not at all
一いちone
食べるたべるto eat
飲むのむto drink
このこのthis (before a noun; near me)
二にtwo
大丈夫だいじょうぶIt's ok (all right); No need to worry; Everything is under control
子供こどもchild(ren)
年としyear, age
言ういうto say
行くいく; ゆくto go
いいいいgood
百ひゃくhundred
色いろcolor
目めeye(s)
水みずwater
一人ひとりone person
車くるまcar, vehicle
風かぜwind, breeze
お金おかねmoney (polite)
本ほんbook
これこれthis one (near me)
三さんthree
どうぞどうぞplease, kindly, by all means
家族かぞくfamily, members of a family
今日きょうtoday, this day (casual)
やるやるto do; to give (to animals, plants, or someone of lower status)
欲しいほしいto want, in need of
多いおおいmany; there are a lot
千せんthousand
白しろwhite
手てhand
お酒おさけsake; alcohol (polite)
家いえhouse (the building)
一日いちにちone day (duration)
バスバスbus; bath; bass
花はなflower
服ふくclothes
テレビテレビtelevision, TV
そのそのthat (before a noun; near you)
十じゅうten
どうもどうもThank you; somehow; no matter how hard one may try
母はは(my) mother
夜よるevening, night
見るみるto see, to look
出るでるto appear, to leave
所ところplace / point / situation (e.g. 良い[よい]所[ところ] = good point / good thing)
万まんten thousand
黒くろblack
顔かおface (body part)
肉にくmeat
国くにcountry; place of origin
一日ついたちfirst day of the month
電車でんしゃelectric train
犬いぬdog
かかるかかるit takes (amount of time, money) (v.i.)
電話でんわa telephone
それそれthat one (near you)
十とおten things ~ eg. 十日[とおか]ten days
もしもしもしもしHello? (used on the phone)
父ちち(my) father
二十日はつかtwenty days, twentieth (day of the month)
来るくるto come
使うつかうto use
悪いわるいbad, sinful; inferior
赤あかred; crimson; scarlet​
声こえvoice
パンパンbread
うちうちmy home/place (also "inside")
二人ふたりtwo people
旅行りょこうtravel, trip
海うみsea, beach
シャツシャツshirt
薬くすりmedicine
ここここhere, this place (where I am)
四し; よんfour (よん in everyday use, し in some compounds)
妹いもうとyounger sister (humble)
明日あしたtomorrow (casual)
作るつくるto make, to create
持つもつto hold, to carry; to possess
高いたかいtall, high; expensive
青あおblue; azure
頭あたまhead
コーヒーコーヒーcoffee
店みせstore, shop
二日ふつかtwo days; second day of the month
自転車じてんしゃbicycle
猫ねこcat
鍵かぎa lock; a key
カメラカメラcamera
あれあれthat one (away from us both)
五ごfive
弟おとうとyounger brother
いついつwhen
入るはいるto enter, to contain, to hold
買うかうto buy

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