JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N5 Vocabulary List

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

WordMeaning
奥さんおくさん(someone else's) wife (hon.)
秋あきfall (season)
話すはなすto speak
働くはたらくto work
紅茶こうちゃblack tea
鼻はなnose
食べ物たべものfood
銀行ぎんこうbank
五日いつかfive days; fifth day of the month
雪ゆきsnow
上着うわぎcoat, jacket
テーブルテーブルtable
お兄さんおにいさん(someone else's) older brother (formal)
冬ふゆwinter
会うあうto meet, to see
頼むたのむto request, to ask (a favor)
大切たいせつimportant
黄色いきいろいyellow (i-adj)
歯はtooth
お弁当おべんとうa boxed lunch (polite)
ホテルホテルhotel
八日ようかeight days; eighth day of the month
天気てんきweather
差すさすto raise (stretch out) hands, to raise (e.g., umbrella)
椅子いすchair
おじいさんおじいさんgrandfather, male senior citizen
午後ごごafternoon, P.M.
起きるおきるto get up (e.g., from sleeping); to happen
売るうるto sell (v.t.)
綺麗きれいpretty, clean, tidy
茶色ちゃいろbrown
眼鏡めがねeye glasses
お菓子おかしconfections, sweets, snack (polite)
外国がいこくforeign country; abroad
七日なのかseven days; seventh day (of the month)
晴れはれclear (sunny) weather
ペンペンpen
伯父さんおじさんuncle, middle-aged man
午前ごぜんmorning, A.M.
乗るのるto get on, to ride in, to board
走るはしるto run
近いちかいnear, close by, short
ワイシャツワイシャツshirt (lit: white shirt), business shirt
渡すわたすto hand (something) over (v.t.); to get across
砂糖さとうsugar
北きたnorth
六日むいかsix days; sixth day of month
曇りくもりcloudiness, cloudy weather
机つくえdesk
おばあさんおばあさんgrandmother, female senior-citizen
毎年まいねん; まいとしevery year, yearly, annually
住むすむto reside, to live in
開くあくto open (v.i.), to become open (something opens by itself; e.g. ドアが開く[あく] = the door opens)
長いながいlong, lengthy
磨くみがくto brush (teeth); to polish
牛乳ぎゅうにゅうmilk
南みなみSouth
二つふたつtwo things
吹くふくto blow (wind, etc.)
押すおすto push, to press, to stamp (e.g., a passport)
叔母さんおばさんaunt
去年きょねんlast year
立つたつto stand up
歩くあるくto walk
大きいおおきいbig, large
果物くだものfruit
西にしwest
九日ここのかnine days; ninth day of the month
花瓶かびん(flower) vase
辞書じしょdictionary
今週こんしゅうthis week
待つまつto wait
切るきるto cut; to hang up (a phone)
牛肉ぎゅうにくbeef
公園こうえんa park
三つみっつthree things
鉛筆えんぴつpencil
時計とけいa watch; a clock
歌ううたうto sing
消すけすto erase, to delete, to turn off power
電気でんきelectricity, (electric) light
豚肉ぶたにくpork
東ひがしeast
七つななつseven things
石鹸せっけんsoap
昼ひるnoon, daytime (neutral)
遊ぶあそぶto play; to spend time pleasantly; to hang out
教えるおしえるto teach, to inform, to instruct
いくらいくらhow much, how many
鶏肉とりにくchicken meat
建物たてものbuilding
四つよっつfour things
本棚ほんだなbookshelf
来年らいねんnext year
返すかえすto return something
答えるこたえるto answer, to reply
小さいちいさいsmall, little
茶碗ちゃわんrice bowl
授業じゅぎょうa class (of school)
八つやっつeight things

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