JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N5 Vocabulary List

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

WordMeaning
ボールペンボールペンball-point pen
さ来年さらいねんyear after next
着るきるto put on (clothes above your waist); to wear
撮るとるto take (a photo), to make (a film)
小さなちいさなsmall, little (pre-noun adjectival)
御飯ごはんrice (cooked); meal
隣となりnext to, next door to
五ついつつfive things
万年筆まんねんひつfountain pen
毎週まいしゅうevery week
並ぶならぶto line up, to stand in a line (v.i.)
開けるあけるto open (v.t.), to open something (e.g. ドアを開ける[あける] = to open the door)
安いやすいinexpensive; cheap (things)
朝御飯あさごはんbreakfast
窓まどwindow
六つむっつsix things
葉書はがきpostcard
晩ばんevening
覚えるおぼえるto learn, to commit to memory, to remember, to memorize
渡るわたるto cross over, to go across
沢山たくさんmany, much
昼御飯ひるごはんlunch, midday meal
角かどcorner you go to / turn at (outside, street-like)
九つここのつnine things
字引じびきdictionary
先週せんしゅうlast week
止まるとまるto come to a halt
着くつくto arrive at, to reach
低いひくいshort, low
ドアドアdoor (Western style)
~円~えんyen amount (counter for money)
ラジオカセラジオカセradio cassette player
今月こんげつthis month
降るふるto precipitate, to fall (e.g., rain, snow, etc.)
出かけるでかけるto go out; to depart
美味しいおいしいdelicious, tasty
向こうむこうbeyond, over there
~回~かいcounter for occurrences (~ times)
日曜日にちようびSunday
洗うあらうto wash
座るすわるto sit
辛いからいhot and spicy; salty
図書館としょかんlibrary
~階~かいcounter for stories (floors) of a building
来週らいしゅうnext week
借りるかりるto borrow; to rent
掛けるかけるto put on (e.g., glasses); to hang (e.g., on a wall)
そばそばnear, close, beside
レストランレストランrestaurant
~個~こcounter for small items (e.g., fruits, cups)
土曜日どようびSaturday
履くはくto put on (items below your waist)
浴びるあびるto bathe, to shower
弱いよわいweak
庭にわgarden
~歳~さい~ years old
毎月まいげつ; まいつきevery month, monthly
要るいるto need
弾くひくto play (a string instrument or piano)
上手じょうずbe good at, skillful
戸とdoor (Japanese style)
~冊~さつcounter for books
夕方ゆうがたlate afternoon (typically just before dinner time), evening
並べるならべるto put (things) side by side; to line up
脱ぐぬぐto take off (clothes)
寒いさむいcold (in reference to weather)
郵便局ゆうびんきょくpost office
~人~じんsuffix meaning nationality / group of people (e.g. 日本人[にほんじん] = Japanese person)
今朝けさthis morning
貸すかすto lend
泳ぐおよぐto swim
暇ひまfree (time), not busy; spare time; boredom
玄関げんかんentrance (to a house or a building)
~台~だいcounter for vehicles; machines
金曜日きんようびFriday
被るかぶるto wear, to put on (a hat, etc.); to be covered with
鳴くなくto make sound (animal)
忙しいいそがしいbusy (people, days)
デパートデパート(abbr.) department store
~人~にんcounter for people (e.g. 三人[さんにん] = three people)
月曜日げつようびMonday
お手洗いおてあらいtoilet, restroom, bathroom (lit., a place to wash one's hands) (polite)
晴れるはれるto be sunny
遅いおそいslow; (to be) late
~杯~はいcounter for cupfuls
夏休みなつやすみsummer vacation
無くすなくすto lose something
勤めるつとめるto work (for)
静かしずかquiet, calm
~番~ばんnumber ~, ~th (ordinal; e.g. 一番 = number one)
先月せんげつlast month
習うならうto learn
閉めるしめるto close, to shut
短いみじかいshort (length)
~分~ふん~ counter for minutes
火曜日かようびTuesday
締めるしめるto tie, to fasten, to tighten
閉まるしまるto close, to be closed
危ないあぶないdangerous, critical
~枚~まいcounter for flat things

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