JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N5 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
水曜日すいようびWednesday
終るおわるto finish, to close
曇るくもるto become cloudy, to become dim
重いおもいheavy; serious
昨夜ゆうべlast night
曲るまがるto turn, to bend
熱いあついhot (objects)
木曜日もくようびThursday
遠いとおいfar (away), distant
来月らいげつnext month
暑いあついhot (in reference to weather), warm
毎朝まいあさevery morning
うるさいうるさいnoisy; annoying
毎晩まいばんevery night
軽いかるいlight, non-serious, minor
夕飯ゆうはんdinner, supper, evening meal
汚いきたないdirty, unclean, filthy
今晩こんばんtonight, this evening
広いひろいspacious; wide; broad
明後日あさってday after tomorrow (casual)
風邪かぜcold, flu
一昨日おとといthe day before yesterday (casual)
薄いうすいthin, weak
一月ひとつきone month
まずいまずいterrible (in reference to food), unappetizing, unpleasant (taste)
晩御飯ばんごはんdinner, evening meal
狭いせまいnarrow; not spacious
おととしおととしyear before last
明るいあかるいbright (in reference to personality or weather); cheerful
～か月～かげつ(number of) months
暗いくらいdark, gloomy
～月～がつmonth of the year (e.g. 1月[がつ] = January)
冷たいつめたいcold (things, people)
～時～じ~ o'clock (time)
速いはやいfast, quick
～時間～じかん~ hours (counter for duration, e.g. 三時間[さんじかん] = 3 hours)
つまらないつまらないboring, dull; insignificant
～週間～しゅうかん~ weeks
暖かいあたたかいwarm (of air, weather, or climate; e.g. 暖[あたた]かい日[ひ])
～時～ときat the time when ~ / when ~ happens (e.g. 行く[いく]時[とき] = when I go)
疲れるつかれるto get (become) tired; to become fatigued
～年～ねん~ years
涼しいすずしいcool, refreshing (in reference to weather)
厚いあついkind, warm(hearted), thick, deep
丸いまるいround, circular
段々だんだんgradually, by degrees
丈夫じょうぶstrong, solid, durable
賑やかにぎやかbustling, busy
立派りっぱsplendid, fine
易しいやさしいeasy, plain, simple
温いぬるいlukewarm
何～なん～what kind / how many / used in compounds (e.g. 何人[なんにん] = how many people)
ないないthere isn't, doesn't have
するするto do, to try; to wear small items (e.g., necktie, watch, etc.)
人ひとperson / human being (general word)
そうですそうですyes; appears, to be the case
なるなるto become
中なかinside / middle / among (physical space)
何なん; なにwhat (basic question word; 何[なに]をする？ = what are you doing?)
私わたくしI (formal), myself, private affairs
今いまnow
方かたperson (polite form of 人); way of doing; how to do
自分じぶんmyself, oneself
どうどうhow, in what way
またまたagain; once more; also; and; furthermore
できるできるto be able to (to accomplish)
話はなしtalk (chat), story
後あとafter / later / remaining / behind (general everyday use; e.g. 5分[ふん]後[あと] = 5 minutes later)
好きすきliking, fondness, love
上うえabove (up, top, etc.), over, on top of
来らい～next ~
誰だれwho
ちょっとちょっとa little, somewhat; just a little, somewhat
誰かだれかsomeone
ああああAh!, Oh!
仕事しごとwork, job, occupation, employment
同じおなじsame, identical
こんなこんなlike this, this kind of
問題もんだいa problem
みんなみんなall, everyone, everybody
男おとこman, male
女おんなwoman / female person (general word)
次つぎnext
意味いみmeaning, significance
一緒いっしょtogether
先さきahead / future / previous point in time or space (general word; e.g. この先[さき] = from here on / ahead)
写真しゃしんa picture; a photograph
物ものthing (concrete object)
会社かいしゃcompany, corporation
違うちがうto be different; to differ; wrong
少しすこしlittle, few
名前なまえname
下したunder, below, beneath (general, physical position)
言葉ことばlanguage; word(s); expression(s)
映画えいがmovie, film
体からだbody; health
とてもとてもvery (much), greatly, exceedingly
始めはじめbeginning, start
先生せんせいteacher, professor; master; doctor
全部ぜんぶall, entire, whole

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