JLPT N5 Vocabulary List
Your starting set. Hiragana-heavy survival vocabulary covering greetings, numbers, family, food, classroom, and the most common verbs.
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本棚
noun (common)
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- •bookshelves
- •bookshelf
- •bookcase
- •ほんだな
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机
noun (common)
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- •desk
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- •つくえ
- •つき
村
noun (common)
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- •village
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- •むら
- •そん
来る
Kuru verb - special class • intransitive verb • auxiliary verb
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- •to come (spatially or temporally)
- •to approach
- •to arrive
- •to come back
- •くる
- •クる
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来年
noun (common) • adverb
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- •next year
- •らいねん
来月
noun (common) • adverb
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- •next month
- •らいげつ
来週
noun (common) • adverb
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- •next week
- •らいしゅう
東
noun (common)
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- •eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara)
- •eastern provinces
- •east
- •wagon
- •あずま
- •あづま
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果物
noun (common)
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- •fruit
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- •くだもの
- •かぶつ
楽しい
i-adjective
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- •enjoyable
- •fun
- •pleasant
- •happy
- •たのしい
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横
noun (common)
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- •horizontal (as opposed to vertical)
- •side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back)
- •width
- •breadth
- •よこ
- •ヨコ
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橋
noun (common)
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- •bridge
- •はし
次
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- •next
- •following
- •subsequent
- •stage
- •つぎ
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欲しい
i-adjective
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N5Common参考: 広辞苑 第六版
- •wanted; desired (past tense form: 欲しかった)
- •to want (something); to wish for; to desire
- •to want (someone) to do (something) (in the form ～てほしい)
- •ほしい
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歌
noun (common)
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- •song
- •singing
- •classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)
- •modern poetry
- •うた
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歌う
verb
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N5Common参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0
- •to sing (a song)
- •to chant (e.g. Noh lyrics)
- •to compose/recite poetry
- •うたう
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止まる
verb • intransitive verb • godan verb
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N5Common参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0
- •to stop; to come to a halt; to cease moving
- •to cease; to be interrupted (e.g. pain, supply, electricity)
- •to perch; to land (of a bird or insect); to remain in one place
- •とまる
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歩く
verb • godan verb
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N5Common参考: KODANSHA'S furigana JAPANESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY
- •to walk
- •to go on foot
- •あるく
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歯
noun (common)
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- •tooth
- •teeth
- •tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.)
- •cog
- •は
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死ぬ
verb • godan verb
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N5Common参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0
- •to die; to pass away
- •to lose vitality; to become lifeless (of eyes, writing, etc.)
- •to be out (in baseball); to be captured (in go)
- •しぬ
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毎年
adverb • noun (common)
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- •every year
- •yearly
- •annually
- •まいとし
- •まいねん
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毎日
noun (common) • adverb
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- •every day
- •daily
- •まいにち
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毎晩
noun (common) • adverb
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- •every night
- •まいばん
毎月
adverb • noun (common)
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- •every month
- •each month
- •monthly
- •まいつき
- •まいげつ
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毎朝
noun (common) • adverb
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- •every morning
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- •まいあさ
- •まいちょう
毎週
noun (common) • adverb
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- •every week
- •まいしゅう
水
noun (common)
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- •water (esp. cool or cold)
- •fluid (esp. in an animal tissue)
- •liquid
- •flood
- •みず
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水曜日
noun (common) • adverb
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- •Wednesday
- •すいようび
汚い
i-adjective
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- •dirty
- •filthy
- •foul
- •unclean
- •きたない
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池
noun (common)
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- •pond
- •いけ
泳ぐ
Godan verb with 'gu' ending • intransitive verb
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- •to swim
- •to struggle through (a crowd)
- •to make one's way through the world
- •to get along (in life)
- •およぐ
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洋服
noun (common)
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- •Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
- •ようふく
洗う
Godan verb with 'u' ending • transitive verb
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- •to wash
- •to cleanse
- •to rinse
- •to inquire into
- •あらう
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洗濯
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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- •washing
- •laundry
- •relaxation
- •rejuvenation
- •せんたく
- •せんだく
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海
noun (common)
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- •sea
- •ocean
- •waters
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- •うみ
- •み
- •わた
- •わだ
消える
Ichidan verb • intransitive verb
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- •to disappear
- •to vanish
- •to go out of sight
- •to go away
- •きえる
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消す
Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb
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- •to erase
- •to rub out
- •to rub off
- •to cross out
- •けす
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涼しい
i-adjective
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- •cool
- •refreshing
- •clear (e.g. eyes)
- •bright
- •すずしい
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渡す
Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb
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- •to ferry across (e.g. a river)
- •to carry across
- •to traverse
- •to lay across
- •わたす
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渡る
verb
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N5Common参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0uK
- •to cross over (a river, road, bridge, etc.); to go across to the other side
- •to go overseas; to emigrate; to migrate
- •to extend over; to cover; to range; to span (a period of time, area, etc.)
- •わたる
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温い
i-adjective
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- •lukewarm
- •tepid
- •lenient
- •ぬるい
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漢字
noun (common)
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- •kanji
- •Chinese character
- •かんじ
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火曜日
noun (common) • adverb
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- •Tuesday
- •かようび
灰皿
noun (common)
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- •ashtray
- •はいざら
無くす
Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb
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- •to lose (something)
- •to get rid of
- •to eliminate
- •to remove
- •なくす
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煩い
i-adjective • interjection
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- •noisy
- •loud
- •annoying
- •troublesome
- •うるさい
- •ウルサイ
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熱い
i-adjective
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- •hot (to the touch)
- •passionate (feelings, etc.)
- •ardent
- •hot (e.g. gaze)
- •あつい
- •あっつい
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牛乳
noun (common)
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- •(cow's) milk
- •ぎゅうにゅう
牛肉
noun (common)
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- •beef
- •ぎゅうにく
物
noun (common) • noun, used as suffix • prefix
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- •thing
- •object
- •article
- •stuff
- •もの
- •もん
- •モノ
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