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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口
noun (common)
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N5Common
- •mouth
- •opening
- •hole
- •gap
- •くち
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古い
i-adjective
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- •old
- •aged
- •ancient
- •antiquated
- •ふるい
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台所
noun (common)
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- •kitchen
- •financial situation
- •finances
- •だいどころ
- •だいどこ
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右
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- •right
- •right-hand side
- •right hand
- •the above (in a piece of vertical writing)
- •みぎ
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同じ
noun or verb acting prenominally • na-adjective • adverb
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- •same
- •identical
- •equal
- •alike
- •おなじ
- •おんなじ
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名前
noun (common)
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- •name
- •given name
- •first name
- •なまえ
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向こう
noun (common)
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- •opposite side
- •other side
- •over there
- •ahead
- •むこう
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吸う
verb • transitive verb • godan verb
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N5Common参考: 広辞苑 第六版
- •to breathe in; to inhale
- •to smoke (tobacco)
- •to suck; to sip; to absorb (liquid, moisture, etc.)
- •すう
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服
noun • verb
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N5Common参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0
- •clothes; clothing
- •to wipe; to dry
- •to blow (wind); to play (a wind instrument)
- •good fortune; luck
- •ふく
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呼ぶ
verb • godan verb
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N5Common参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0
- •to call (out to); to call someone's name
- •to invite; to summon; to send for
- •to call (by a name); to name; to refer to as
- •to attract; to bring about; to cause
- •よぶ
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咲く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending • intransitive verb
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- •to bloom
- •to flower
- •to blossom
- •to open
- •さく
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問題
noun (common)
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- •question (e.g. on a test)
- •problem
- •problem (e.g. societal, political)
- •question
- •もんだい
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喫茶店
noun (common)
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N5Common
- •coffee shop
- •tearoom
- •coffee lounge
- •coffeehouse
- •きっさてん
- •きっちゃてん
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四
numeric
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N5Common
- •four
- •4
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- •し
- •よん
- •よ
四つ
numeric • noun (common)
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- •four
- •4
- •four years of age
- •ten o'clock (in the old time system)
- •よっつ
- •よつ
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４日
noun (common)
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- •4th day of the month
- •four days
- •よっか
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困る
verb • godan verb • intransitive verb
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N5Common参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0
- •to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered
- •to be in difficulty; to be at a loss; to not know what to do
- •to be in need of; to be short of (money, etc.)
- •こまる
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図書館
noun (common)
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- •library
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- •としょかん
- •ずしょかん
国
noun
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N5Common参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0
- •country; nation; state
- •one's native place; hometown; birthplace
- •region; province (historical subdivision of Japan)
- •くに
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土曜日
noun (common) • adverb
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N5Common
- •Saturday
- •どようび
地下鉄
noun (common)
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N5Common
- •subway
- •metro
- •underground (railway)
- •ちかてつ
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地図
noun (common)
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- •map
- •atlas
- •chart
- •plan
- •ちず
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塩
noun (common) • noun, used as prefix
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N5CommonFood
- •salt
- •common salt
- •table salt
- •sodium chloride
- •しお
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声
noun (common)
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N5CommonLing.
- •voice
- •singing (of a bird)
- •chirping (of an insect)
- •hoot
- •こえ
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売る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • transitive verb
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N5Common
- •to sell
- •to betray
- •to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.)
- •to make (oneself) known
- •うる
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夏
noun
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N5Common参考: KODANSHA'S furigana JAPANESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY
- •summer
- •the summer season (one of the four seasons)
- •なつ
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夏休み
noun (common)
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N5Common
- •summer vacation
- •summer holiday
- •なつやすみ
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夕方
noun (common) • adverb
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N5Common
- •early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm)
- •dusk
- •ゆうがた
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夕飯
noun (common)
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- •evening meal
- •dinner
- •supper
- •ゆうはん
- •ゆうめし
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余所
noun
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N5Common参考: 明鏡国語辞典 第一版
- •another place; somewhere else; elsewhere
- •a place or group outside one's own; someone else's home or organization
- •something unrelated to oneself; disregard (often in the form 「…をよそに」)
- •よそ
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外国
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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N5Common
- •foreign country
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- •がいこく
- •そとぐに
外国人
noun (common)
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- •foreigner
- •foreign citizen
- •foreign national
- •alien
- •がいこくじん
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多い
i-adjective • conjugated form (past stem of 多い)
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N5Common参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0
- •many; much; numerous; a lot of (past/continuative form)
- •frequent; common (past/continuative form)
- •おおかっ
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夜
noun (common) • adverb
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N5Common
- •night
- •evening
- •dinner
- •よる
- •よ
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大きい
i-adjective
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N5Common
- •big
- •large
- •great
- •loud
- •おおきい
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大きな
pre-noun adjectival
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- •big
- •large
- •great
- •おおきな
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大丈夫
na-adjective • adverb • interjection • noun (common)
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- •safe
- •secure
- •sound
- •problem-free
- •だいじょうぶ
- •だいじょぶ
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大人
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • na-adjective
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- •adult
- •grown-up
- •おとな
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大使館
noun (common)
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- •embassy
- •たいしかん
大切
na-adjective
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- •important
- •significant
- •serious
- •crucial
- •たいせつ
- •たいせち
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大勢
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • adverb
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- •crowd of people
- •great number of people
- •in great numbers
- •おおぜい
- •たいぜい
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大好き
na-adjective
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- •liking very much
- •loving (something or someone)
- •adoring
- •being very fond of
- •だいすき
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大学
noun (common)
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- •university
- •college
- •former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators)
- •the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
- •だいがく
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天気
noun (common)
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N5Common
- •weather
- •fair weather
- •fine weather
- •てんき
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太い
i-adjective
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- •fat
- •thick
- •deep (of a voice)
- •thick
- •ふとい
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奥さん
noun (common)
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- •wife
- •your wife
- •his wife
- •married lady
- •おくさん
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女
noun (common) • noun, used as prefix
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- •woman
- •female
- •female lover
- •girlfriend
- •おんな
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女の子
expression • noun (common)
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- •girl
- •daughter
- •baby girl
- •young woman
- •おんなのこ
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好き
suffix
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N5Common参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0
- •being fond of; having a liking for; being a lover of (attached to nouns)
- •(as onomatopoeia element) throbbing; pulsating (as in ズキズキ)
- •ずき
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妹
noun (common)
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N5Common
- •younger sister
- •いもうと