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JLPT N5 vocabulary list

All 689 words of the standard JLPT N5 vocabulary - the first words every learner needs, with kana readings and English meanings. This is the same deck the app drills with spaced repetition, one example sentence per word.

WordReadingMeaning
ああAh!, Oh!
あそこthere, over there, that place
あちらthat way; over there (polite)
あっちover there
あなたyou
あのthat (over there, before a noun); um, er
アパートapartment (abbr.)
あれthat one (over there)
いいgood
いいえno, not at all
いかがhow, in what way
いくつhow many, how old
いくらhow much, how many
いつwhen
いつもalways, usually, every time
うちhome; house; my place
うるさいnoisy; annoying
ええyes
エレベーターelevator
おじいさんgrandfather, male senior citizen
おととしyear before last
おばあさんgrandmother, female senior-citizen
おまわりさんpoliceman (friendly term)
おにいさん(someone else's) older brother (formal)
おねえさんolder sister (formal)
おべんとうa boxed lunch
おてあらいtoilet, restroom, bathroom (lit., a place to wash one's hands)
おかあさんmother (formal)
おとうさんfather (formal)
おさらplate, dish
おなかstomach
おちゃ(green) tea
おかしconfections, sweets, snack
おさけsake; alcohol
おかねmoney
おふろa bath
かかるit takes (amount of time, money) (v.i.)
かけるto dial/call (e.g., phone); to sit down
カップcup
かばんbag, basket
かぶるto wear, to put on (e.g., a hat on the head)
カメラcamera
カレーcurry (abbr. for curry and rice)
カレンダーcalendar
ギターguitar
キロ(abbr.) kilo (kilogram)
クラスa class
グラムgram
コートcoat; court (e.g., tennis)
コーヒーcoffee
ここhere, this place
こちらthis person (polite); this way (polite)
こっちthis person; this direction; this side
コップa tumbler; a glass
このthis
コピーするto copy
これthis one
こんなsuch, like this
さあcome now, well
さらいねんyear after next
しかしhowever; but
じゃwell then (casual, short for では)
シャツshirt
シャワーshower
スカートskirt
すぐにimmediately, soon
ストーブheater (lit: stove)
スプーンspoon
スポーツsport(s)
ズボンtrousers
するto do; to wear (small items, e.g. a necktie, a watch)
セーターsweater
ゼロzero
そうyes; appears, to be the case
そうしてand, like that
そこthat place, there (near the listener)
そちらthat way; your side (polite)
そっちthat way; your side (casual)
そのthat
そばnear, close, beside; Japanese traditional buckwheat noodle
それthat one
それからand then, after that
それではwell then, in that case
タクシーtaxi
たてlength, height
たばこtobacco, cigarettes
ちょっとa little, somewhat; just a little, somewhat
つけるto turn on (e.g. a light); to attach, to apply
つまらないboring, dull; insignificant
テープtape
テーブルtable
テープレコーダーtape recorder
できるto be able to (to accomplish)
テストtest
ではwell then (short for それでは)
デパート(abbr.) department store
でもbut, however
テレビtelevision, TV
ドアdoor (Western style)
トイレbathroom; toilet
どうhow, in what way
どうしてwhy, for what reason
どうぞplease, kindly, by all means
どうもThank you; somehow; no matter how hard one may try
どこwhere, what place
どちらwhich (one) (way); where (polite)
どっちwhich one, which way
とてもvery (much), greatly, exceedingly
どなたwho
どのwhich
どれwhich one
どんなwhat, what kind of
ないthere isn't, doesn't have
ナイフknife
なぜwhy (same as どうして)
なるto become
にぎやかbustling, busy
ニュースnews
ネクタイtie, necktie
ノートnotebook
パーティーa party
はいyes
はくto put on (items below your waist)
バスbus; bath; bass
バターbutter
パンbread
ハンカチhandkerchief
プールswimming pool
フィルムfilm (roll of)
フォークfork
ページa page
ベッドbed
ペットpet
ペンpen
ボールペンball-point pen
ポケットpocket
ポストmailbox; post, position
ボタンbutton
ホテルhotel
まずいterrible (in reference to food), unappetizing, unpleasant (taste)
またagain; and, furthermore
まだyet, still, besides
まっすぐstraight (ahead), direct
マッチmatch
みんなall, everyone, everybody
メートルmeter
もうalready; again; more
もしもしHello? (used on the phone)
もっとmore
やるto do; to give (to pets, plants, younger siblings, etc.)
ゆっくりとslowly, at ease
よくfrequently, often (much); well, skillfully
ラジオradio
ラジカセradio cassette player, boombox
りっぱsplendid, fine
レコードrecord
レストランrestaurant
ワイシャツshirt (lit: white shirt), business shirt
いちone
ひとつone thing
ひとりone person
いちにちone day (duration)
おとといthe day before yesterday
ひとつきone month
いちばんbest (most), first, number one
いっしょtogether
ちょうどjust, right, exactly
しちseven
ななつseven things
なのかseven days; seventh day (of the month)
まんten thousand
まんねんひつfountain pen
じょうぶstrong, solid, durable
さんthree
みっつthree things
みっかthree days, third day of the month
うえabove (up, top, etc.), over, on top of
あげるto raise, to lift
じょうずbe good at, skillful
うわぎcoat, jacket
したunder, below, beneath
ください(with te-form verb) please do for me
へたunskillful, poor
りょうしんparents (lit., both parents)
ならぶto line up, to stand in a line (v.i.)
ならべるto put (things) side by side; to line up
なかinside, middle, among
まるいround, circular
のるto get on, to ride in, to board
きゅうnine
ここのつnine things
ここのかnine days; ninth day of the month
two
ふたつtwo things
ふたりtwo people
はつかtwenty days, twentieth (day of the month)
はたち20 years old
ふつかtwo days; second day of the month
five
いつつfive things
いつかfive days; fifth day of the month
こうさてんintersection
こうばんpolice box
ひとman, person
いまnow
ことしthis year
きょうtoday, this day
こんばんtonight, this evening
こんげつthis month
けさthis morning
こんしゅうthis week
しごとwork, job, occupation
やすみholiday; day off; absence
やすむto rest, to have a break, to get time off
あうto meet, to see
かいしゃcompany, corporation
おばさんaunt
おじuncle (older than one's parent)
ひくいshort, low
すむto reside, to live in
からだbody; health
なんwhat
あまりnot very; surplus
つくるto make, to create
さくぶんessay; composition
つかうto use
べんりconvenient, handy
かりるto borrow, to owe
かさumbrella, parasol
はたらくto work
げんきhealth(y), energetic
あに(my) older brother (humble)
きょうだいsiblings (humble), brothers and sisters
さきfuture; recent, previous
せんげつlast month
せんせいteacher, professor; master; doctor
せんしゅうlast week
はいるto enter, to contain, to hold
いれるto put in
いりぐちentrance
ぜんぶall, entire, whole
はちeight
やっつeight things
ようかeight days; eighth day of the month
やおやgreengrocer
こうえんa park
ろくsix
むっつsix things
むいかsix days; sixth day of month
しゃしんa picture; a photograph
ふゆwinter
つめたいcold (things, people)
れいぞうこrefrigerator
でかけるto go out; to depart
だすto take (something) out; to hand in (something)
でるto appear, to leave
でぐちan exit
わかるto understand
きるto cut; to hang up (a phone)
きってpostal (postage) stamps
きっぷa ticket
はじめbeginning, start
はじめてfor the first time
まえbefore, in front
べんきょうstudy
どうぶつanimal
つとめるto work (for)
きたnorth
いしゃdoctor; physician
じゅうten
とおかten days; tenth day of the month
せんthousand
ごぜんmorning, A.M.
ごごafternoon, P.M.
はんhalf (e.g., にじはん | half-past two)
はんぶんhalf
みなみSouth
あぶないdangerous, critical
たまごegg
あついthick; (also) kind, warm-hearted
きょねんlast year
ともだちfriend
とるto take (a class); to get (a grade)
くちmouth; opening
ふるいold (in reference to objects, not people), aged, ancient
かわいいcute, adorable
だいどころkitchen
みぎright hand side
おなじsame, identical
なまえname
むこうbeyond, over there
すうto breathe in, to suck
ふくto blow (wind, etc.)
よぶto call (one's name); to invite
さくto bloom
もんだいa problem
きっさてんcafé
four
よっつfour things
よっかfour days; fourth day of the month
こまるto be bothered, to have difficulty
としょかんlibrary
くにcountry; place of origin
どようびSaturday
あるto be, to exist, to be located
ちかてつunderground train, subway
ちずa map
しおsalt
こえvoice
うるto sell (v.t.)
なつsummer
なつやすみsummer vacation
ゆうがたlate afternoon (typically just before dinner time), evening
ゆうはんdinner, supper, evening meal
そとoutside, exterior
がいこくforeign country; abroad
がいこくじんforeigner
おおいmany; there are a lot
たぶんperhaps, probably, maybe
よるevening, night
おおきいbig, large
おおきなbig
だいじょうぶIt's ok (all right); No need to worry; Everything is under control
おとなadult
たいしかんembassy
たいせつimportant
おおぜいgreat number of people
たいへんvery; difficult, hard
だいすきvery like-able, like very much
だいがくcollege; university
てんきweather
ふといfat, thick
おくさん(someone else's) wife (hon.)
おんなwoman, female
おんなのこgirl
すきliking, fondness, love
いもうとyounger sister (humble)
あね(my) older sister (humble)
はじまる(something) begins
いやdisagreeable, detestable, unpleasant
きらいdislike
こどもchild(ren)
じびきdictionary
がっこうa school
がくせいstudent
やすいinexpensive; cheap (things)
いえhouse, home
かていhome; family
かぞくfamily, members of a family
しゅくだいhomework
さむいcold (in reference to weather)
ねるto sleep; to go to sleep; to go to bed
ふうとうenvelope
ちいさいsmall, little
ちいさなsmall, little
すこしlittle, few
すくないa little; a few
いるto be (of animate beings), to exist
やまmountain
かわriver
ひだりleft hand side
さすto raise (stretch out) hands, to raise (e.g., umbrella)
かえるto go back, to go home, to return
ぼうしhat; cap
ひらがなhiragana
としyear, age
ひろいspacious; wide; broad
みせstore, shop
すわるto sit
にわgarden
ろうかcorridor
たてものbuilding
ひくto pull, to draw; subtract
おとうとyounger brother
よわいweak
つよいstrong, powerful
ひくto play (a string instrument or piano)
まつto wait
あとafterwards (later); in the future; the rest; since then
うしろback, behind, rear
ごはんrice (cooked); meal
わすれるto forget
いそがしいbusy (people, days)
わるいbad, sinful; inferior
いみmeaning, significance
door (Japanese style)
ところplace
hand
てがみletter
おすto push, to press, to stamp (e.g., a passport)
もつto hold, to carry; to possess
そうじcleaning, sweeping
じゅぎょうa class (of school)
かけるto put on (e.g., glasses); to hang (e.g., on a wall)
とるto take (a photo), to make (a film)
おしえるto teach, to inform, to instruct
きょうしつclassroom
さんぽwalk, stroll
りょうりcooking; cuisine
あたらしいnew
しんぶんnewspaper
かたperson (polite); way of doing
りょこうtravel, trip
にちようびSunday
はやいearly
あかるいbright, well-lit; cheerful (of a personality)
あさってday after tomorrow
あしたtomorrow
やさしいeasy, plain, simple
えいがmovie, film
えいがかんmovie theater, cinema
はるspring
ゆうべlast night
きのうyesterday
ひるnoon, daytime
ひるごはんlunch, midday meal
ときどきsometimes
とけいa watch; a clock
じかんtime
ばんevening
ばんごはんdinner, evening meal
はれclear (sunny) weather
はれるto be sunny
あついhot (in reference to weather), warm
ひまfree time, leisure
あたたかいwarm
くらいdark, gloomy
くもりcloudiness, cloudy weather
くもるto become cloudy, to become dim
まがるto turn, to bend
かくto write
げつようびMonday
あるto be, to have
ゆうめいfamous
ふくclothes
あさmorning
あさごはんbreakfast
tree, wood, timber
もくようびThursday
ほんbook
ほんとうreal, true
ほんだなbookshelf
つくえdesk
むらvillage
くるto come
らいねんnext year
らいげつnext month
らいしゅうnext week
ひがしeast
くだものfruit
いすchair
たのしいenjoyable, fun
よこbeside; side; width
はしbridge
つぎnext
ほしいto want, in need of
うたa song
うたうto sing
とまるto come to a halt
あるくto walk
tooth
しぬto die
だんだんgradually, by degrees
はは(my) mother
まいねんevery year, yearly, annually
まいにちevery day
まいばんevery night
まいつきevery month, monthly
まいあさevery morning
まいしゅうevery week
みずwater
すいようびWednesday
きたないdirty, unclean, filthy
いけpond
たくさんmany, much
およぐto swim
ようふくWestern-style clothes
あらうto wash
せんたくwashing, laundry
あびるto bathe, to shower
うみsea, beach
きえるto vanish, to disappear
けすto erase, to delete, to turn off power
すずしいcool, refreshing (in reference to weather)
わたすto hand (something) over (v.t.); to get across
わたるto cross over, to go across
ぬるいlukewarm
かんじkanji; Chinese character
かようびTuesday
はいざらashtray
なくすto lose something
あついhot (objects)
ちち(my) father
かたかなkatakana
ぎゅうにゅうmilk
ぎゅうにくbeef
ものthing (concrete object)
いぬdog
せまいnarrow; not spacious
ねこcat
げんかんentrance (to a house or a building)
あまいgenerous, sweet
うまれるto be born
せいとstudent; pupil
おとこman, male
おとこのこboy
まちtown; city
りゅうがくせいinternational student
ばんごうnumber, series of digits
つかれるto get (become) tired; to become fatigued
びょうきillness; sickness
びょういんhospital
いたいhurt; painful; sore
のぼるto climb
しろwhite
しろいwhite
ひゃくhundred
みなさんall of you, everyone
eye(s)
めがねeye glasses
つくto arrive at, to reach
きるto put on (clothes above your waist); to wear
しるto know, to understand
みじかいshort (length)
せっけんsoap
さとうsugar
みがくto brush (teeth); to polish
わたしI, myself
あきfall (season)
そらsky
まどwindow
たつto stand up
こたえるto answer, to reply
はこbox
はしchopsticks
こうちゃblack tea
かみpaper
ほそいthin, slender, fine
おわるto finish, to close
けっこんmarriage (get married)
けっこうfine, acceptable (that will do); splendid; fairly, quite
a painting; a picture; a drawing
きれいpretty, clean, tidy
みどりgreen
しめるto tie, to fasten, to tighten
れんしゅう(to) practice
おくto put; to lay; to place
おいしいdelicious, tasty
ならうto learn
みみear
きくto hear, to listen, to ask
にくmeat
せい(one's) height, stature
せびろmen's suit
ぬぐto take off (clothes)
じぶんmyself, oneself
じどうしゃautomobile
じてんしゃbicycle
いろcolor
いろいろvarious
はなflower
かびん(flower) vase
わかいyoung
えいごEnglish (language)
ちゃわんrice bowl
ちゃいろbrown
にもつluggage; baggage
はがきpostcard
うすいthin, weak
くすりmedicine
いくto go
にしwest
いるto need
みせるto show, to display
みるto see, to look
おぼえるto learn, to commit to memory, to remember
かどcorner (e.g., desk, pavement)
いうto say
ことばlanguage; word(s); expression(s)
はなしtalk (chat), story
はなすto speak
たんじょうびbirthday
よむto read
だれwho
だれかsomeone
けいかんpolice officer
ぶたにくpork
さいふwallet
かいものshopping
かうto buy
かすto lend
はるto post; to paste; to attach
しつもんquestion, inquiry
あかred
あかいred
はしるto run
おきるto get up (e.g., from sleeping); to happen
あしfoot; leg
くるまcar, vehicle
かるいlight, non-serious, minor
からいhot and spicy; salty
じしょdictionary
へんarea, vicinity
ちかいnear, close by, short
ちかくnearby; in the neighborhood
かえすto return something
はやいfast, quick
おそいslow; (to be) late
あそぶto play; to spend time pleasantly; to hang out
みちroad, street; way, directions
ちがうto be different; to differ; wrong
とおいfar (away), distant
へやa room
ゆうびんきょくpost office
しょうゆsoy sauce
おもいheavy; serious
やさいvegetable
きんようびFriday
えんぴつpencil
ぎんこうbank
かぎa lock; a key
ながいlong, lengthy
もんgate
しまるto close, to be closed
しめるto close, to shut
あくto open, to become open
あけるto open (v.t.)
おりるto get off
ふるto precipitate, to fall (e.g., rain, snow, etc.)
かいだんstairs
となりnext to, next door to
ざっしmagazine, journal
むずかしいdifficult
あめrain
ゆきsnow
れいzero, nought
でんきelectricity, (electric) light
でんわa telephone
でんしゃelectric train
あおblue
あおいblue
しずかquiet, calm
おもしろいinteresting, amusing
くつshoes, footwear
くつしたsocks
おんがくMusic
あたまhead
たのむto request, to ask (a favor)
かおface (body part)
かぜwind, breeze
かぜcold, flu
とぶto fly, to hop
ひこうきairplane
たべるto eat
たべものfood
しょくどうcafeteria, dining hall
のみものdrink, beverage
のむto drink
あめ(hard) candy
えきstation
たかいtall, high; expensive
さかなfish
とりbird
なくto make sound (animal)
とりにくchicken meat
きいろyellow
きいろいyellow
くろblack
くろいblack; dark
はなnose
ありがとうThank you
ごめんなさいI beg your pardon, excuse me, I'm sorry
こんにちはhello, good day (daytime greeting)
すみませんsorry, excuse me
そしてand then
and
どうぞよろしくpleased to meet you
にほんJapan
おとこのひとman
よいgood, nice
いってきます(Lit.) I'll go and come back, 'I'm going, see you later'
おはよう(abbr.) Good morning
おねがいしますPlease (lit., I request)
こんばんはgood evening
さようならgood-bye
おじさん(hon.) uncle (older than one's parent)
おんなのひとwoman
いっていらっしゃいhave a nice day, see you
いってらっしゃいhave a nice day, see you

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