JLPT N5 Vocabulary List

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Showing 317 of 317 JLPT N5 words

WordMeaning
おはようgood morning
こんにちはhello; good afternoon
こんばんはgood evening
ありがとうthank you
すみませんexcuse me; sorry
はいyes
いいえno
お願いしますplease
さようならgoodbye
I; me
あなたyou
he; him
彼女she; her; girlfriend
person; people
man; male
woman; female
男の子boy
女の子girl
子供child; children
友達friend
先生teacher; doctor
学生student
大学生university student
留学生exchange student
会社員office worker
家族family
father (own)
mother (own)
お父さんfather (polite)
お母さんmother (polite)
older brother (own)
older sister (own)
younger brother
younger sister
兄弟siblings
奥さんwife (someone else's)
ご主人husband (someone else's)
now
今日today
明日tomorrow
昨日yesterday
morning
noon; daytime
night; evening
夕方evening
午前morning; AM
午後afternoon; PM
時間time; hour
毎日every day
毎週every week
毎月every month
毎年every year
今週this week
来週next week
先週last week
今月this month
来月next month
先月last month
今年this year
来年next year
去年last year
月曜日Monday
火曜日Tuesday
水曜日Wednesday
木曜日Thursday
金曜日Friday
土曜日Saturday
日曜日Sunday
学校school
大学university
会社company
house; home
station
病院hospital
shop; store
部屋room
教室classroom
図書館library
銀行bank
郵便局post office
公園park
レストランrestaurant
デパートdepartment store
スーパーsupermarket
ホテルhotel
空港airport
above; on top
below; under
inside; middle
outside
front; before
後ろbehind; back
right
left
next to; neighbor
近くnearby
book
water
お茶tea
コーヒーcoffee
食べ物food
飲み物drink; beverage
電話telephone
car
自転車bicycle
電車train
バスbus
お金money
名前name
言葉word; language
写真photograph
新聞newspaper
雑誌magazine
手紙letter
切手stamp
切符ticket
key
umbrella
bag
財布wallet
時計clock; watch
desk
椅子chair
window
ドアdoor
テレビtelevision
パソコンpersonal computer
映画movie; film
音楽music
ご飯rice; meal
パンbread
egg
meat
fish
野菜vegetables
果物fruit
天気weather
rain
snow
wind
flower
mountain
river
sea; ocean
sky
tree; wood
body
head
face
eye
ear
mouth
hand
foot; leg
clothes
shoes
帽子hat; cap
仕事work; job
勉強study
質問question
答えanswer
問題problem; question
意味meaning
練習practice
旅行travel; trip
散歩walk; stroll
買い物shopping
料理cooking; cuisine
誕生日birthday
休みrest; holiday; break
食べるto eat
飲むto drink
見るto see; to watch
聞くto hear; to listen; to ask
読むto read
書くto write
話すto speak; to talk
言うto say
行くto go
来るto come
帰るto return; to go home
入るto enter
出るto go out; to leave
出かけるto go out (for errand)
歩くto walk
走るto run
泳ぐto swim
買うto buy
売るto sell
するto do
あるto exist (inanimate)
いるto exist (animate)
分かるto understand
知るto know
思うto think
使うto use
待つto wait
持つto hold; to have
作るto make; to create
立つto stand
座るto sit
寝るto sleep
起きるto wake up; to get up
教えるto teach; to tell
習うto learn
勉強するto study
働くto work
遊ぶto play; to hang out
休むto rest; to take a day off
開けるto open (transitive)
閉めるto close (transitive)
つけるto turn on; to attach
消すto turn off; to erase
始まるto begin (intransitive)
終わるto end (intransitive)
住むto live; to reside
乗るto ride; to get on
降りるto get off; to descend
渡るto cross over
曲がるto turn; to bend
止まるto stop
洗うto wash
着るto wear (upper body)
脱ぐto take off (clothes)
かかるto take (time/money)
あげるto give
もらうto receive
貸すto lend
借りるto borrow
大きいbig; large
小さいsmall; little
新しいnew
古いold (things)
良いgood
悪いbad
高いhigh; tall; expensive
安いcheap; inexpensive
低いlow; short (height)
長いlong
短いshort (length)
多いmany; much
少ないfew; little
暑いhot (weather)
寒いcold (weather)
暖かいwarm
涼しいcool (weather)
熱いhot (to the touch)
冷たいcold (to the touch)
楽しいfun; enjoyable
面白いinteresting; funny
つまらないboring; dull
難しいdifficult
易しいeasy; simple
忙しいbusy
美味しいdelicious
不味いbad tasting
近いnear; close
遠いfar; distant
早いearly; fast
遅いlate; slow
広いwide; spacious
狭いnarrow; cramped
重いheavy
軽いlight (weight)
白いwhite
黒いblack
赤いred
青いblue; green
甘いsweet
辛いspicy
強いstrong
弱いweak
明るいbright; cheerful
暗いdark; gloomy
若いyoung
丸いround
痛いpainful; ouch
元気healthy; energetic
好きlike; fond of
嫌いdislike; hate
静かquiet; calm
賑やかlively; bustling
有名famous
便利convenient
不便inconvenient
大丈夫all right; OK
大切important; precious
大変very; terrible; tough
綺麗beautiful; clean
上手skillful; good at
下手unskillful; bad at
free time; not busy
一つone (thing)
二つtwo (things)
三つthree (things)
四つfour (things)
五つfive (things)
六つsix (things)
七つseven (things)
八つeight (things)
九つnine (things)
ten (things)
hundred
thousand
ten thousand
とてもvery; extremely
少しa little; a few
たくさんa lot; many
いつもalways
時々sometimes
よくoften; well
まだstill; not yet
もうalready; soon
一緒にtogether
初めてfor the first time
全部all; everything
半分half

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