JLPT N5 Katakana Words List

JLPT N5 Katakana Words List

Written by Cruise Bogedin

This is a list of beginner Japanese katakana words for the JLPT N5 level.

Words written in katakana are foreign words that have been adopted into Japanese language using the カタカナ alphabet system. In total, there are about 60 katakana words you must know in order to pass the JLPT N5.

JLPT N5 Katakana Words Complete Study Guide

#RomajiJapaneseGrammar MeaningLevel
1apaatoapartmentN5
2basubusN5
3bataabutter​N5
4beddobedN5
5boorupenball-point penN5
6botanbuttonN5
7depaatodepartment storeN5
8doadoorN5
9erebeetaaelevatorN5
10firumufilmN5
11fookuforkN5
12gitaaguitarN5
13guramugramN5
14hankachihandkerchief​N5
15hoteruhotelN5
16kameracameraN5
17kappucupN5
18kareecurryN5
19karendaacalendarN5
20kiro guramukilogramN5
21kiro meetorukilometerN5
22koohiiCoffeeN5
23kootocoatN5
24kopiicopy; photocopyN5
25koppuglass (drinking vessel); tumbler​N5
26kurasuclassN5
27macchimatchN5
28meetorumetre; meterN5
29naifuknifeN5
30nekutaitie; necktieN5
31nootonotebookN5
32nyuusunewsN5
33paatiipartyN5
34panbreadN5
35peejipageN5
36penpenN5
37pettopetN5
38pokettopocketN5
39posutopostN5
40puuruswimming poolN5
41rajiioradioN5
42rekoodorecordN5
43resutoranrestaurantN5
44seetaasweater; jumperN5
45shatsushirtN5
46shawaashowerN5
47sukaatoskirtN5
48supootsusport; sportsN5
49supuunspoonN5
50surippaslipper; slippersN5
51sutoobuheater; stoveN5
52takushiitaxiN5
53teeburutableN5
54teeputapeN5
55teepu rekoodaatape recorderN5
56terebitelevision; TV​N5
57tesutoexamination; quiz; testN5
58toiretoiletN5
59wai shatsushirtN5
60zerozeroN5
61zubontrousers; pantsN5

Total JLPT N5 Katakana Words Lessons (61)

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*NOTE* Officially, there are no kanji, vocabulary, or grammar lists for the JLPT. As a result, it is not possible to be certain which kanji, words, or grammar will or will not appear in a given test. Our study lists are based on prior test data and comparisons with other available lists of JLPT kanji, vocabulary, grammar, etc.

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