JLPT N5 Katakana Words List

JLPT N5 Katakana Words List

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
1 apaato apartment N5
2 basu bus N5
3 bataa butter​ N5
4 beddo bed N5
5 boorupen ball-point pen N5
6 botan button N5
7 depaato department store N5
8 doa door N5
9 erebeetaa elevator N5
10 firumu film N5
11 fooku fork N5
12 gitaa guitar N5
13 guramu gram N5
14 hankachi handkerchief​ N5
15 hoteru hotel N5
16 kamera camera N5
17 kappu cup N5
18 karee curry N5
19 karendaa calendar N5
20 kiro guramu kilogram N5
21 kiro meetoru kilometer N5
22 koohii Coffee N5
23 kooto coat N5
24 kopii copy; photocopy N5
25 koppu glass (drinking vessel); tumbler​ N5
26 kurasu class N5
27 macchi match N5
28 meetoru metre; meter N5
29 naifu knife N5
30 nekutai tie; necktie N5
31 nooto notebook N5
32 nyuusu news N5
33 paatii party N5
34 pan bread N5
35 peeji page N5
36 pen pen N5
37 petto pet N5
38 poketto pocket N5
39 posuto post N5
40 puuru swimming pool N5
41 rajiio radio N5
42 rekoodo record N5
43 resutoran restaurant N5
44 seetaa sweater; jumper N5
45 shatsu shirt N5
46 shawaa shower N5
47 sukaato skirt N5
48 supootsu sport; sports N5
49 supuun spoon N5
50 surippa slipper; slippers N5
51 sutoobu heater; stove N5
52 takushii taxi N5
53 teeburu table N5
54 teepu tape N5
55 teepu rekoodaa tape recorder N5
56 terebi television; TV​ N5
57 tesuto examination; quiz; test N5
58 toire toilet N5
59 wai shatsu shirt N5
60 zero zero N5
61 zubon trousers; pants N5

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.