Here is our vocabulary list of lessons for all of the Noun(s) you need to know in order to pass the JLPT N5.
You can click on any of the words below to go to a customized lesson for that word with more details and example sentences.
For extra study, you can also use our full JLPT N5 vocabulary list or our JLPT N5 Study Guide.
| # | 名詞 | Noun | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 赤 | aka あか | red; crimson; scarlet |
| 2 | 秋 | aki あき | autumn; fall |
| 3 | 雨 | ame あめ | rain |
| 4 | 姉 | ane あね | older sister; elder sister |
| 5 | 兄 | ani あに | elder brother; older brother |
| 6 | 青 | ao あお | blue; azure |
| 7 | 朝 | asa あさ | morning |
| 8 | 朝ご飯 | asagohan あさごはん | breakfast |
| 9 | 明後日 | asatte あさって | day after tomorrow |
| 10 | 足 | ashi あし | foot; leg; paw; arm |
| 11 | 明日 | ashita あした | tomorrow |
| 12 | 後 | ato あと | behind; after; remainder; left; also |
| 13 | 晩ご飯 | bangohan ばんごはん | dinner; evening meal |
| 14 | 帽子 | boushi ぼうし | hat; cap |
| 15 | 病院 | byouin びょういん | hospital |
| 16 | 病気 | byouki びょうき | illness; disease; sickness |
| 17 | 父 | chichi ちち | father |
| 18 | 小さな | chiisana ちいさな | small; little; tiny |
| 19 | 地下鉄 | chikatetsu ちかてつ | subway; underground train |
| 20 | 地図 | chizu ちず | map |
| 21 | 大学 | daigaku だいがく | university; college |
| 22 | 出口 | deguchi でぐち | exit; gateway; way out |
| 23 | 電気 | denki でんき | electricity |
| 24 | 電車 | densha でんしゃ | train; electric train |
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| 25 | 電話 | denwa でんわ | telephone (call / device)l; phone call |
| 26 | 土曜日 | doyoubi どようび | Saturday |
| 27 | 映画館 | eigakan えいがかん | movie theater; cinema |
| 28 | 英語 | eigo えいご | English language |
| 29 | 二人 | futari ふたり | two people; pair; couple |
| 30 | 二つ | futatsu ふたつ | two; 2 |
| 31 | 二日 | futsuka ふつか | the second day of the month / 2 days |
| 32 | 冬 | fuyu ふゆ | winter |
| 33 | 外国 | gaikoku がいこく | foreign country |
| 34 | 外国人 | gaikokujin がいこくじん | foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese |
| 35 | 学校 | gakkou がっこう | school |
| 36 | 学生 | gakusei がくせい | student |
| 37 | 元気 | genki げんき | lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy |
| 38 | 月曜日 | getsuyoubi げつようび | Monday |
| 39 | 銀行 | ginkou ぎんこう | bank |
| 40 | 五 | go ご | five; 5 |
| 41 | 午後 | gogo ごご | afternoon; p.m. |
| 42 | ご飯 | gohan ごはん | cooked rice, meal |
| 43 | 午前 | gozen ごぜん | morning; a.m. |
| 44 | 八 | hachi はち | eight: 8 |
| 45 | 葉書 | hagaki はがき | postcard |
| 46 | 母 | haha はは | mother |
| 47 | 半 | han はん | half; semi-; half-past |
| 48 | 話 | hanashi はなし | talk; speech; chat; conversation |
| 49 | 半分 | hanbun はんぶん | half |
| 50 | 春 | haru はる | spring; springtime |
JLPT N5 vocab List total: (218)
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