This is a Japanese vocabulary list of Verb(s) you need to know in order to pass the JLPT N5.
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References:
| # | 動詞 | Verb | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 浴びる | abiru あびる | to bathe, to shower |
| 2 | 上げる | ageru あげる | to raise; to elevate |
| 3 | 開ける | akeru あける | to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock |
| 4 | 開く | aku あく | to open (e.g. doors, business, etc) |
| 5 | 洗う | arau あらう | to wash |
| 6 | ある | aru | to be,to have |
| 7 | 歩く | aruku あるく | to walk |
| 8 | 遊ぶ | asobu あそぶ | to play; to enjoy oneself |
| 9 | 会う | au あう | to meet; to encounter; to see |
| 10 | 勉強 | benkyou べんきょう | to study |
| 11 | 病気 | byouki びょうき | illness; disease; sickness |
| 12 | 違う | chigau ちがう | to differ |
| 13 | ちょっと | chotto | a little |
| 14 | 丁度 | choudo ちょうど | exactly |
| 15 | だんだん | dandan | gradually |
| 16 | 出す | dasu だす | to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal |
| 17 | 出かける | dekakeru でかける | to go out; to leave; to depart |
| 18 | 電話 | denwa でんわ | telephone (call / device)l; phone call |
| 19 | 出る | deru でる | to leave; to exit; to appear; to go out |
| 20 | どう | dou | how; in what way; how about |
| 21 | どうも | doumo | thank you; thanks |
| 22 | どうぞ | douzo | please |
| 23 | 吹く | fuku ふく | to blow (of the wind) |
| 24 | 降る | furu ふる | to fall |
| 25 | 入る | hairu はいる | to enter; to go into |
| 26 | 始まる | hajimaru はじまる | to begin |
| 27 | 初めて | hajimete はじめて | for the first time |
| 28 | 履く | haku はく | to wear,to put on trousers |
| 29 | 話す | hanasu はなす | to speak; to talk; to converse |
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| 30 | 晴れる | hareru はれる | to be sunny |
| 31 | 貼る | haru はる | to stick; to paste |
| 32 | 走る | hashiru はしる | to run |
| 33 | 働く | hataraku はたらく | to work |
| 34 | 引く | hiku ひく | to pull |
| 35 | 弾く | hiku ひく | to play |
| 36 | 一人 | hitori ひとり | one person; alone; single |
| 37 | 一番 | ichiban いちばん | number one; first; 1st, first place; best; most |
| 38 | 一日 | ichinichi いちにち | one day, all day |
| 39 | いかが | ikaga | how; in what way; how about |
| 40 | 行く | iku いく | to go; to move |
| 41 | いくら | ikura | how much?; how many? |
| 42 | いくつ | ikutsu | how many?,how old? |
| 43 | 今 | ima いま | now; the present time; soon |
| 44 | 意味 | imi いみ | meaning; significance; sense |
| 45 | 入れる | ireru いれる | to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install |
| 46 | 色々 | iroiro いろいろ | various |
| 47 | 居る | iru いる | to be, to have |
| 48 | 要る | iru いる | to be needed |
| 49 | 言う | iu いう | to say; to call |
| 50 | 授業 | jugyou じゅぎょう | lesson; class work |
| 51 | 帰る | kaeru かえる | to go back |
| 52 | 返す | kaesu かえす | to return something |
| 53 | 掛かる | kakaru かかる | to take (a resource, e.g. time or money) |
| 54 | 掛ける | kakeru かける | to hang up; to make (a call); |
| 55 | 書く | kaku かく | to write; to compose; to pen; to draw |
| 56 | 借りる | kariru かりる | to borrow |
| 57 | 貸す | kasu かす | to lend; to loan |
| 58 | 買う | kau かう | to buy; to purchase |
| 59 | 結婚 | kekkon けっこん | marriage |
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| 60 | 結構 | kekkou けっこう | splendid, enough |
| 61 | 消す | kesu けす | to erase, to turn off power |
| 62 | 消える | kieru きえる | to disappear |
| 63 | 聞く | kiku きく | to hear; to listen (to music); to ask; to learn of |
| 64 | 切る | kiru きる | to cut |
| 65 | 着る | kiru きる | to wear |
| 66 | 困る | komaru こまる | to be worried |
| 67 | コピー | kopii | copy; photocopy |
| 68 | 答える | kotaeru こたえる | to answer |
| 69 | 交番 | kouban こうばん | police box |
| 70 | 曇る | kumoru くもる | to become cloudy, to become dim |
| 71 | 来る | kuru くる | to come |
| 72 | 曲る | magaru まがる | to turn,to bend |
| 73 | 真っ直ぐ | massugu まっすぐ | straight ahead,direct |
| 74 | 待つ | matsu まつ | to wait |
| 75 | 磨く | migaku みがく | to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth) |
| 76 | みんな | minna | all; everyone; everybody |
| 77 | 見る | miru みる | to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe |
| 78 | 見せる | miseru みせる | to show; to display |
| 79 | 持つ | motsu もつ | to hold |
| 80 | もっと | motto | more; longer; further |
| 81 | 鳴く | naku なく | animal noise. to chirp |
| 82 | 無くす | nakusu なくす | to lose (something) |
| 83 | 並べる | naraberu ならべる | to line up,to set up |
| 84 | 並ぶ | narabu ならぶ | to line up,to stand in a line |
| 85 | 習う | narau ならう | to be taught; to learn (from a teacher) |
| 86 | 何故 | naze なぜ | why; how |
| 87 | 寝る | neru ねる | to sleep; to go to bed; to lie down |
| 88 | 登る | noboru のぼる | to climb |
| 89 | 飲む | nomu のむ | to drink |
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| 90 | 乗る | noru のる | to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.) |
| 91 | 脱ぐ | nugu ぬぐ | to take off clothes |
| 92 | 覚える | oboeru おぼえる | to remember |
| 93 | 起きる | okiru おきる | to get up; to wake up |
| 94 | 置く | oku おく | to put; to place |
| 95 | 同じ | onaji おなじ | same |
| 96 | 降りる | oriru おりる | to get off |
| 97 | 教える | oshieru おしえる | to teach |
| 98 | 押す | osu おす | to push; to press |
| 99 | 終る | owaru おわる | to finish; to end |
| 100 | 泳ぐ | oyogu およぐ | to swim |
JLPT N5 vocab List total: (153)
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*NOTE* This is not yet a complete list of all JLPT vocabulary lessons, and new lessons are being added every week.
