This is a list of the vocabulary that you need to know in order to pass the JLPT N5. In total, you will need to have a vocabulary of about 800 words.
This list includes lessons for the most common and important words for you to know, all listed in alphabetical order.
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| # | ごい | Vocabulary | Type | Meaning |
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| 101 | フィルム | firumu | Noun, Katakana | film |
| 102 | フォーク | fooku | Noun, Katakana | fork |
| 103 | 服 | fuku ふく | Noun | clothes |
| 104 | 吹く | fuku ふく | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to blow (of the wind) |
| 105 | 降る | furu ふる | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to fall |
| 106 | 古い | furui ふるい | い-adjective | old (not used for people) |
| 107 | 二人 | futari ふたり | Noun | two people; pair; couple |
| 108 | 二つ | futatsu ふたつ | Noun, Numeric | two; 2 |
| 109 | 太い | futoi ふとい | Adjective, い-adjective | fat; thick |
| 110 | 二日 | futsuka ふつか | Noun | the second day of the month / 2 days |
| 111 | 封筒 | fuutou ふうとう | Noun | envelope |
| 112 | 冬 | fuyu ふゆ | Noun | winter |
| 113 | 外国 | gaikoku がいこく | Noun | foreign country |
| 114 | 外国人 | gaikokujin がいこくじん | Noun | foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese |
| 115 | 学校 | gakkou がっこう | Noun | school |
| 116 | 学生 | gakusei がくせい | Noun | student |
| 117 | 玄関 | genkan げんかん | Noun | entrance |
| 118 | 元気 | genki げんき | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy |
| 119 | 月曜日 | getsuyoubi げつようび | Noun | Monday |
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| 120 | 銀行 | ginkou ぎんこう | Noun | bank |
| 121 | ギター | gitaa | Noun, Katakana | guitar |
| 122 | 五 | go ご | Noun, Numeric | five; 5 |
| 123 | 午後 | gogo ごご | Noun | afternoon; p.m. |
| 124 | ご飯 | gohan ごはん | Noun | cooked rice, meal |
| 125 | 午前 | gozen ごぜん | Noun | morning; a.m. |
| 126 | グラム | guramu | Noun, Katakana | gram |
| 127 | 牛肉 | gyuuniku ぎゅうにく | Noun | beef |
| 128 | 牛乳 | gyuunyuu ぎゅうにゅう | Noun | (cow's) milk |
| 129 | 歯 | ha は | Noun | tooth |
| 130 | 八 | hachi はち | Noun, Numeric | eight: 8 |
| 131 | 葉書 | hagaki はがき | Noun | postcard |
| 132 | 母 | haha はは | Noun | mother |
| 133 | はい | hai | Noun | yes; that is correct |
| 134 | 入る | hairu はいる | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to enter; to go into |
| 135 | 灰皿 | haizara はいざら | Noun | ashtray |
| 136 | 始まる | hajimaru はじまる | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to begin |
| 137 | 初めて | hajimete はじめて | Adverb | for the first time |
| 138 | 箱 | hako はこ | Noun | box; crate |
| 139 | 履く | haku はく | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to wear, to put on trousers |
| 140 | 半 | han はん | Noun | half; semi-; half-past |
| 141 | 花 | hana はな | Noun | flower |
| 142 | 鼻 | hana はな | Noun | nose |
| 143 | 話 | hanashi はなし | Noun | talk; speech; chat; conversation |
| 144 | 話す | hanasu はなす | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to speak; to talk; to converse |
| 145 | 半分 | hanbun はんぶん | Noun | half |
| 146 | ハンカチ | hankachi | Noun, Katakana | handkerchief |
| 147 | 晴れ | hare はれ | Noun | clear weather |
| 148 | 晴れる | hareru はれる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | to be sunny |
| 149 | 春 | haru はる | Noun | spring; springtime |
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| 150 | 貼る | haru はる | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to stick; to paste |
| 151 | 箸 | hashi はし | Noun | chopsticks |
| 152 | 橋 | hashi はし | Noun | bridge |
| 153 | 走る | hashiru はしる | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to run |
| 154 | 二十歳 | hatachi はたち | Noun | 20 years old; twenty years old |
| 155 | 働く | hataraku はたらく | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to work |
| 156 | 二十日 | hatsuka はつか | Noun | twentieth day of the month / 20 days |
| 157 | 速い | hayai はやい | Adjective, い-adjective | fast; quick; hasty; brisk |
| 158 | 早い | hayai はやい | Adjective, い-adjective | fast; early |
| 159 | 辺 | hen へん | Noun | area |
| 160 | 下手 | heta へた | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | unskillful; poor; awkward |
| 161 | 部屋 | heya へや | Noun | room |
| 162 | 左 | hidari ひだり | Noun | left; left hand side |
| 163 | 東 | higashi ひがし | Noun | east |
| 164 | 飛行機 | hikouki ひこうき | Noun | airplane; aircraft |
| 165 | 引く | hiku ひく | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to pull |
| 166 | 弾く | hiku ひく | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to play |
| 167 | 低い | hikui ひくい | い-adjective | short,low |
| 168 | 暇 | hima ひま | Noun, な-adjective | free time |
| 169 | 広い | hiroi ひろい | い-adjective | spacious; vast; wide |
| 170 | 昼 | hiru ひる | Noun | noon; midday; daytime; lunch |
| 171 | 昼ご飯 | hirugohan ひるごはん | Noun | lunch |
| 172 | 人 | hito ひと | Noun | person; human |
| 173 | 一人 | hitori ひとり | Noun, Adverb | one person; alone; single |
| 174 | 一つ | hitotsu ひとつ | Noun, Numeric | one thing; only |
| 175 | ほか | hoka | Noun | other (place, thing, person); the rest |
| 176 | 本 | hon ほん | Noun | book; volume; script |
| 177 | 本棚 | hondana ほんだな | Noun | bookshelf; bookcase |
| 178 | 本当 | hontou ほんとう | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | truth; reality; actuality; fact |
| 179 | 欲しい | hoshii ほしい | Adjective, い-adjective | want |
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| 180 | 細い | hosoi ほそい | Adjective, い-adjective | thin; slender |
| 181 | ホテル | hoteru | Noun, Katakana | hotel |
| 182 | 百 | hyaku ひゃく | Noun, Numeric | 100; hundred |
| 183 | 一 | ichi いち | Noun, Prefix, Suffix, Numeric | one; best; first; foremost; start |
| 184 | 一番 | ichiban いちばん | Noun, Adverb | number one; first; 1st, first place; best; most |
| 185 | 一日 | ichinichi いちにち | Noun, Adverbial Noun | one day, all day |
| 186 | 家 | ie いえ | Noun | house, residence, family |
| 187 | いかが | ikaga | Adverb | how; in what way; how about |
| 188 | 池 | ike いけ | Noun | pond |
| 189 | 行く | iku いく | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to go; to move |
| 190 | いくら | ikura | Noun, Adverb | how much?; how many? |
| 191 | いくつ | ikutsu | Adverb | how many?,how old? |
| 192 | 今 | ima いま | Noun, Adverbial Noun | now; the present time; soon |
| 193 | 意味 | imi いみ | Noun | meaning; significance; sense |
| 194 | 妹 | imouto いもうと | Noun | younger sister |
| 195 | 犬 | inu いぬ | Noun | dog |
| 196 | 入れる | ireru いれる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install |
| 197 | 入口 | iriguchi いりぐち | Noun | entrance; entry; gate |
| 198 | 色 | iro いろ | Noun | colour; color |
| 199 | 色々 | iroiro いろいろ | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective, Adverb | various |
| 200 | 要る | iru いる | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to be needed |
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