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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 電車 | densha でんしゃ | Noun | train; electric train |
| 102 | 電話 | denwa でんわ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | telephone (call / device)l; phone call |
| 103 | 出る | deru でる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | to leave; to exit; to appear; to go out |
| 104 | 土曜日 | doyoubi どようび | Noun | Saturday |
| 105 | 映画館 | eigakan えいがかん | Noun | movie theater; cinema |
| 106 | 英語 | eigo えいご | Noun | English language |
| 107 | 二人 | futari ふたり | Noun | two people; pair; couple |
| 108 | 二つ | futatsu ふたつ | Noun, Numeric | two; 2 |
| 109 | 二日 | futsuka ふつか | Noun | the second day of the month / 2 days |
| 110 | 冬 | fuyu ふゆ | Noun | winter |
| 111 | 外国 | gaikoku がいこく | Noun | foreign country |
| 112 | 外国人 | gaikokujin がいこくじん | Noun | foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese |
| 113 | 学校 | gakkou がっこう | Noun | school |
| 114 | 学生 | gakusei がくせい | Noun | student |
| 115 | 元気 | genki げんき | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy |
| 116 | 月曜日 | getsuyoubi げつようび | Noun | Monday |
| 117 | 銀行 | ginkou ぎんこう | Noun | bank |
| 118 | 五 | go ご | Noun, Numeric | five; 5 |
| 119 | 午後 | gogo ごご | Noun | afternoon; p.m. |
| 120 | ご飯 | gohan ごはん | Noun | cooked rice, meal |
| 121 | 午前 | gozen ごぜん | Noun | morning; a.m. |
| 122 | 八 | hachi はち | Noun, Numeric | eight: 8 |
| 123 | 葉書 | hagaki はがき | Noun | postcard |
| 124 | 母 | haha はは | Noun | mother |
| 125 | 入る | hairu はいる | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to enter; to go into |
| 126 | 半 | han はん | Noun | half; semi-; half-past |
| 127 | 話 | hanashi はなし | Noun | talk; speech; chat; conversation |
| 128 | 話す | hanasu はなす | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to speak; to talk; to converse |
| 129 | 半分 | hanbun はんぶん | Noun | half |
| 130 | 春 | haru はる | Noun | spring; springtime |
| 131 | 二十歳 | hatachi はたち | Noun | 20 years old; twenty years old |
| 132 | 二十日 | hatsuka はつか | Noun | twentieth day of the month / 20 days |
| 133 | 早い | hayai はやい | Adjective, い-adjective | fast; early |
| 134 | 速い | hayai はやい | Adjective, い-adjective | fast; quick; hasty; brisk |
| 135 | 下手 | heta へた | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | unskillful; poor; awkward |
| 136 | 左 | hidari ひだり | Noun | left; left hand side |
| 137 | 東 | higashi ひがし | Noun | east |
| 138 | 飛行機 | hikouki ひこうき | Noun | airplane; aircraft |
| 139 | 昼 | hiru ひる | Noun | noon; midday; daytime; lunch |
| 140 | 昼ご飯 | hirugohan ひるごはん | Noun | lunch |
JLPT N5 vocab List total: (273)
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