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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | 居る | iru いる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | to be, to have |
| 202 | 医者 | isha いしゃ | Noun | (medical) doctor; physician |
| 203 | 忙しい | isogashii いそがしい | Adjective, い-adjective | busy |
| 204 | 一緒 | issho いっしょ | Noun | together; at the same time; same; identical |
| 205 | 椅子 | isu いす | Noun | chair |
| 206 | 痛い | itai いたい | Adjective, い-adjective | painful; sore |
| 207 | いつ | itsu | Pronoun | when |
| 208 | 五日 | itsuka いつか | Noun | the fifth day of the month / 5 days |
| 209 | 五つ | itsutsu いつつ | Noun, Numeric | five; 5 |
| 210 | 言う | iu いう | Verb, Godan verb | to say; to call |
| 211 | 嫌 | iya いや | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | unpleasant |
| 212 | じゃあ | jaa | Conjunction | then; well; so; well then |
| 213 | 字引 | jibiki じびき | Noun | dictionary |
| 214 | 自分 | jibun じぶん | Pronoun | myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; i; me |
| 215 | 自動車 | jidousha じどうしゃ | Noun | automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; car |
| 216 | 時間 | jikan じかん | Noun | time; hour(s) |
| 217 | 辞書 | jisho じしょ | Noun | dictionary |
| 218 | 自転車 | jitensha じてんしゃ | Noun | bicycle |
| 219 | 丈夫 | joubu じょうぶ | Adjective, な-adjective | strong, durable |
| 220 | 上手 | jouzu じょうず | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at) |
| 221 | 授業 | jugyou じゅぎょう | Noun, Suru verb | lesson; class work |
| 222 | 十 | juu じゅう | Noun, Numeric | ten; 10 |
| 223 | かばん | kaban | Noun | bag; basket |
| 224 | 花瓶 | kabin かびん | Noun | a vase |
| 225 | 角 | kado かど | Noun | a corner; angle |
| 226 | 帰る | kaeru かえる | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to go back |
| 227 | 返す | kaesu かえす | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to return something |
| 228 | 鍵 | kagi かぎ | Noun | key |
| 229 | 階段 | kaidan かいだん | Noun | stairs; stairway; staircase |
| 230 | 買い物 | kaimono かいもの | Noun | shopping; purchased goods |
| 231 | 会社 | kaisha かいしゃ | Noun | company; corporation |
| 232 | 掛かる | kakaru かかる | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to take (a resource, e.g. time or money) |
| 233 | 掛ける | kakeru かける | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to hang up; to make (a call); |
| 234 | 書く | kaku かく | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to write; to compose; to pen; to draw |
| 235 | カメラ | kamera | Noun, Katakana | camera |
| 236 | 紙 | kami かみ | Noun | paper |
| 237 | 漢字 | kanji かんじ | Noun | kanji |
| 238 | カップ | kappu | Noun, Katakana | cup |
| 239 | 体 | karada からだ | Noun | body |
| 240 | 辛い | karai からい | い-adjective | spicy |
| 241 | カレー | karee | Noun, Katakana | curry |
| 242 | カレンダー | karendaa | Noun, Katakana | calendar |
| 243 | 借りる | kariru かりる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to borrow |
| 244 | 軽い | karui かるい | Adjective, い-adjective | light |
| 245 | 傘 | kasa かさ | Noun | umbrella |
| 246 | 貸す | kasu かす | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to lend; to loan |
| 247 | 方 | kata かた | Noun | way of doing something |
| 248 | 家庭 | katei かてい | Noun | household |
| 249 | 買う | kau かう | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to buy; to purchase |
| 250 | 川 | kawa かわ | Noun, Suffix | river; stream |
| 251 | 可愛い | kawaii かわいい | Adjective, い-adjective | cute |
| 252 | 火曜日 | kayoubi かようび | Noun | Tuesday |
| 253 | 風 | kaze かぜ | Noun | wind |
| 254 | 風邪 | kaze かぜ | Noun | a cold |
| 255 | 家族 | kazoku かぞく | Noun | family; members of a family |
| 256 | 警官 | keikan けいかん | Noun | policeman; police officer |
| 257 | 結婚 | kekkon けっこん | Noun, Suru verb | marriage |
| 258 | 結構 | kekkou けっこう | Noun, Adverbial Noun, Adjective, な-adjective, Adverb | splendid, enough |
| 259 | 今朝 | kesa けさ | Noun, Temporal noun | this morning |
| 260 | 消す | kesu けす | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to erase, to turn off power |
| 261 | 木 | ki き | Noun | tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber |
| 262 | 消える | kieru きえる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | to disappear |
| 263 | 黄色い | kiiroi きいろい | Adjective, い-adjective | yellow |
| 264 | 聞く | kiku きく | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to hear; to listen (to music); to ask; to learn of |
| 265 | 昨日 | kinou きのう | Noun | yesterday |
| 266 | 金曜日 | kinyoubi きんようび | Noun | Friday |
| 267 | 切符 | kippu きっぷ | Noun | ticket |
| 268 | 嫌い | kirai きらい | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | hate |
| 269 | 綺麗 | kirei きれい | Adjective, な-adjective | pretty; lovely; beautiful |
| 270 | キログラム | kiro guramu | Noun, Katakana | kilogram |
| 271 | キロメートル | kiro meetoru | Noun, Katakana | kilometer |
| 272 | 切る | kiru きる | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to cut |
| 273 | 着る | kiru きる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to wear |
| 274 | 喫茶店 | kissaten きっさてん | Noun | coffee shop; tearoom; cafe |
| 275 | 北 | kita きた | Noun | north |
| 276 | 汚い | kitanai きたない | Adjective, い-adjective | dirty |
| 277 | 切手 | kitte きって | Noun | stamp (postage) |
| 278 | こっち | kocchi | Noun | this person or way |
| 279 | こちら | kochira | Noun | this way; this direction |
| 280 | 子供 | kodomo こども | Noun | child |
| 281 | 声 | koe こえ | Noun | voice |
| 282 | ここ | koko | Pronoun | here; this place |
| 283 | 九日 | kokonoka ここのか | Noun | ninth day of the month / 9 days |
| 284 | 九つ | kokonotsu ここのつ | Noun, Numeric | nine; 9 |
| 285 | 困る | komaru こまる | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to be troubled |
| 286 | 今晩 | konban こんばん | Noun | tonight; this evening |
| 287 | 今月 | kongetsu こんげつ | Noun | this month |
| 288 | こんな | konna | Pre-noun adjectival | such; like this |
| 289 | この | kono | Pre-noun adjectival | this |
| 290 | 今週 | konshuu こんしゅう | Noun | this week |
| 291 | コーヒー | koohii | Noun, Katakana | Coffee |
| 292 | コート | kooto | Noun, Katakana | coat |
| 293 | コピー | kopii | Noun, Suru verb, Katakana | copy; photocopy |
| 294 | コップ | koppu | Noun, Katakana | glass (drinking vessel); tumbler |
| 295 | これ | kore | Pronoun | this |
| 296 | 答える | kotaeru こたえる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | to answer |
| 297 | 言葉 | kotoba ことば | Noun | word; words |
| 298 | 今年 | kotoshi ことし | Noun | this year |
| 299 | 交番 | kouban こうばん | Noun | police box |
| 300 | 紅茶 | koucha こうちゃ | Noun | black tea |
JLPT N5 vocab List total: (644)
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