jlpt level n5 vocabulary list

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JLPT Level N5 Vocabulary List

I have compiled and formatted this vocabulary list using the now

outdated exam specification book: Test Content Specifications

(Revised Edition), The Japan Foundation and Association of

International Education, Japan (2004).

As of 2010, there is no official vocabulary list. This list, then, is an

approximate guide that is likely to match requirements for the Level N5exam.

# Kana Kanji Type Definition/s

1 int Ah!,Oh!

2 u-v to meet,to see

3 n blue

4 adj blue

5 n red

6 adj red

7 adj bright,cheerful

8 n-adv autumn,fall

9 u-v,vi to open,to become open

10 ru-v to open

11 ru-v to give

12 n-adv,n-t morning

13 n breakfast

14 n-adv,n-t day after tomorrow

15 n foot,leg

16 n-t tomorrow

17 n there,over there,that place

18 u-v to play,to enjoy oneself

19 adj warm,mild

20 n head

21 adj new


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22 n there,yonder,that23 adj hot,warm

24 adj hot (thing)

25 adj kind,warm(hearted),thick,deep

26 n col over there

27 adj-no,n afterwards,since then,in the future28 n you

29 n (hum) older brother

30 n (hum) older sister

31 pren-adj that over there

32 int um...

33 n,adv apartment (abbr)

34 ru-v to bathe,to shower

35 adj dangerous,critical,watch out!

36 adj,expr generous,sweet

37 na-adj,adv,n,n-

suf

not very,not much

38 n rain

39 n (hard) candy,toffee

40 u-v to wash

41 [] u-v-i to be

42 [] u-v-i to have

43 u-v to walk

44 int,n that,that thing

45 / adj good

46 int,n no,not at all

47 u-v to say

48 suf house,family

49 na-adj,adv,n

how,in what way




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50 / u-v to go51 n how many?,how old?

52 adv,n how much?,how many?

53 n pond

54 n doctor (medical)

55 n chair

56 adj busy,irritated

57 adj painful

58 num one

59 n 1 day (duration)

60 n-adv best,first,number one

61

gn-adv when

62 n five days,the fifth day (of the month)

63 adv,n together

64 n five

65 adv,n always,every time

66 dog

67 now

68 n,vs meaning

69 n younger sister

70 na-adj,n disagreeable,no

71 n entrance,gate

72 u-v (hum) to be (animate),to exist

73 u-v to need

74 ru-v to put in

75 n colour

76 na-adj,adj-no,adv,n

various

77 no-adj,n-adv,n,n-suf

above,on top of




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78 n behind,rear79 adj thin,weak

80 n song

81 u-v to sing

82 n house (one's own)

83 ru-v to be born84 n sea,beach

85 u-v to sell

86 adj noisy,loud,annoying

87 n coat,jacket

88 n,n-suf picture,drawing,painting,sketch

89 n movie,film

90 n movie theatre (theater),cinema

91 n the English language

92 conj,int,n yes

93 n station

94 n elevator

95 n yen (currency)

96 n pencil

97 prefix honourable (honorific)

98 adj delicious,tasty

99 adj many

100 adj big

101 na-adj big

102 n great number of people

103 n (hon) mother

104 n confections,sweets,candy

105 n money

106 ru-v to get up,to rise

107 u-v to put,to place




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108 n (hon) wife

109 n alcohol,sake (rice wine)

110 n plate,dish

111 /

n uncle,middle aged man

112 n grandfather,male senior citizen

113 ru-v to teach,to inform

114 u-v,vt to push,to press

115 adj late,slow

116 n tea (green)

117 toilet,lavatory,bathroom

118 n (hon) father119 n younger brother

120 n man

121 n boy

122 n-adv,n-t day before yesterday

123 n-adv,n-t year before last

124 n adult

125 n stomach

126 na-adj,n same,identical,similar

127 n (hon) older brother

128 n (hon) older sister

129 /

n aunt

130 n grandmother,female senior-citizen

131 n bath

132 n boxed lunch

133 ru-v to remember,to memorize

134 n policeman (friendly term)

135 adj heavy




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136 adj interesting,amusing

137 u-v to swim

138 ru-v to alight (eg from bus),to get off

139 u-v to finish,to close

140 n music

141 n woman,girl,daughter

142 n girl

143 n counter for occurrences

144 n counter for storeys of a building

145 n foreign country

146 n foreigner

147 n company,corporation

148 n stairs

149 n shopping

150 u-v to buy

151 u-v,vt to return something

152 u-v to go home,to return

153 n face (person)154 u-v,vi to take (eg time, money)

155 n key/s

156 u-v to write

157 n student

158 suf (number of) months

159 ru-v to put on (eg glasses)

160 ru-v to dial/call (eg phone)

161 n umbrella

162 u-v to lend

163 n wind,breeze

164 n cold,illness

165 n




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166 n family

167 n katakana

168 suf month of year

169 n school

170 n cup

171 n home,household

172 n corner (e.g. desk)

173 n bag,basket

174 n (flower) vase

175 u-v to wear,to put on (head)

176 n paper

177 n camera

178 n-adv,n Tuesday

179 adj spicy,salty

180 n body

181 ru-v to borrow,to have a loan

182 suf feel

183 adj light,non-serious,minor

184 n curry

185 n calendar

186 / n river

187 n-suf side

188 adj cute,charming

189 n kanji,Chinese character

190 n tree,wood

191 n yellow

192 adj yellow

193 ru-v to go out,to vanish




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194

u-v to hear,to listen,to ask

195 north

196 n guitar

197 adj dirty,messy

198 n coffee lounge

199 n stamp (eg. postage)

200 n ticket

201 n-adv,n-t yesterday

202 num nine

203 n beef

204 n milk

205 n-t today,this day

206 n classroom

207 n siblings (brothers and sisters)

208 n-adv,n-t last year

209 na-adj,n dislike,hate

210 suf,u-v to cut,to chop

211 ru-v to wear,to put on (from shoulders down)

212 na-adj pretty,clean,nice,tidy

213 /

n,pref kilo (kilogram)

214 /

n,pref kilo (kilometre)

215 n bank

216 n-adv,n Friday

217 number nine

218 n medicine

219 kana only (with te-form verb) please do for me

220 n fruit

221 n mouth,orifice,opening




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222

n shoes,footwear

223 n socks

224 n country

225 adv cloudiness,cloudy weather

226 u-v to become cloudy,to become dim

227 adj dark,gloomy

228 /

suf approximate (quantity)

229 n class

230 n gram

231 vk to come

232 n car,vehicle

233 n black

234 adj black

235 n policeman

236 n-temp this morning

237 u-v to erase,to delete,to turn off power

238 na-adj,n-adv,n

nice,enough

239

adj-no,n,vs marriage

240 n-adv,n Monday

241 n entrance-way,entry hall

242 na-adj,n health

243 n,suf counter for small items

244 num five

245 n,n-suf word,language

246 n (public) park

247 n intersection




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248 n black tea

249 npolice box

250 n voice

251 n coat

252 n coffee

253 n here,this place

254 n-adv,n-t afternoon,P.M.

255 nine days,the ninth day (of the month)

256 n nine

257 n-adv,n-t morning,A.M.

258 ru-v to answer,to reply

259 n this eg person, way

260 n this eg person, way

261 n cup

262 n-adv,n-t this year

263 n word

264 n child,children265 adj-pn,int this

266 n rice (cooked),meal

267 n,p-suru to copy

268 u-v to be worried,to be bothered

269 int,n this

270 / n-suf about,approximately (time)

271 n-adv,n-t this month

272 n-adv,n-t this week

273 na-adj,adj-pn,adv,n

such,like this

274 n-adv,n-t tonight,this evening

275 conj,int come now, well




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276 suf years-old

277 n wallet

278 n fish

279 adj-no,n,n-suf,pref

the future,former,previous

280 u-v to bloom

281 n composition,writing

282 u-v to raise (stretch out) hands,to raise (eg umbrella)

283 n counter for books

284 n magazine

285 n sugar

286

adj cold (e.g. weather)

287 n-adv,n-t year after next

288 suf Mr or Mrs

289 num three

290

n,vs walk,stroll

291 num four

292 suf time ( O'clock)

293 n salt

294 conj however,but

295 n-adv,n time

296 suf hours

297 adj-no,n work,occupation,employment

298 n dictionary

299 na-adj quiet,peaceful

300 n under,below,beneath

301 num seven

302 n,vs question,inquiry

303 n bicycle




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304 n automobile

305 v5n to die

306 n dictionary

307 n myself,oneself

308 u-v,vi to close,to be closed

309 ru-v,vt to close,to shut

310 ru-v to tie,to fasten

311 / conj,int well,well then

312 n photograph

313 n shirt,singlet

314 n shower

315 num ten

316 suf during,while

317 suf weeks

318 n,vs lesson,class work

319 n homework

320 na-adj,n skill,skillful,dexterity

321 na-adj,n strong,solid,durable

322 n soy sauce

323 n cafeteria,dining hall

324 u-v to know,to understand

325 n white

326 adj white

327 n,suf counter for people

328 n newspaper

329 n-adv,n Wednesday

330 u-v to smoke,to breathe in,to suck

331 n skirt

332 na-adj,n liking,fondness,love




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333 suf to exceed, too much

334 adj a few,scarce

335 adv immediately,instantly

336 adv,n little,few

337 adj cool,refreshing

338 suf at a time,gradually

339 n heater (lit: stove)

340 n spoon

341 n sport

342 n trousers (fr: jupon)

343 u-v to reside,to live in

344 n slippers

345 vs-i to do,to try

346 u-v to sit

347 n height,stature

348 n pupil

349 n sweater,jumper

350 n soap

351 n business suit

352 adj narrow,confined,small

353 n zero

354 thousand,many

355 n-adv,n-t last month

356 n-adv,n-t last week,the week before

357 n teacher,master,doctor

358 n,vs washing,laundry

359 n-adv,n-t all,entire,whole

360 / appears,to be the case

361

n,vs cleaning,sweeping




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362 /

conj and,like that

363 n that place,there

364 n over there

365 n over there

366 n outside, exterior

367 adj-pn that

368 n near,close,beside

369 n sky

370 n it,that

371 uk and then,after that

372 exp in that situation,well then...

373 suf counter for vehicles/machines

374 n university

375 n embassy

376 na-adj,adv,n

safe,all right,O.K.

377 na-adj,n very likeable,like very much

378 na-adj,n important

379 n kitchen

380 na-adj,adv,n

very

381 na-adj,adv,n

difficult situation,tough situation

382 adj tall,high

383 adj expensive

384 prt only,just

385 na-adj,adv,n

many,a lot,much

386 n taxi

387 u-v to put out,to send




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388 n-suf plural suffix389 u-v to stand

390 n length,height

391 n building

392 adj enjoyable,fun

393 u-v to request,to ask

394 n tobacco,cigarettes

395 adv,n perhaps,probably

396 n food

397 ru-v to eat

398 n egg(s)

399

n who

400 n someone,somebody

401 n birthday

402 adv,n gradually,by degrees

403 adj small,little

404 na-adj small,little

405 adj,suf near,close by,short

406 u-v to differ (from)

407 n-adv,n near

408 n underground train,subway

409 n map

410 n (one's own) father

411 n brown

412 n rice bowl

413 suf during,whileing

414 gn just,right,exactly

415 adv,int a little,somewhat

416 n for one day,first of month




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417 u-v to use

418 ru-v to get tired,to tire

419 n next

420 u-v to arrive at,to reach

421 n desk

422 u-v to make,to create

423 ru-v,vt to turn on (eg a light)

424 ru-v to serve,to work (for)

425 adj insignificant,boring

426 adj cold (to the touch)

427 adj strong,powerful

428 n hand429 n tape

430

n tape recorder

431 n table

432 ru-v to depart,to go out

433 n letter

434 ru-v to be able to

435 n exit

436 n,vs test

437 expr with that...

438 n department store

439 conj,prt but,however

440 ru-v to appear,to leave

441 n television,TV

442 n weather

443 n electricity,(electric) light

444 n electric train

445 n,vs telephone




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446 n door (Japanese style)

447 n-suf counter for occurrences

448 n door (Western style)

449 n toilet

450 adv how,in what way

451 adv,int why?,for what reason

452 adv please,kindly,by all means

453 n animal

454 adv,int thanks,very

455 num ten

456 adj far,distant

457 ten days,the tenth (day of the month)

458 adv,n at the time of

459 adv,n sometimes

460 n watch,clock

461 n where,what place

462 n place

463 n year,age464 n library

465 n which,which way

466 n which one,which way

467 adv very

468 n who

469 n next to,next door to

470 pren-adj which

471 u-v to fly,to hop

472 u-v to come to a halt

473 n friend

474 n-adv,n Saturday




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475 n bird476 n chicken meat

477 u-v to take

478 u-v to take (a photo)

479 n which (of three or more)

480 na-adj,adj-pn,nwhat,what kind of

481 adj there isn't,doesn't have

482 n knife

483 n inside,middle,among

484 adj long

485 prt while ~ing,during,although

486 u-v to sing (bird),to make sound (animal)

487 u-v to lose something

488 adv why

489 n-adv,n-t summer

490 n summer vacation,summer holiday

491 n,n-suf,prt et cetera

492 n seven

493 / int,n what

494 n-adv seven days,the seventh day (of the month)

495 n name

496 u-v to learn

497 u-v,vi to line up,to stand in a line

498 ru-v,vt to line up,to set up

499 u-v to become

500 what sort of

501 num two

502 na-adj,n bustling,busy

503 n meat




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504 n west

505 day of the month,for days

506 n-adv,n Sunday

507 n luggage

508 n news

509 n garden

510 counter for people

511 u-v to take off clothes

512 adj lukewarm

513 n tie,necktie

514 n cat

515 ru-v to go to bed,to sleep

516 years

517 n notebook,exercise book

518 u-v to climb

519 n drink,beverage

520 u-v to drink

521 u-v to get on,to ride in,to board522 n tooth

523 n party

524 conj,int yes

525 n counter for cupfuls

526 n ashtray

527 u-v to enter,to contain,to hold

528 n postcard

529 u-v to wear,to put on (trousers)

530 n box

531 n bridge

532 n chopsticks




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533 u-v,vi to begin

534 / expr beginning,start

535 adv,n for the first time

536 u-v to run

537 n bus

538 n butter

539 n 20 years old,20th year

540 u-v to work

541 num eight

542 n twenty days,twentieth (day of the month)

543 n flower

544 n nose545 n talk,story

546 u-v to speak

547 n (one's own) mother

548 adj early

549 adj quick,fast

550 n-adv,n-t spring

551 u-v to stick,to paste

552 ru-v clear weather

553 ru-v to be sunny

554 n-adv,n,n-suf

half

555 n-adv,n-t evening

556 n-adv,n-t st/th best

557 n bread

558 n handkerchief

559 n number

560 n dinner,evening meal

561 half




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562 n east563 counter for small animals

564 u-v to pull

565 u-v to play (piano, guitar)

566 adj short,low

567 n aeroplane,airplane568 n left hand side

569 n man,person

570 n one

571 one month

572 n one person

573 na-adj,n free time,leisure

574 num 100,hundred

575 n hospital

576 n illness,disease,sickness

577 n hiragana

578 n-adv,n-t noon,daytime

579 n lunch,midday meal

580 adj spacious,wide

581 n film (roll of)

582 n envelope

583 n swimming pool

584 n fork

585 u-v to blow (wind, etc)

586 n,n-suf clothes

587 n two

588 n pork

589 n two people

590 n second day of the month,two days




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591 adj fat,thick

592 n-adv,n-t winter

593 u-v to precipitate,to fall (e.g. rain)

594 adj old (not person),aged,ancient

595 n bath

596 sufminutes

597 suf sentence,text

598 n page

599 na-adj,n unskillful,poor

600 n bed

601 n pet

602 n room603 n area,vicinity

604 n pen

605

n,vs study,diligence

606 na-adj,n convenient,handy

607 way

608 n hat

609 n ball-point pen

610 n other place,the rest

611 n pocket

612 adj want,in need of,desire

613 n post

614 adj thin,slender,fine

615 n button

616 n hotel

617 n book

618 counter for long cylindrical things

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620 adv reality,truth

621

counter for flat things

622 n-adv,n-t every morning

623 /

n-adv,n every month,monthly

624 n-adv,n-t every week

625 n-adv,n-t every day

626 /

n-t every year,annually

627 n-adv,n-t every night

628 n-adv,n-t,suf

before,in front

629 suf in front of

630 u-v to turn,to bend

631 adj unappetising,unpleasant (taste)

632 adv,conj,n again,and

633 adv yet,still,besides

634 n town,city

635 u-v to wait

636 na-adj,adv,n

straight (ahead),direct

637 n match

638 n window

639 / adj round,circular

640 adv,num ten thousand,everything641 n fountain pen

642 u-v to brush (teeth)

643 n right hand side

644 adj short

645 n water

646 n,n-suf store,shop,establishment




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647 ru-v to show,to display

648

n road,street

649 n three days,the third day (of the month)

650 n three

651 n green

652 n everyone

653 n,vs South,proceeding south

654 n ear

655 ru-v to see,to watch

656 adv,n all,everyone,everybody

657 six days,sixth (day of month)

658 n beyond,over there

659 adj difficult

660 num six

661 num village

662 n eye,eyeball

663 n metre,meter

664 n spectacles,glasses

665 adv,int already

666 adv,int again

667 n-adv,n Thursday

668 conj,int hello (on phone)

669 u-v (1) to hold,to carry,(2) to possess

670 adv more,longer,farther

671 n thing,object

672 n,n-suf gate

673 n problem,question

674 n shop




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675 n greengrocer

676 n vegetable

677 adj easy,plain,simple

678 adj cheap,inexpensive

679 n rest,vacation,holiday

680 u-v,vi to rest,to have a break,to take a day off

681 num eight

682 n mountain

683 u-v to do

684 n-adv,n-t evening

685 n dinner

686

n post office

687 n last night

688 na-adj,n famous

689 n snow

690 adv,n slowly,at ease

691

n eight days,the eighth (day of the month)

692 n Western-style clothes

693 adv frequently,often

694 adv well,skillfully

695 n beside,side,width

696 n (1) 4th day of month,(2) four days

697 n four

698 u-v to call out,to invite

699 u-v to read

700 n evening,night

701 adj weak,feable

702 n-adv,n-t next month

703 next week




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704 n-adv,n-t next year

705 n radio

706 n radio cassette player

707 na-adj,n splendid,fine

708

n overseas student

709 n parents,both parents

710 n,vs cooking,cuisine

711 n,vs travel,trip

712 n zero,nought

713 n refrigerator

714 n record

715 n restaurant

716

n,vs (to) practice

717 n corridor

718 num six

719 n shirt (lit: white shirt),business shirt

720 adj young

721 u-v to understand

722 ru-v to forget

723 adj-no,n I,myself

724 adj-no,n I,myself

725 u-v to pass over,to hand over

726 u-v to cross over,to go across

727 adj bad,inferior


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