N5
JLPT N5 Course N5コース
Everything on the N5, in order: the kana first, then vocabulary, grammar, kanji, reading and listening, each unit building on the one before.
Work through the units in order, at whatever pace suits you. There are no calendar days and nothing falls behind: come back after a break and pick up exactly where you left off.
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- Kana FoundationかなLearn to read before you learn to speak. Hiragana and katakana are 211 characters and combinations between them: the 46 basic shapes of each script come with a mnemonic picture, the voiced sounds and small-ya combinations come with the rule that forms them, and all of them have a native recording. Every later unit is written in them.0 words · 0 grammar · 0 kanji
- First MeetingsはじめましてSay who you are and ask about others: です sentences, your first 65 words for people and greetings, and the kanji for the people around you.66 words · 6 grammar · 8 kanji · 1 reading · 1 listening
- Things Around Youこれは何？Point at the world and ask what it is: これ・それ・あれ, the core particles that glue sentences together, and the words for everyday objects at home.76 words · 11 grammar · 6 kanji · 1 reading · 1 listening
- Numbers & Shopping買い物Count, ask how much, and buy things: question words, counters, all the number words, clothing vocabulary, and the number kanji you will see on every price tag.67 words · 12 grammar · 14 kanji · 1 reading · 1 listening
- Daily Routine私の一日Talk about what you do and when: the ます verb forms, days and times, the adverbs of frequency, and the weekday kanji. Ends with a real diary passage.77 words · 10 grammar · 11 kanji · 1 reading · 1 listening
- Food & Ordering食べ物・注文Order food and say what you want: the て-form, たい and ください, every food and drink word, and the verbs for eating, making and handing things over.65 words · 11 grammar · 4 kanji · 1 reading · 2 listening
- Places & Directions町の中Say where things are and find your way: います・あります, the location particles, the town vocabulary, and the kanji on street signs and shopfronts.68 words · 10 grammar · 6 kanji · 1 reading · 1 listening
- Getting Around電車で行くMove through a day and a city: clock times and durations, the motion verbs, transport words, and the kanji you will read on platforms and tickets.43 words · 7 grammar · 12 kanji · 1 reading · 1 listening
- School & Work学校と仕事Study, work and connect sentences: から and が, the school and workplace vocabulary, the verbs of learning and doing, and the kanji of student life.71 words · 7 grammar · 11 kanji · 1 reading · 1 listening
- Describing Everything形容詞Describe and compare: い and な adjectives, より and 一番, the body words, and the kanji for sizes and opposites.72 words · 10 grammar · 2 kanji · 1 reading · 1 listening
- Out in the World海へ行った日Weather, nature and what you may and must do: the permission patterns, the outdoors vocabulary and colors, and a full story passage to finish the course.80 words · 6 grammar · 5 kanji · 1 reading · 1 listening
Prefer to browse by topic instead? Everything in this course also lives in Learn and Practice, and the JLPT N5 hub has the exam details.