N5
JLPT N5 Course N5コース
Everything on the N5 in ten units: vocabulary, grammar, kanji, reading and listening, in an order that builds on itself.
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.
Your progress
0 of 10 units complete
New to Japanese? The course assumes you can read ひらがな. Learn the kana first (about a week, with mnemonics).
- 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.65 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 · 10 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 · 11 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.