JLPT N5 Vocabulary
The full N5 list by category, with readings and romaji. Search, mark what you know, then quiz it. Also see N4 vocabulary.
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Greetings & Expressions
あいさつ・表現25 wordsPeople & Family
人・家族40 words- おじさんojisanuncle; middle-aged man
Pronouns & Question Words
代名詞・疑問詞25 wordsTime & Days
時間・曜日56 wordsNumbers & Counters
数字・助数詞47 words- 六ろく · rokusix
- 六つむっつ · muttsusix (things)
- 七つななつ · nanatsuseven (things)
- 九つここのつ · kokonotsunine (things)
- 〜人にん · nincounter for people
- 〜時じ · jio'clock
- 〜時間じかん · jikancounter for hours
- 〜分ふん · funcounter for minutes
- 〜歳さい · saicounter for years of age
- 〜円えん · enyen
- 〜回かい · kaicounter for times
- 〜個こ · kocounter for small objects
- 〜冊さつ · satsucounter for books
- 〜枚まい · maicounter for flat objects
- 〜本ほん · honcounter for long objects
- 〜匹ひき · hikicounter for small animals
- 〜台だい · daicounter for machines and vehicles
- 〜番ばん · bannumber (in a series)
- 〜か月かげつ · kagetsucounter for months
- 〜年ねん · nencounter for years
- 〜週間しゅうかん · shuukancounter for weeks
- 〜度ど · dodegrees; times
Food & Drink
食べ物・飲み物41 words- 茶碗ちゃわん · chawanrice bowl; teacup
Places & Buildings
場所・建物54 words- 八百屋やおや · yaoyagreengrocer
Transport & Travel
交通・旅行15 wordsSchool & Work
学校・仕事37 wordsHome & Everyday Objects
家・身の回りの物51 wordsBody & Health
体・健康17 wordsClothing
服装20 wordsWeather & Nature
天気・自然21 wordsDaily Verbs
動詞110 wordsAdjectives & Colors
形容詞・色79 wordsAdverbs, Particles & Connectors
副詞・助詞・接続詞46 words- はwatopic marker
- がgasubject marker; but
- をoobject marker
- にnito; at; in
- へeto; toward
- でdeat; by means of
- とtoand; with
- もmoalso; too
- のnopossessive marker
- かkaquestion marker
- からkarafrom; because
- までmadeuntil; to
- やyaand (non-exhaustive)
- ねneright?; isn't it?
- よyoemphasis marker
- ぐらいguraiabout; approximately
- だけdakeonly
- などnadoet cetera; and so on
Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, used under CC-BY 2.0 FR.
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