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JLPT N5 Vocabulary
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JLPT N5 Vocabulary (655)
あそこ there, over there, that place あなた you, dear, honey あの that, those, the あまり remainder, remnant, rest ある to be, to exist, to live あれ that, that thing, that person いい what was said, what it means, origin of a story (or tradition いいえ no, you're welcome, not at all いくつ how many, how old いくら how much, something over, and something いす chair, seat, stool いつ when, at what time, how soon いつも always, all the time, at all times いろいろ various, a variety of, all sorts of ええ yes, that is correct, right おいしい good(-tasting), nice, delicious おなか belly, abdomen, stomach おばあさん grandmother, old woman, female senior citizen おまわりさん police officer お兄さん older brother, elder brother, young man お姉さん older sister, elder sister, young lady お弁当 bento, Japanese box lunch お手洗い toilet, restroom, lavatory お母さん mother, mom, mum お父さん father, dad, papa お皿 plate, dish お茶 tea (esp. green or barley), tea break (at work), tea ceremony お菓子 confections, sweets, candy お酒 alcohol, sake お金 money お風呂 bath かかる to take (a resource, e.g. time or money), to hang かぎ key, lock, key (to a problem かける to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall), to let hang かばん bag, satchel, briefcase かわいい cute, adorable, charming きれい pretty, lovely, beautiful ください please (give me), please (do for me) ここ here, this place, this point こちら this way, this direction, here この this, last (couple of years, etc.) これ this, this one, this person こんな this sort of, this kind of, like this さあ come (on), come now, come along さ来年 year after next しかし however, but しょうゆ soy sauce, soya sauce, shoyu じゃ be, is, isn't it? じゃあ then, well, so すぐに immediately, right away, at once する to do, to carry out, to perform せっけん soap そうして and, like that そこ there (place relatively near listener), there (place just mentioned), that place そして and, and then, thus そちら that way, that direction, there その that, the, part (as in "part two") そば buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), soba, Japanese buckwheat noodles それ that, it, then それから and then, after that それでは well, ..., right たくさん a lot, lots, plenty たて central, main, leading だんだん thank you ちょうど exactly, precisely, just ちょっと a little, a bit, slightly つける to attach, to join, to connect つまらない dull, uninteresting, boring できる to be able to do, to be possible, to be permitted (to do) では then, well, so でも but, however, though とても very, awfully, exceedingly とり肉 chicken meat, fowl, poultry どう how, in what way, how about どうして how, in what way, by what means どうぞ please, kindly, pray どうも thank you, thanks, much (thanks) どこ where, what place, how much (long どちら which way, which direction, where どの which, what (way) どれ which (of three or more), well, now なぜ why, how, for what reason など et cetera, etc., and the like なる to become, to get, to grow はい yes, that is correct, understood はく to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt ほう oh, ho, exclamation of surprise ほか another place, some other place, somewhere else ほんとう truth, reality, actuality まずい bad(-tasting), unpalatable, unsavoury また again, once more, once again まだ still, as yet, only まっすぐ straight (ahead), direct, upright みんな everyone, everybody, all もう already, yet, by now もう一度 once more, again もっと (some) more, even more, longer やる to do, to undertake, to perform ゆっくり slowly, unhurriedly, without haste よい good, excellent, fine よく greed, craving, desire より than, rather than, instead of アパート apartment building, apartment block, apartment house エレベーター elevator, lift, elevator カップ cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere カメラ camera カレンダー calendar, calender (machine for flattening things) カレー curry (esp. Japanese curry), rice and curry キロ kilo-, 1000, kilogram キログラム kilogram, kilogramme キロメートル kilometer, kilometre ギター guitar クラス class グラム gram, gramme コップ glass (drinking vessel), tumbler, cups (suit) コピー copy, photocopy, book jacket blurb コート court (e.g. tennis, basketball, volleyball) コーヒー coffee シャツ shirt (undergarment), undershirt, singlet シャワー shower スカート skirt ストーブ (room) heater, stove スプーン spoon スポーツ sport, sports スリッパ slipper, slippers ズボン trousers, pants セーター sweater, jumper タクシー taxi テスト test (of ability, knowledge, etc.) テレビ television, TV, TV program テーブル table テープ tape テープレコーダー tape recorder デパート department store, department トイレ toilet, restroom, bathroom ドア door ナイフ knife ニュース news ネクタイ tie, necktie ノート notebook, copy-book, exercise book ハンカチ handkerchief バス bass (fish; esp. black bass) バター butter パン pan- パーティー party (social gathering), party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing) フィルム film フォーク folk (esp. music), folk song プール (swimming) pool, pool (cue sport), pooling (money ベッド bed ペット pet, trumpet ペン pen ページ page, nth page, page ... ホテル hotel ボタン button (clothing), push-button, button ボールペン ball-point pen ポケット pocket ポスト postbox, mailbox, mail box マッチ match (for lighting a fire) メートル metre (unit of length), meter, meter ラジオ radio ラジオカセット radio-cassette, tape recorder ラジカセ radio-cassette player レコード record (e.g. LP), record (e.g. in sports), record (data structure) レストラン restaurant (esp. Western-style) ワイシャツ (formal) shirt, dress shirt, business shirt 一 one, one radical (no.1) 一つ one, for one thing, only 一人 one person, being alone, being by oneself 一日 first day of the month 一昨年 year before last 一昨日 day before yesterday 一月 one month 一緒 (doing) together, one lump, one mixture 七 seven 七つ seven, seven years of age, four o'clock (old time system) 七日 7th day of the month, seven days 万 ten thousand, 10, 000 万年筆 fountain pen 丈夫 hero, manly person, warrior 三 three 三つ three, three years of age 三日 3rd day of the month, three days 上 above, up 上げる to raise, to elevate, to do up (one's hair) 上手 upper part, upper stream, upper course of a river 上着 coat, jacket, outerwear 下 below, down, descend 下手 unskillful, poor, awkward 両親 parents, both parents 並ぶ to line up, to stand in a line, to rival 並べる to line up, to set up, to arrange in a line 中 in, inside, middle 丸い round, circular, spherical 乗る to get on (train, plane, bus 九 nine 九つ nine, nine years of age, twelve o'clock (old time system) 九日 9th day of the month, nine days 二 two, two radical (no. 7) 二つ two 二人 two persons, two people, pair 二十日 20th day of the month, 20 days 二十歳 twenty years 二日 2nd day of the month, two days 五 five 五つ five, five years of age, eight o'clock (old time system) 五日 5th day of the month, five days 交差点 crossing, intersection 交番 police box, koban, small neighborhood police station 人 person 今 now 今年 this year 今日 today, this day, these days 今晩 tonight, this evening 今月 this month 今朝 this morning 今週 this week 仕事 work, job, labor 休み rest, recess, respite 休む to be absent, to take a day off, to rest 会う to meet, to encounter, to see 会社 company, corporation, firm 伯母さん aunt 伯父 uncle (one's father's older brother) 低い low (rank, degree, value 住む to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit 体 body, substance, object 何 what 作る to make, to produce, to manufacture 作文 writing (poetry), composing 使う to use (a tool, method, etc.) 便利 convenient, handy, useful 借りる to borrow, to rent, to hire 傘 umbrella 働く to work, to labor, to labour 元気 lively, full of spirit, energetic 兄 elder brother, big brother 兄弟 siblings, brothers and sisters, brothers 先 before, ahead, previous 先月 last month 先生 teacher, instructor, master 先週 last week, the week before 入る to enter, to come in, to go in 入れる to put in, to let in, to take in 入口 entrance, entry, gate 全部 all, entire, whole 八 eight, eight radical (no. 12) 八つ eight, eight years of age, two o'clock (old time system) 八日 8th day of the month, eight days 八百屋 greengrocer, fruit and vegetable shop, jack of all trades 公園 (public) park 六 six 六つ six, six years of age, six o'clock (old time system) 六日 6th day of the month, six days 円い round, circular, spherical 写真 photograph, photo, picture 冬 winter 冷たい cold (to the touch), chilly, icy 冷蔵庫 refrigerator, fridge 出かける to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing), to leave, to depart 出す to take out, to get out, to put out 出る to leave, to exit, to go out 出口 exit, way out, outlet 分かる to understand, to comprehend, to grasp 切る to cut, to cut through, to perform (surgery) 切手 man of ability 切符 ticket 初め first doing of ... (ever, in one's life, in the new year 初めて for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ... 前 in front, before 勉強 study, diligence, working hard 動物 animal 勤める to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in) 北 north 医者 doctor, physician 十 ten 十日 10th day of the month, ten days 千 thousand 午前 morning, a.m. 午後 afternoon, p.m. 半 half, middle, odd number 半分 half minute 南 south 危ない dangerous, risky, hazardous 卵 egg, ovum, spawn 厚い thick, deep, heavy 去年 last year 友達 friend, companion 叔母さん aunt 叔父 uncle (one's father's younger brother) 取る to take, to pick up, to grab 口 mouth 古い old, aged, ancient 台所 kitchen, financial situation, finances 右 right 同じ same, identical, equal 名前 name, given name, first name 向こう opposite side, other side, over there 吸う to smoke, to breathe in, to inhale 吹く to blow (of the wind), to blow (one's breath), to breathe out 呼ぶ to call out (to), to call, to invoke 咲く to bloom, to flower, to blossom 問題 question (e.g. on a test), problem, problem (e.g. societal 喫茶店 coffee shop, tearoom, coffee lounge 四 four 四つ four, 4, four years of age 四日 4th day of the month, four days 困る to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix 図書館 library 国 country 土曜日 Saturday 地下鉄 subway, metro, underground (railway) 地図 map, atlas, chart 塩 salt 声 voice 売る to sell, to betray, to sell out (one's friend 夏 summer 夏休み summer vacation, summer holiday 夕方 early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm), dusk 夕飯 evening meal, dinner, supper 外 outside 外国 foreign country 外国人 foreigner, foreign citizen, foreign national 多い many, numerous, a lot 夜 night, evening 大きい big, large, great 大きな big, large, great 大丈夫 great man, fine figure of a man 大人 adult 大使館 embassy 大切 largely cut (e.g. of cabbage), cut into large pieces 大勢 general situation, general trend, general tendency 大好き liking very much, loving (something or someone), adoring 大学 university, college, former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators) 天気 weather, fair weather, fine weather 太い fat, thick, deep (of a voice) 奥さん wife, your wife, his wife 女 woman, female 女の子 woman, girl 好き love of, affection for, enthusiast for 妹 younger sister 姉 elder sister 始まる to begin, to start, to commence 始め beginning, start, outset 嫌 dislike, detest, hate 嫌い dislike, hatred, fear 子供 child, children 字引 dictionary 学校 school 学生 Heian-period student of government administration, Buddhist scholar, researcher at a Buddhist temple 安い cheap, inexpensive, calm 家 house, home, family 家庭 home, household, family 家族 family 宿題 homework, assignment, pending issue 寒い cold (e.g. weather), uninteresting (esp. joke), lame 寝る to sleep (lying down), to go to bed, to lie in bed 封筒 envelope 小さい small, little, tiny 小さな small, little, tiny 少し a little, a bit, a small amount 少ない few, little, small (amount) 居る to be (animate), to be, to exist 山 mountain 川 stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47) 左 left 差す to shine, to be visible, to be tinged with 帰る to return, to come home, to go home 帽子 hat, cap 年 year, counter for years 広い spacious, vast, wide 店 store, shop 座る to sit, to squat, to assume (a position) 庭 courtyard, garden, yard 廊下 corridor, hallway, passageway 建物 building 引く to pull, to tug, to lead (e.g. a horse) 弟 younger brother, faithful service to elders 弱い weak, frail, delicate 強い tough, stiff, hard 弾く to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument) 待つ to wait, to await, to look forward to 後 behind, back, later 後ろ back, behind, rear 御飯 cooked rice, food, meal 忘れる to forget, to leave carelessly, to be forgetful of 忙しい busy, hectic, frantic 悪い difficult to ..., hard to ... 意味 meaning, significance, sense 戸 door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63) 所 place, extent 手 hand 手紙 letter, note 押す to push, to thrust, to shove 持つ to hold (in one's hand), to take, to carry 掃除 cleaning, sweeping, dusting 授業 lesson, class, teaching 撮る to take (a photograph), to record (audio or video), to film 教える to teach, to instruct, to tell 教室 classroom, lecture room, department (in a university) 散歩 walk, stroll 文章 writing, composition, essay 料理 cooking, cookery, cuisine 新しい new, novel, fresh 新聞 newspaper 方 direction, person, alternative 旅行 travel, trip, journey 日曜日 Sunday 早い fast, quick, rapid 明い light, bright, well-lit 明日 tomorrow, near future 易しい easy, plain, simple 映画 movie, film, motion picture 映画館 movie theatre, movie theater, cinema 春 springtime, spring (season) 昨夜 last night, yesterday evening 昨日 yesterday 昼 daytime, noon 昼御飯 lunch, midday meal 時々 sometimes, occasionally, at times 時計 clock, watch, timepiece 時間 time, hour, period 晩 nightfall, night 晩御飯 dinner, evening meal 晴れ clear weather, fine weather, formal 晴れる to clear up, to clear away, to be sunny 暇 spare time, rest, leisure 暑い hot, warm, sultry 暖かい warm, mild, (pleasantly) hot 暗い dark, gloomy, murky 曇り cloudiness, cloudy weather, fog (on a mirror 曇る to get cloudy, to cloud over, to become overcast 曲る to bend, to curve, to warp 書く to write, to compose, to pen 月曜日 Monday 有名 famous, well-known 服 clothing, admit, obey 朝 morning, dynasty, regime 朝御飯 breakfast 木 tree, wood 木曜日 Thursday 本 book, present, main 本棚 bookshelves, bookshelf, bookcase 机 desk, table 村 village, town 来る next (e.g. "next April"), forthcoming, coming 来年 next year 来月 next month 来週 next week 東 east 果物 fruit 楽しい enjoyable, fun, pleasant 横 sideways, side, horizontal 橋 bridge 次 next, order, sequence 欲しい wanting (to have), desiring, wishing for 歌 song, sing 歌う to sing, to sing of (love, beauty 止まる to cease, to stop, to be over 歩く to walk 歯 tooth, cog 死ぬ to die, to pass away, to lose spirit 毎年 every year, yearly, annually 毎日 every day 毎晩 every night 毎月 every month, each month, monthly 毎朝 every morning 毎週 every week 水 water 水曜日 Wednesday 汚い dirty, filthy, foul 池 pond, cistern, pool 河 river 泳ぐ to swim, to struggle through (a crowd), to make one's way through the world 洋服 Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes) 洗う to wash, to cleanse, to rinse 洗濯 washing, laundry, relaxation 海 sea, ocean 消える to disappear, to vanish, to go out of sight 消す to erase, to rub out, to rub off 涼しい cool, refreshing, clear (e.g. eyes) 渡す to ferry across (e.g. a river), to carry across, to traverse 渡る to cross over, to go across, to extend 温い warm, mild, (pleasantly) hot 漢字 kanji, Chinese character 火曜日 Tuesday 灰皿 ashtray 無くす to lose (something), to get rid of, to eliminate 煩い worry, trouble, anxiety 熱い hot (to the touch), passionate (feelings, etc.) 牛乳 (cow's) milk 牛肉 beef 物 thing, object, matter 犬 dog 狭い narrow, confined, small 猫 cat 玄関 entrance, front door, entryway 甘い skillful, skilful, skilled 生まれる to be born 生徒 pupil, student, schoolchild 男 male 男の子 man, boy 町 town, village, block 留学生 overseas student, exchange student 番号 number, series of digits 疲れる to get tired, to tire, to get fatigued 病気 feeling ill, sensation of illness, signs of illness 病院 hospital, clinic, doctor's office 痛い painful, sore, cringy 登る to ascend, to go up, to climb 白 white 白い white 百 hundred 皆さん all, everyone, everybody 目 eye, class, look 眼鏡 glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles 着く to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt 着る to wear (from the shoulders down), to put on, to take (the blame 知る to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of) 短い short, brief 砂糖 sugar 磨く to polish, to shine, to burnish 私 private, I, me 秋 autumn 空 empty, sky, void 窓 window, pane 立つ to stand (up), to rise, to get to one's feet 答える to answer, to reply 箱 box, chest, case 紅茶 black tea 紙 paper 細い small, fine, minute 終る to end, to come to an end, to finish 結婚 marriage 結構 splendid, nice, wonderful 絵 picture, drawing, painting 緑 green 締める to tie, to fasten, to tighten 練習 practice, training, drill 置く to put, to place, to leave (behind) 習う to take lessons in, to be taught, to learn (from a teacher) 耳 ear 聞く to hear, to listen (e.g. to music), to ask 肉 meat 背 stature, height, back 背広 business suit 脱ぐ to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.) 自分 myself, yourself, oneself 自動車 car, automobile, motorcar 自転車 bicycle, bike 色 color 花 flower 花瓶 vase used to hold flower offerings (often made of gilded copper) 若い young, youthful, immature 英語 English (language) 茶色 brown, light brown, tawny 荷物 luggage, baggage, package 葉書 postcard, memo, note 薄い thin (of an object), pale, light 薬 medicine, chemical, enamel 行く to go, to move (towards), to head (towards) 西 west, Spain 要る to be needed, to be necessary, to be required 見せる to show, to display, to make (something or someone) look ... 見る to see, to look, to watch 覚える to memorize, to memorise, to commit to memory 観る to see, to look, to watch 角 angle, corner, square 言う to say, to utter, to declare 言葉 language, dialect, word 話 tale, talk 話す to talk, to speak, to converse 誕生日 birthday 読む to read, to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant 誰 who, someone, somebody 警官 police officer, policeman, constable 豚肉 pork 財布 wallet, purse, coin purse 買い物 shopping, purchased goods 買う to buy, to purchase, to value (highly) 貸す to lend, to loan, to rent out 貼る to stick, to paste, to affix 賑やか bustling, busy, crowded 質問 question, inquiry, enquiry 赤 red 赤い red, crimson, scarlet 走る to run, to run (of a vehicle), to drive 起きる to get up, to rise, to blaze up (fire) 足 leg, foot, be sufficient 車 car 軽い light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily) 辛い difficult to ..., hard to ... 辞書 dictionary, lexicon, letter of resignation 辺 environs, boundary, border 近い near, close, short (distance) 近く near, neighbourhood, neighborhood 返す to return (something), to restore, to put back 速い fast, quick, rapid 遅い slow, late, too late 遊ぶ to grow wild, to run to waste, to become degenerate 道 road-way, street, district 違う to differ, to be different, to run counter to 遠い far, distant, far away 部屋 room, chamber, apartment 郵便局 post office 重い heavy, weighty, heavy (feeling) 野菜 vegetable, marijuana, cannabis 金曜日 Friday 鉛筆 pencil 銀行 bank, banking institution 長い long (distance, length), long (time) 門 gate, counter for cannons 閉まる to be shut, to close, to be closed 閉める to close, to shut 開く to open (e.g. doors), to open (e.g. business, etc.) 開ける to open (e.g. one's robe), to bare (e.g. one's chest), to expose 降りる to descend (e.g. a mountain), to go down, to come down 降る to fall (of rain, snow, ash 階段 stairs, stairway, staircase 隣 neighboring 雑誌 magazine, journal, periodical 難しい difficult, hard, troublesome 雨 rain 雪 snow 零 zero, spill, overflow 電気 electricity, (electric) light 電話 telephone call, phone call, telephone (device) 電車 train, electric train 青 blue, green 青い blue, azure, green 静か quiet, silent, slow 靴 shoes 靴下 socks, sock, stockings 音楽 music 頭 head, counter for large animals 頼む to request, to beg, to ask 風 wind, air, style 風邪 (common) cold, influenza, flu 飛ぶ to fly, to soar, to jump 飛行機 airplane, aeroplane, plane 食べる to eat, to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off 食べ物 food 食堂 dining hall (at a temple) 飲み物 drink, beverage 飲む to drink, to swallow, to take (medicine) 飴 rice jelly, candy 駅 station 高い high, tall, expensive 魚 fish 鳥 bird, chicken 鳴く to make sound (of an animal), to call, to cry 黄色 yellow, amber 黄色い yellow, high-pitched (voice), shrill 黒 black 黒い black, dark, blackish 鼻 nose, snout