JLPT N5 vocabulary list
429 phrases
429 words, each with its reading, its meaning and a native clip. Tap a word to hear it on repeat; tap the sentence under it to hear the word in use.
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- Greetings and repliesto meetlet us meet again
- Colour, shape and sizereda red car, no particle needed
- Colour, shape and sizebright; lighthave you a brighter colour
- The house and what happens in itto open (something)I open the window
- Giving and receivingto giveI give, away from me
- Eating and drinkingmorningbreakfast
- Greetings and repliestomorrowsee you tomorrow
- The shop and the counterto receive (money) for safekeeping; to holdout of a thousand yen
- Living things and the world outsideover thereit is over there
- The shop and the counterwarmeat it while it is warm
- The shop and the counterto warm up; to heatshall I heat it up
- Clothes and what you carrynewthese are new clothes
- Places, and where things arevicinity; aroundis there one round here
- Greetings and replieslater; aftersee you later
- The classroomlater; afterwardsI will ask afterwards
- Shops and pricesthat (over there)that person over there
- An ordinary dayto washI wash
- Inviting and arranginggrateful; welcomeI am grateful, but
- Greetings and repliesthank youthank you
- Greetings and repliesto be; to existI am truly sorry
- Getting aboutto walkfive minutes on foot
- Places, and where things areguidance; showing the wayI will take you there
- Greetings and repliesgood; nicethat sounds good
- Greetings and repliesto go (in "I'm off")I am off
- The classroomto sayhow do you say it in Japanese
- Getting aboutto gogo straight on
- Counting different thingshow many; how oldhow many altogether
- Shops and priceshow muchhow much is it?
- Places, and where things areto be able to gocan I walk there
- Living things and the world outsidechairthere is a chair
- At the stationto hurryI am in a hurry
- Eating and drinkingto receive; to eat (humble)said before eating
- Places, and where things arethe most; number oneright at the back
- The shop and the countertogethertogether, please
- Eating and drinkingfullI am full
- Giving and receivingwhenany time at all
- Counting different thingsdogI keep two dogs
- Numbers and timenowwhat time is it now?
- The classroommeaningwhat does it mean
- People and familyyounger sisteryour younger sister
- The phone in your handear (in "earphone")earphones
- Shops and pricesto come; to be (honorific)said to a customer entering
- The shop and the counterentrancethe entrance is this way
- People and familyto be; to exist (animate)do you have brothers or sisters?
- The phone in your handto put in; to inserttype it in here
- Colour, shape and sizecolorI like this colour
- Giving and receivingvariously; in many waysthank you for everything
- At the stationto move; to run (machine)when will it move again
- Places, and where things arebehind; backbehind the station
- At the stationinside; inner sideplease wait behind the white line
- Shops and pricessold outit is sold out
- The shop and the counterto sell outit has sold out
- Giving and receivinghappy; gladthank you, I am delighted
- Clothes and what you carryjacket; coathang your coat up
- Colour, shape and sizepicture; paintingI will draw it
- Inviting and arrangingmovie; filmfancy seeing a film
- Greetings and repliesEnglish (language)do you understand English?
- Colour, shape and sizeto draw; to paintI will draw it
- Getting aboutstationexcuse me, where is the station?
- At the stationstation staffI will ask the staff
- Counting different thingspencilthere are two pencils
- Giving and receivingreserve; hesitationplease do not hold back
- Eating and drinkingdeliciousit was delicious
- Shops and pricesbig; largedo you have a bigger one?
- Giving and receivingreturn giftthis is in return
- Greetings and repliesthanks toI am well, thank you
- Living things and the world outsidemoneyI have no money
- An ordinary dayto get up; to wake upI get up
- Places, and where things areinner part; backright at the back
- At the stationto put; to leave (behind)I left it on the train
- Giving and receivingto sendthey gave me a lift
- Inviting and arrangingto be lateI will be ten minutes late
- Greetings and repliesahead of you; firstexcuse me for leaving first
- Places, and where things areto tell; to teachcould you show me the way
- The phone in your handto push; to pressI press it
- Eating and drinkingrecommendationwhat do you recommend?
- Counting different thingsteaI drank two cups of tea
- The house and what happens in itto fall; to dropa key is lying there
- Greetings and repliesthanks for your hard workthank you for your work
- The shop and the counterchange (money)here is your change
- The phone in your handsound; volumeI turn the sound down
- People and familyyounger brotheryour younger brother
- The house and what happens in itto drop; to loseI dropped my wallet
- Eating and drinkingstomach; bellyI am hungry
- The shop and the countersamethe same for me
- Greetings and repliesrequest; favorplease
- Greetings and repliesgood morninggood morning
- The classroomto memorize; to rememberI have memorised it
- At the stationwaiting (polite)please wait behind the white line
- Giving and receivingcongratulationsmany happy returns
- Colour, shape and sizeheavythe weight
- The house and what happens in ithot waterI boil water
- At the stationto get offI get off at the next one
- Greetings and repliesmusicmusic is my hobby
- Eating and drinkingbill; checkthe bill, please
- Inviting and arrangingticket gateat the ticket gate
- Greetings and repliescompanyI work for a company
- An ordinary daysomeone (in "is anyone there")is anybody there?
- Counting different thingsto keep (a pet); to raiseI keep two dogs
- Clothes and what you carryto return; to give backI will give it back
- The calendarto change (something)may we move the date
- Inviting and arrangingto go home; to returnI am going home today
- The house and what happens in itkey; lockdid you lock it
- The classroomto writewrite it down
- Getting aboutcornerright at the next corner
- Clothes and what you carryto put on (glasses); to hangI put on glasses
- Clothes and what you carryto hanghang your coat up
- Counting different thingsumbrellaI left an umbrella behind
- Clothes and what you carryto lendlend it to me
- People and familyfamilywe are a family of three
- Colour, shape and sizeshape; formit is this shape
- The house and what happens in itto tidy up; to put awayI tidy it away
- The phone in your handto freeze (device); to hardenit has frozen
- Inviting and arrangingsurely; without failnext time without fail
- Clothes and what you carrybag; briefcaseit is in my bag
- Clothes and what you carryto put on (head)I put on a hat
- Counting different thingspaperthree sheets of paper, please
- Living things and the world outsideto bite; to chewdoes it bite
- The calendarTuesdayhow about next Tuesday
- The shop and the counterto borrow; to use (a toilet)may I use the toilet
- The shop and the countersecond helping; substitutea second helping
- Giving and receivingsubstitute; insteadshall I do it instead
- Shops and pricescardcan I pay by card?
- Greetings and repliesstudentI am a student
- Places, and where things areschoolnear the school
- Greetings and repliesattention; mindtake care
- The house and what happens in itto go out; to disappearthe light goes out
- Clothes and what you carryto change clothesI change clothes
- The classroomto listen; to asklisten
- The classroomto be audible; can hearsorry, I cannot hear
- The house and what happens in itdirtythe room is dirty
- Counting different thingstickettwo tickets, please
- At the stationexpress (train)is this the fast train
- The classroomtodaythat is all for today
- The classroomtextbookopen your textbook
- People and familysiblings; brothersdo you have brothers or sisters?
- How things are, and askingto dislike; to hatedisliked
- Shops and pricesto wear; to put onmay I try it on?
- The house and what happens in itclean; prettyit has come up clean
- The phone in your handto run out; to be cutit is about to die
- The shop and the counterno smokingnon-smoking, please
- Places, and where things arebanknext to the bank
- Eating and drinkingto give (honorific); please givethe menu, please
- Clothes and what you carryshoesI put on shoes
- Greetings and repliesto comeI came from Tokyo
- Counting different thingscarthere is one car
- Giving and receivingto give (to me)they give, towards me
- The house and what happens in itto turn off; to eraseI turn the light off
- The shop and the counterfine; enoughas it is, thank you
- At the stationticket salesthe ticket machine
- Greetings and replieswell; healthyhow are you?
- The shop and the countercashcash only
- The classroomvoicea little louder, please
- Getting aboutherewhere am I?
- The shop and the counterto come (honorific); to crossplease come again
- The shop and the countersmall change; coinsI have coins
- Greetings and repliesthis side; methe same to you
- Living things and the world outsidechildI have two children
- Getting aboutthis (adjective)does this train go to Tokyo?
- The shop and the countercopy; photocopyis there a copier
- Eating and drinkingthisthis one, please
- The phone in your handto break; to be brokenit is broken
- The phone in your handelectrical outletwhere is the socket
- Inviting and arrangingnext time; this timewhen suits you next time
- Colour, shape and sizethis kind of; suchit is this shape
- Eating and drinkingthanks for the mealsaid after eating
- Eating and drinkingmeal; cooked ricebreakfast
- The house and what happens in itgarbage; trashI put the rubbish out
- The house and what happens in itwallet; purseI dropped my wallet
- Places, and where things areslope; hillgo up the slope
- The phone in your handto look for; to searchI look for it
- Inviting and arrangingahead; firstgo on in without me
- Living things and the world outsidecherry blossomthe cherry blossom is lovely
- Eating and drinkingalcohol; sakealcohol
- Inviting and arrangingto invite; to ask alongshall we ask somebody else
- Eating and drinkingplate; dishplate
- Living things and the world outsideto touchmay I stroke it
- The calendarMarchthe eighth of March
- Greetings and repliesregrettable; too badthat is a pity
- Living things and the world outsidedeerthere is a deer
- How things are, and askingwork; jobwhat kind of work is it?
- Places, and where things areunder; belowunder the desk
- The classroomquestionany questions
- Greetings and repliesrudeness; excuse meexcuse me for leaving first
- The house and what happens in itto close (by itself)the door shuts
- The house and what happens in itto close (something)I shut the door
- The phone in your handphotographI take a photo
- Clothes and what you carryshirtI put on a shirt, above the waist
- At the stationinside the vehicleI left it on the train
- Inviting and arrangingmeeting; gatheringthe time to gather
- The classroomhomeworkI am setting homework
- Greetings and replieshobbymusic is my hobby
- Inviting and arrangingmealhow about a meal
- The phone in your handto check; to look upI look it up
- Greetings and repliesto knowI do not know
- Clothes and what you carrywhitewearing a white shirt
- Places, and where things aretraffic light; signalcross at the lights
- Living things and the world outsidetime; hourI have time
- At the stationtime (of day)the timetable
- Clothes and what you carrycharging (battery)a charger
- Colour, shape and sizeenough; sufficientthat is enough
- Colour, shape and sizeliking; fond ofI like this colour
- Eating and drinkingto become empty (hungry)I am hungry
- The calendarto be free; to be vacantI am free that day
- Places, and where things areright away; immediatelyyou cannot miss it
- Greetings and repliesa little; a fewI can speak a little Japanese
- Places, and where things areto go forward; to advancecarry straight on
- The house and what happens in itto throw awayI throw it out
- The shop and the counterspoona spoon, please
- Getting aboutexcuse me; sorryexcuse me, where is the station?
- Greetings and repliesto doexcuse me for leaving first
- At the stationto sitdo sit down
- Clothes and what you carrytrousers; pantsI put on trousers, below the waist
- The shop and the counterseatnon-smoking, please
- The house and what happens in itnarrow; crampedit is small, but do come in
- At the stationlineplease wait behind the white line
- Giving and receivingteacherI received it from my teacher
- Clothes and what you carrylaundry; washingI have washed it
- Inviting and arrangingprior engagementI have a prior engagement
- Counting different thingsall; everythinghow many altogether
- Greetings and repliesso; that waythat is right
- The house and what happens in itcleaningthe vacuum cleaner
- Places, and where things arethereit is there
- Shops and pricesthat (adjective)that book of yours
- The shop and the counteras it isas it is, thank you
- Inviting and arrangingthat; itnow that sounds good
- Giving and receivingimportant; preciousI will treasure it
- Inviting and arrangingphysical conditionI am not feeling well
- Colour, shape and sizehigh; tall; expensivethe height
- Counting different thingsa lot; manythere are lots
- At the stationtaxiplease call a taxi
- Greetings and repliesto be saved; to be helpedthat was a great help
- Inviting and arranginglooking forward to; pleasureI am looking forward to it
- The shop and the counterto eatI will eat in
- Colour, shape and sizeto be enoughit is not enough
- The calendarbirtha birthday
- Greetings and repliesall right; OKit is fine
- The house and what happens in itto take out; to put outI put the rubbish out
- People and familywhowho is it?
- Clothes and what you carrysmallit is too small
- Places, and where things arenear; closeit is close
- Getting aboutnearby; vicinityis it near?
- Colour, shape and sizeto differ; to be wrongthe colour is wrong
- Places, and where things aremapshall I draw you a map
- Giving and receivingfather (one's own)my father gave it to me
- Places, and where things areparkinga car park
- The shop and the counterexactly; justexact money
- Greetings and repliesa little; a momentplease wait a moment
- At the stationaddition; extrahow much is the extra fare
- Giving and receivingto use; to spendplease do not go to any trouble
- The shop and the counterto be usable; can usedo you take cards
- The calendarmonth; moonwhich month
- Getting aboutnextright at the next corner
- The house and what happens in itto turn on (by itself)the light comes on
- Inviting and arrangingto arriveI am here already
- Places, and where things aredeskon the desk
- The house and what happens in itto makeI cook a meal
- The shop and the counterattaching; addingwould you like chopsticks
- Greetings and repliesto attach; to be carefultake care
- The calendarconvenience; circumstancesthat day does not suit me
- Giving and receivingtrifling; boringit is nothing much, said when handing a gift
- Eating and drinkingspicy; hotis it spicy?
- Clothes and what you carryregular; commuter passa season ticket
- The classroomtest; quiza quiz
- The house and what happens in itto help; to assistgive me a hand
- Living things and the world outsideshop clerkis there anyone serving
- The shop and the counterinside the storeI will eat in
- The classroomto be able to; cancould I have that again
- Inviting and arrangingexitin front of the exit
- The house and what happens in itelectricity; lightI turn the light on
- Getting abouttraindoes this train go to Tokyo?
- The phone in your handbatterythe battery is dead
- The phone in your handsignal; radio wavesthere is no signal here
- Getting abouttoilet; restroomwhere is the toilet?
- Greetings and repliesTokyoI came from Tokyo
- Places, and where things arefaris it far
- Inviting and arrangingveryI am really sorry to miss it
- The phone in your handto reach; to arrivethere is no signal here
- Places, and where things arenext to; neighbornext to the bank
- The house and what happens in itto stop (by itself)the water has stopped
- The house and what happens in itto stop (something)I turn the water off
- Giving and receivingfriendI gave it to a friend
- Living things and the world outsidebirdthere was a bird
- Giving and receivingto take; to pass (hand over)pass it to me
- The phone in your handto take (a photo)I take a photo
- The house and what happens in itdoorI shut the door
- Inviting and arranginghow; what abouthow about a meal
- The classroomwhat kind ofwhat does it mean
- Greetings and repliesplease; go aheadpleased to meet you
- Greetings and repliesvery much; thanksthank you very much
- Getting aboutwhereexcuse me, where is the station?
- Places, and where things arewhich (of two); wherewhereabouts is it
- How things are, and askingwhat kind ofwhat kind of work is it?
- The house and what happens in itto fix; to repairI mend it
- Colour, shape and sizelongthe length
- At the stationto lose (something)I have lost my ticket
- How things are, and askingwhywhy is that?
- Numbers and timewhatwhat day is it?
- Greetings and repliesnameand your name?
- The classroomto learn (from someone)we have not learnt that yet
- The house and what happens in itto line up; to arrangeI line them up
- The house and what happens in itto becomeit has come up clean
- Clothes and what you carryto suit; to look good onit suits you
- People and familyolder brotheryour older brother
- Greetings and repliesJapanese personare you Japanese?
- Greetings and repliesJapanese (language)I can speak a little Japanese
- Clothes and what you carryto take off (clothes)I take it off
- People and familyolder sisteryour older sister
- Counting different thingscatthere are three cats
- An ordinary dayto sleep; to go to bedI go to bed
- Places, and where things areto go up; to climbgo up the slope
- Counting different thingsto drinkI drank two cups of tea
- At the stationriding; boardingI got on the wrong train
- At the stationtransfer (trains)the way to the connecting line
- At the stationto transfer; to change trainswhere do I change
- At the stationto miss one's stopI missed my stop
- The shop and the counteryesyes, please do
- Shops and pricesto be needed; to enterI do not need a bag
- Inviting and arrangingto enter; to go ingo on in without me
- Clothes and what you carryto put on (lower body)I put on trousers, below the waist
- Places, and where things areboxinside the box
- Places, and where things arebridgecross the bridge
- Eating and drinkingchopstickschopsticks
- The classroomto begin; to startlet us begin
- An ordinary dayto workI work
- Greetings and repliesto speak; to talkplease speak slowly
- Greetings and repliesto be able to speakI can speak a little Japanese
- Shops and pricesto be able to paycan I pay by card?
- At the stationopposite; oppositionit was the opposite way
- Inviting and arrangingplace; locationshall we change the place
- At the stationbuscan I get there by bus
- Eating and drinkingevening; nightdinner
- The phone in your handnumbergive me your number
- The house and what happens in itto pull out; to withdrawa drawer
- Greetings and replieslong time no seeit has been a long time
- Places, and where things areleft (side)turn left
- Shops and pricespersonthat person over there
- Eating and drinkingone (thing)one more, please
- The calendardate; daymay we move the date
- The house and what happens in itto open (by itself)the window opens
- Eating and drinkingnoon; daytimelunch
- Places, and where things arebeauty (care)a hairdresser
- Colour, shape and sizedeepthe depth
- The house and what happens in itto wipeI wipe it
- Clothes and what you carryclothesthese are new clothes
- The classroomreview (of lessons)I will go over it again
- Shops and pricesbag; sackI do not need a bag
- Places, and where things aretwo (things)between the two
- The house and what happens in itroomthe room is dirty
- The shop and the counterseparatelyseparately, please
- An ordinary daystudyI study
- Eating and drinkingboxed luncha packed meal
- At the stationdirectionit was the opposite way
- Giving and receivingwanted; desiredit is just what I wanted
- The house and what happens in itto hang out to dryI hang it out to dry
- The phone in your handphone (in "earphone")earphones
- Shops and pricesbookthat book of yours
- Greetings and repliestruth; reallyreally?
- Giving and receivingreally; trulythat really does help me
- Clothes and what you carryhat; capI put on a hat
- The shop and the counterpoint (loyalty)do you have a points card
- Places, and where things arebetween; intervalbetween the two
- Places, and where things arefront; beforein front of the shop
- Places, and where things areto turn; to bendturn right
- The classroomnot yet; stillwe have not learnt that yet
- Inviting and arrangingto mistake; to get wrongI got the time wrong
- Getting aboutstraightgo straight on
- Greetings and repliesto waitplease wait a moment
- The house and what happens in itwindowI open the window
- The phone in your handmanners; etiquettesilent mode
- Getting aboutto get lost; to hesitateI am lost
- Getting aboutright (side)right at the next corner
- Eating and drinkingwaterwater, please
- Shops and pricesshop; storethis shop
- Shops and pricesto showplease show me
- Colour, shape and sizeappearance; looksit looks good
- Getting aboutroad; wayI am lost
- Colour, shape and sizegreena green car, with no
- Giving and receivingsouvenir; gifta souvenir brought back
- Inviting and arrangingto see; to watchfancy seeing a film
- Giving and receivingeveryone; alllet us share it out
- Places, and where things areother side; over therethe other side of the road
- Living things and the world outsideinsect; bugthere is an insect
- The classroomdifficultit is hard
- Giving and receivingimpossible; unreasonablesorry, I cannot
- Clothes and what you carryglassesI put on glasses
- Eating and drinkingmenuthe menu, please
- Eating and drinkingone more; alreadyone more, please
- Greetings and repliesonce more; againonce more, please
- The phone in your handsoon; very soonit is about to die
- The classrooma little morenearly there
- The shop and the counterto take home; to take outcan I take it away
- Shops and pricesmoredo you have a bigger one?
- The shop and the counterto have; to holddo you have a points card
- At the stationto be able to returncan I go back
- Giving and receivingto receive; to getI receive
- The phone in your handmodesilent mode
- The classroomeasyit is easy
- An ordinary dayto rest; to take a day offI rest
- The house and what happens in itto doI will do it
- At the stationprioritythe priority seat
- Places, and where things aremail; postthe post office
- Greetings and repliesslowlyplease speak slowly
- Clothes and what you carryring (jewelry)I put on a ring
- Giving and receivinggoodhow nice for you
- Inviting and arrangingerrand; businessI have something on
- Numbers and timeday of the weekwhat day is it?
- The classroomwell; oftenwell done
- At the stationto call; to summonplease call a taxi
- The classroomto readread it out
- Greetings and repliesbest regards; kindlypleased to meet you
- The calendarnext weekhow about next Tuesday
- At the stationfee; chargehow much is the extra fare
- Shops and pricesreceipt (of payment)receipt
- The house and what happens in itcooking; dishI cook a meal
- The shop and the counteruse; utilizationdo you need a bag
- The phone in your handabsence (from home)they are not in
- The shop and the counterreceiptdo you want the receipt
- The shop and the countercash register; checkoutdo you need a bag
- The classroompracticeI will practise
- The phone in your handWi-Fihave you got wi-fi
- The house and what happens in itto boil (water)I boil water
- Greetings and repliesto understandunderstood
- The house and what happens in itto boil (intransitive)the water has boiled
- Giving and receivingto divide; to sharelet us share it out
- Clothes and what you carryto forgetI have forgotten it
- The house and what happens in itI; meI will do it
- Places, and where things areto crosscross at the lights
- The calendarbadthat day does not suit me