📚 JLPT N5 Vocabulary

Master 170 essential Japanese words organized by category. Each word includes readings, meanings, example sentences, and links to practice tools.

170

Words

11

Categories

N5

JLPT Level

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Adjectives & Descriptions

大きい, 小さい, 新しい...

食べ物, 飲み物, 水...

Japanese Greetings

おはよう, こんにちは, こんばんは...

Other Useful Words

名前, 言葉, 意味...

Nature & Weather

天気, 雨, 雪...

Numbers & Counting

一つ, 二つ, 三つ...

People & Relationships

人, 友達, 家族...

Places & Locations

学校, 駅, 家...

本, 電話, お金...

Time & Calendar Words

今日, 明日, 昨日...

食べる, 飲む, 行く...

All 170 Words

おはようgood morning (casual)こんにちはhello / good afternoon こんばんはgood evening さようならgoodbye ありがとうthank you すみませんexcuse me / sorry お願いしますplease はいyes いいえno 大丈夫okay / all right 元気energetic / healthy / fine どうもthanks (casual) / hey いただきますbon appétit (before eating)ごちそうさまthank you for the meal おやすみgood night 今日today 明日tomorrow 昨日yesterday 今now 朝morning 昼noon / daytime 夜night / evening 毎日every day 毎週every week 先週last week 来週next week 今週this week 午前morning / AM 午後afternoon / PM 時間time / hour 人person / people 友達friend 家族family お母さんmother お父さんfather 兄弟siblings 子供child / children 男man / male 女woman / female 先生teacher 学生student 私I / me 彼he / him / boyfriend 彼女she / her / girlfriend 皆everyone / everybody 学校school 駅station 家house / home 会社company / office 病院hospital 店shop / store 部屋room 外outside 中inside / middle 上above / on top 下below / under 右right 左left 前front / before 後ろbehind / back 食べ物food 飲み物drink / beverage 水water お茶tea (green tea)ご飯rice / meal パンbread 肉meat 魚fish 卵egg 野菜vegetable 果物fruit コーヒーcoffee 食べるto eat 飲むto drink 行くto go 来るto come 帰るto return / go home 見るto see / watch 聞くto listen / ask 読むto read 書くto write 話すto speak / talk 買うto buy するto do あるto exist (things)いるto exist (living things)分かるto understand 作るto make / create 使うto use 待つto wait 持つto hold / have 寝るto sleep / go to bed 起きるto wake up / get up 働くto work 遊ぶto play / hang out 歩くto walk 走るto run 泳ぐto swim 教えるto teach / tell 勉強するto study 出かけるto go out 入るto enter 大きいbig / large 小さいsmall / little 新しいnew 古いold (things)高いtall / expensive 安いcheap / inexpensive 良いgood 悪いbad 暑いhot (weather)寒いcold (weather)おいしいdelicious / tasty 楽しいfun / enjoyable 難しいdifficult 易しいeasy / gentle 忙しいbusy 静かquiet / peaceful 賑やかlively / bustling 有名famous きれいbeautiful / clean 元気energetic / well 本book 電話telephone お金money 車car 電車train 切符ticket 写真photograph 傘umbrella 鍵key 服clothes 靴shoes 手紙letter 机desk 椅子chair 窓window ドアdoor 時計clock / watch 新聞newspaper 天気weather 雨rain 雪snow 山mountain 川river 海sea / ocean 花flower 木tree / wood 空sky 風wind / cold (illness)一つone (thing)二つtwo (things)三つthree (things)百hundred 千thousand 万ten thousand 半分half 全部all / everything たくさんmany / a lot 少しa little / a few 名前name 言葉word / language 意味meaning 問題problem / question 仕事work / job 趣味hobby 旅行travel / trip 練習practice 誕生日birthday 約束promise / appointment

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