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31 Oct

Complete list of vocabulary for the JLPT N5


The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N5 level focuses on basic vocabulary for everyday communication. While it's challenging to provide a complete list of all vocabulary, I can offer you a list of common vocabulary words and phrases that are typically encountered at the N5 level. These words cover a range of topics and situations:

ย  Numbers:

ไธ€ (ichi) - one
ไบŒ (ni) - two
ไธ‰ (san) - three
ๅ›› (shi or yon) - four
ไบ” (go) - five
ๅ…ญ (roku) - six
ไธƒ (shichi or nana) - seven
ๅ…ซ (hachi) - eight
ไน (kyuu or ku) - nine
ๅ (juu) - ten

ย  Days and Months:

ไปŠๆ—ฅ (kyou) - today
ๆ˜Žๆ—ฅ (ashita) - tomorrow
ๆ˜จๆ—ฅ (kinou) - yesterday
ๆœˆ (tsuki) - month
ๆ—ฅ (hi) - day
ไฝ•ๆ›œๆ—ฅ (nan youbi) - what day of the week
ไฝ•ๆœˆ (nan gatsu) - what month

ย  Time:

ๆ™‚้–“ (jikan) - time, hours
ๅˆ† (fun) - minute
ๅŠ (han) - half


ย  Greetings:

ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏ (konnichiwa) - hello, good day
ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ† (arigatou) - thank you
ใ™ใฟใพใ›ใ‚“ (sumimasen) - excuse me, I'm sorry
ใŠใฏใ‚ˆใ† (ohayou) - good morning
ใ“ใ‚“ใฐใ‚“ใฏ (konbanwa) - good evening
ใŠ็–ฒใ‚Œๆง˜ (otsukaresama) - thank you for your hard work


ย  Family and People:

ๅฎถๆ— (kazoku) - family
็ˆถ (chichi) - father
ๆฏ (haha) - mother
ๅ‹้” (tomodachi) - friend
ๅญไพ› (kodomo) - child
็”ท (otoko) - man
ๅฅณ (onna) - woman

ย  Colors:

่ตค (aka) - red
้’ (ao) - blue
็™ฝ (shiro) - white
้ป’ (kuro) - black
็ท‘ (midori) - green

ย  Common Objects:

่ปŠ (kuruma) - car
ๆœฌ (hon) - book
้›ป่ฉฑ (denwa) - telephone
้ง… (eki) - train station
้ฃ›่กŒๆฉŸ (hikouki) - airplane
ใƒฌใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒณ (resutoran) - restaurant

ย  Food and Drink:

้ฃŸใน็‰ฉ (tabemono) - food
ๆฐด (mizu) - water
ใ”้ฃฏ (gohan) - rice, meal
ใŠ่Œถ (ocha) - tea
ใ‚ณใƒผใƒ’ใƒผ (kouhii) - coffee
ใƒ”ใ‚ถ (piza) - pizza

ย  Directions and Places:

ๅทฆ (hidari) - left
ๅณ (migi) - right
ๅ‰ (mae) - front
ๅพŒใ‚ (ushiro) - behind
้ง… (eki) - train station
็—…้™ข (byouin) - hospital
ๅ…ฌๅœ’ (kouen) - park
้Š€่กŒ (ginkou) - bank
ใƒฌใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒณ (resutoran) - restaurant
ใƒˆใ‚คใƒฌ (toire) - toilet

ย  ย Nouns (ๅ่ฉž - Meishi):

ๆœฌ (hon) - Book
ๅญฆๆ ก (gakkou) - School
ไบบ (hito) - Person
็Šฌ (inu) - Dog
็Œซ (neko) - Cat
้ญš (sakana) - Fish
่ปŠ (kuruma) - Car
้›ป่ฉฑ (denwa) - Telephone
ใŠ้‡‘ (okane) - Money
ๅๅ‰ (namae) - Name

ย  ย Verbs (ๅ‹•่ฉž - Doushi):

ใ™ใ‚‹ (suru) - To do
่กŒใ (iku) - To go
ๆฅใ‚‹ (kuru) - To come
้ฃŸในใ‚‹ (taberu) - To eat
่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ (miru) - To see
่ชญใ‚€ (yomu) - To read
ๆ›ธใ (kaku) - To write
่ฒทใ† (kau) - To buy
่žใ (kiku) - To ask/listen
็Ÿฅใ‚‹ (shiru) - To know

ย  Adjectives (ๅฝขๅฎน่ฉž - Keiyoushi):

ๅคงใใ„ (ookii) - Big
ๅฐใ•ใ„ (chiisai) - Small
ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ (atarashii) - New
ๅคใ„ (furui) - Old
้ซ˜ใ„ (takai) - High/Tall
ๅฎ‰ใ„ (yasui) - Cheap
้€Ÿใ„ (hayai) - Fast
้…ใ„ (osoi) - Slow
็พŽใ—ใ„ (utsukushii) - Beautiful
้ข็™ฝใ„ (omoshiroi) - Interesting

ย  Adverbs (ๅ‰ฏ่ฉž - Fukushi):

ไปŠ (ima) - Now
ใ„ใค (itsu) - When
ใฉใ“ (doko) - Where
ใฉใ† (dou) - How
ใ‚ใพใ‚Š (amari) - Not much
ใจใฆใ‚‚ (totemo) - Very
ใ‚ˆใ (yoku) - Often
ใ™ใ (sugu) - Immediately
ใ‚‚ใ† (mou) - Already
ใพใ  (mada) - Still/Not yet

ย  Pronouns (ไปฃๅ่ฉž - Daimeishi):

็ง (watashi) - I/Me
ใ‚ใชใŸ (anata) - You
ๅฝผ (kare) - He
ๅฝผๅฅณ (kanojo) - She
ใ“ใ‚Œ (kore) - This
ใใ‚Œ (sore) - That
ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ (korera) - These
ใใ‚Œใ‚‰ (sorera) - Those
ไฝ• (nani) - What
่ชฐ (dare) - Who

ย  Other Useful Words:

ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏ (konnichiwa) - Hello
ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ† (arigatou) - Thank you
ใ”ใ‚ใ‚“ใชใ•ใ„ (gomen nasai) - I'm sorry
ใŠ้ก˜ใ„ใ—ใพใ™ (onegai shimasu) - Please
ใฏใ„ (hai) - Yes
ใ„ใ„ใˆ (iie) - No
ใ“ใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ (korekara) - From now on
ใฉใ†ใž (douzo) - Here you go/Please
ใใ† (sou) - Yes/That's right
ใ„ใใค (ikutsu) - How many

Please note that this is just a basic list, and the JLPT N5 exam covers a wider range of vocabulary. It's essential to study a comprehensive vocabulary resource or textbook designed specifically for N5 preparation to ensure you have a complete understanding of the vocabulary needed for the test.

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