List: JLPT Level N5 words
JLPT N5 words: Basic Level
popular irregular okurigana JLPT N5 noun noun (generic)
- opposite side, other side
- over there, ahead, beyond, (in the) distance, far away, far off
- destination, there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
- the other party, the other side
- from now, next (e.g. two weeks), coming ..., from ... onwards
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb colloquial
- to be able to do, to be possible, to be permitted (to do)
- to be good at, to do well, to be proficient (in), to be capable
- to come into existence, to form, to appear, to come up (of a matter), to be born, to make (a friend), to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
- to be made, to be built, to be constructed, to be formed, to be established, to be set up
- to be finished, to be completed, to be done, to be ready
- to grow (of a crop), to be produced
- to be mature and well-balanced, to be of fine character
- to be by nature, to be born ...
- to become (sexually) involved (with), to become intimate (with), to take up (with someone)
- to get pregnant
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to sleep (lying down)
- to go to bed, to lie in bed
- to lie down
- to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse)
- to lie flat (e.g. of hair)
- to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
- to ferment (of soy sauce, miso, etc.)
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- clear weather, fine weather
- formal, ceremonial, public
- cleared of suspicion
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N5 ใ adjective adjective (generic) colloquial
- red, crimson, scarlet, vermilion
- Red, communist
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- brown, light brown, tawny
popular search-only kana form JLPT N5 ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- long (distance, length)
- long (time), protracted, prolonged
popular JLPT N5 ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- healthy, robust, strong, solid, durable
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) adverb ใช adjective colloquial noun (suffix)
- remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers
- (not) very, (not) much
- too much, excessively, overly
- extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible
- not very good, so-so, mediocre
- more than, over
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb
- to sing
- to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem, to express in the form of a poem, to recite (a poem)