List: JLPT Level N5 words
JLPT N5 words: Basic Level
popular JLPT N5 ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- cold (e.g. weather)
- uninteresting (esp. joke), lame, dull, weak, corny
popular gikun or jukujikun JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) adverb
- day before yesterday
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 noun noun (generic)
- evening meal, dinner, supper
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- yellow
- high-pitched (voice), shrill
popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb transitive verb sumo suffix
- to shine
- to be visible
- to be tinged with
- to rise (of water levels), to flow in
- to be felt (i.e. as an emotion), to come over one
- to hold up (an umbrella, etc.), to put up, to raise
- to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)
- to insert, to put in
- to wear (a sword) in one's belt, to wear at one's side, to carry under one's arm
- to insert one's arm under an opponent's arm
- to pole (a boat)
- to pour, to add (liquid), to serve (drinks)
- to put on (lipstick, etc.), to apply, to colour, to dye
- to light (a fire), to burn
- to shut, to close, to lock, to fasten
- to stop in the midst of, to leave undone
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb usually written using kana alone
- to cross over, to go across
- to extend, to cover, to range, to span
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- dark, gloomy, murky
- depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood)
- dark (in colour), dull
- ill-boding, dark (e.g. past), suspicious
- unlikely (to succeed), hopeless, unpromising
- unfamiliar (with), ignorant (of)
popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to take lessons in, to be taught, to learn (from a teacher), to study (under a teacher), to get training in
popular search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N5 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb polite language usually written using kana alone colloquial intransitive verb finance auxiliary verb suffix humble language
- to raise, to elevate
- to move something (to a higher place), to put onto (e.g. a shelf)
- to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to raise (a wage)
- to show someone (into a room), to let in (e.g. a guest)
- to give
- to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll, to send (one's child; e.g. to college)
- to develop (talent, skill, etc.), to improve
- to earn (something desirable), to achieve (e.g. a good result), to obtain
- to promote (someone)
- to complete, to finish
- to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice)
- to raise (one's gaze), to lift up (one's face), to look up
- to do up (one's hair)
- to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
- to praise, to commend, to flatter
- to make do (with less expenses than expected), to cover expenses (with a given amount), to set costs
- to finish (one's studies), to complete (a lesson), to pass (e.g. a class)
- to upload (e.g. an image), to publish (on the internet), to post
- to raise someone's spirits, to cheer someone up, to enhance a mood
- (of the tide) to come in, to rise
- to increase (of market price), to rise (of stock prices)
- to vomit, to throw up
- to do for (the sake of someone else)
- to complete ...
- to humbly do ...
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be shut, to close, to be closed
- to be firm (of a body, face, etc.), to be well-knit
- to be locked
- to tighten, to be tightened
- to become sober, to become tense