List: JLPT Level N5 words

popular  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N5  adverb  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  colloquial  noun  noun (generic) 

• for the first time
• only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ...
• first time, (one's) first

popular  search-only kanji form  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic)  adverb  suffix  usually written using kana alone 

• place, spot, scene, site
• address
• district, area, locality
• one's house
• point, aspect, side, facet
• passage (in text), part
• space, room
• thing, matter
• whereupon, as a result
• about to, on the verge of
• was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing
• approximately, around, about

popular  JLPT N5  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb 

• to write, to compose, to pen
• to draw, to paint

popular  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  honorific language  suffix  archaic 

• above, over, up
• top, summit, upper part, head (e.g. of a staircase)
• surface, on (top of)
• the above (in a piece of writing), earlier part
• superior, better, higher (position, rank, etc.), upper (class)
• elder, older, senior
• with respect to ..., in terms of, as far as ... is concerned, when (e.g. drunk)
• besides ..., in addition to ..., on top of ..., as well as ...
• after ..., upon ..., on ..., with (e.g. full awareness), as a result of ...
• since ..., now that ..., because ...
• honorable, venerable, dear
• emperor, sovereign, shogun, daimyo

popular  JLPT N5  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  intransitive verb 

• to ascend, to go up, to climb
• to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun), to rise
• to go to (the capital)
• to be promoted
• to add up to
• to advance (in price)
• to swim up (a river), to sail up
• to come up (on the agenda)

popular  JLPT N5  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  intransitive verb  transitive verb  slang 

• to blow (of the wind)
• to blow (one's breath), to breathe out, to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.), to puff
• to play (a wind instrument), to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.), to whistle (a tune)
• to emit (smoke, fire, etc.), to spout, to spew, to puff out
• to sprout, to put forth (buds)
• to appear (on the surface), to form, to be coated with (powder, rust, etc.)
• to burst out laughing, to burst into laughter
• to brag, to talk big
• to smelt, to mint

popular  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic)  adverb 

• Wednesday

popular  JLPT N5  Ichidan verb  verb (generic)  intransitive verb 

• to be born

popular  irregular okurigana  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  noun (suffix) 

• point, tip, end, nozzle
• head (of a line), front
• first, before, ahead (of)
• (the way) ahead, beyond
• future
• previous, prior, former, recent, last
• destination, address, place where you do something
• rest (e.g. of a story), continuation, remaining part
• the other party

popular  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  adverb  suffix  colloquial 

• in front (of), before (e.g. a building)
• before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour)
• (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line)
• forward, ahead
• (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone)
• previous (e.g. page), prior (e.g. engagement), first (e.g. half), former (e.g. example)
• portion, helping
• front (of one's body or clothing), breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.)
• privates, private parts
• criminal record, previous conviction, (a) prior