JLPT N5 Vocabulary List
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- #1ctr๏ฝใๆ๏ฝใใใค
period of months
Example2ใๆๅใซๆฅๆฌใซๆฅใพใใใ I came to Japan 2 months ago.
- #2ctr๏ฝไบบ๏ฝใซใ
counter for people
Exampleๅฝผๅฅณใฏไบไบบใฎๅ ใใใใ She has five older brothers.
- #3ctr๏ฝๅ๏ฝใ
counter for small objects
Exampleใใณใใผใฌใผใไบๅๆณจๆใใใ I ordered two hamburgers.
- #4ctr๏ฝๅ๏ฝใใค
counter for bound objects (ex. Books)
Example้ใซไธๅใๅ ฅใฃใฆใใพใใ There is one book in the bag.
- #5n,ctr๏ฝๅ๏ฝใทใ
minutes (unit of time) | counter for minutes
Example้ง ใพใง๏ผ๏ผๅใใใใพใใ It takes 10 minutes to the station.
- #6ctr๏ฝๅน๏ฝใฒใ
counter for small animals
Exampleๅฎถใซ๏ผๅนใฎ็ฌใใใใ We have two dogs.
- #7ctr๏ฝๅฐ๏ฝใ ใ
counter for large objects (esp. devices such as refrigerators, cars)
Exampleๅฎถใซใใฌใใ๏ผๅฐใใใ We have 2 TVs at home.
- #8ctr๏ฝๅ๏ฝใใ
counter for number of times
Exampleๅ ๆใใฎๆ ็ปใ3ๅ่ฆใพใใใ I saw that movie 3 times last month.
- #9n,ctr๏ฝๅนด๏ฝใญใ
year (unit of time) | counter for years
Exampleไปๅนดใฏ2018ๅนดใงใใ This year is 2018.
- #10ctr๏ฝๅบฆ๏ฝใฉ
counter for number of times
Example็งใฏๅฏๅฃซๅฑฑใซ๏ผๅบฆ็ปใฃใใใจใใใใ I have climbed Mt. Fuji three times.
- #11ctr๏ฝๆฅ๏ฝใซใก
day of the month | counter for days
Example๏ผๆ๏ผ๏ผๆฅใงๅญฆๆ กใฏ็ตใใใงใใ School will end on March 15.
- #12n๏ฝๆ๏ฝใ
hours (unit of time)
Exampleๆฏๆฅ6ๆใซ่ตทใใพใใ I wake up at 6 'oclock everyday.
- #13ctr๏ฝๆ้๏ฝใใใ
period of hours
Exampleๆฏๆฅ8ๆ้ๅฏใพใใ I sleep for 8 hours everyday.
- #14n๏ฝๆ๏ฝใใค
month (unit of time)
Example5ๆ5ๆฅใฏๅญไพใฎๆฅใ ใใ May 5th is Children's Day.
- #15ctr๏ฝๆฌ๏ฝใปใ
counter for cylidrical objects
Exampleใใใซไบๆฌใฎ้็ญใใใใ There are 5 pencils here.
- #16ctr๏ฝๆฏ๏ฝใฏใ
counter for cups (of liquid)
Example็ด ่ถ2ๆฏใใ้กใใใพใใ 2 cups of tea, please.
- #17ctr๏ฝๆ๏ฝใพใ
counter for flat objects (ex. sheets of paper)
Exampleใใฑใใใฏ1ๆ500ๅใงใใ One ticket is 500 yen.
- #18ctr๏ฝๆญณ๏ฝใใ
~ years old
Exampleๆฅๅนดไบๅๆญณใซใชใใพใใ I will be twenty next year.
- #19n๏ฝ็ช๏ฝใฐใ
number (in a series)
Example๏ผ็ชใฎใในใซไนใฃใฆใไบฌ้ฝ้ง ใง้ใใชใใใ Take the number 2 bus and get off at Kyoto Station.
- #20ctr๏ฝ้ฑ้๏ฝใใ ใใใ
period of weeks
Exampleไธ้ฑ้ใฎๆ ่กใงใใ It is a one week trip.
- #21ctr๏ฝ้๏ฝใใ
counter for floors in a building
Example่ฑ่ชใฎๆๅฎคใฏใใฎๅปบ็ฉใฎ6้ใซใใใพใใ The English classroom is on the 6th floor of that building.
- #22pn,adj-noใใใ
over there; that place
Exampleใใใใซๅซ่ถๅบใใใใพใใ There is a coffee shop over there.
- #23pn,adj-noใใกใ
that way; over there
Exampleใใกใใซๅฏๅฃซๅฑฑใ่ฆใใพใใ You can see Mt. Fuji over there.
- #24pn,adj-noใใฃใก
that way; over there
Exampleใใฃใกใซใจใฌใใผใฟใผใใใใใ There is an elevator over there.
- #25pn,adj-noใใชใ
you
Exampleใใฎ้ดใฏใใชใใฎใงใใ๏ผ Are these shoes yours?
- #26adj-pnใใฎ
That over there
Exampleใใฎ้ใ่ปใฏ็งใฎใงใใ That blue car over there is mine.
- #27nใขใใผใ
(abbr) apartment
Exampleๆฑไบฌใงใขใใผใใๅใใฆใใพใใ I am renting an apartment in Tokyo.
- #28advใใพใ
not very
Exampleใใฎๆฌใฏใใพใ้ข็ฝใใชใใงใใญใ This book isn't very interesting it is.
- #29v5r-i,viใใ
to be; to exist
Exampleใใผใใซใฎไธใซใธใฅใผในใ3ๆฏใใใพใใ There are 3 cups of juice on the table.
- #30nใใ
that thing; something understood without naming it directly
Exampleใใใฏไฝใงใใ๏ผ What is that?
- #31intใใใ
no
- #32advใใใ
how; how about
Exampleๅณใฏใใใใงใใ๏ผ How does it taste?
- #33advใใใค
how many? | how old?
Exampleๅฆนใใใฏใใใใคใงใใ๏ผ How old is you little sister?
- #34adv,nใใใ
how much?; how many?
Exampleใใฎๅผๅฝใฏใใใใงใใ๏ผ How much is this bento?
- #35n-adv,pnใใค
when
Exampleใใคใพใงๆฑไบฌใซใใพใใ๏ผ Until when will you be in Tokyo?
- #36adv,nใใคใ
always
Exampleๅฝผๅฅณใฏไปไบใๅคใใฆใใใคใๅฟใใใงใใ She always busy because she has a lot of work.
- #37v1,viใใ
to be (living things); to exist | verb indicating continuing action or state
Exampleไปๅฝผใฏๅฏใฆใใใ He is sleeping now.
- #38intใใ
yes; that is correct; right
- #39nใจใฌใใผใฟใผ
elevator
Exampleใจใฌใใผใฟใผใๆ ้ใใฆใใพใใ The elevator is out of order.
- #40nใใใใใ
grandfather
Exampleใใใใใใฎไธ่ฉฑใใใใ I take care of my grandfather.
- #41nใใฐใใใ
grandmother
Exampleๅฝผใฎใใฐใใใใฏไปๅนด90ๆญณใงใใ His grandmonther will be 90 this year.
- #42nใๅ ใใใใซใใใ
older brother
Exampleใๅ ใใใฏไฝๆญณใงใใ๏ผ How old is your older brother?
- #43nใๅงใใใใญใใใ
elder sister
Exampleๅฝผใฎใๅงใใใฏ20ๆญณใงใใ His older sister is 20 years old.
- #44nใๆๆดใใใฆใใใ
toilet; restroom
Exampleใๆๆดใใฏใฉใใงใใใ Where is the bathroom?
- #45nใๆฏใใใใใใใ
mother
Exampleใๆฏใใใฏๆ็ใไธๆใงใใ๏ผ Is your mother good at cooking.
- #46nใ็ถใใใใจใใใ
father
Exampleใ็ถใใใฏไฝใฎไปไบใใใฆใใพใใ๏ผ What kind of work does your father do?
- #47nใ่ นใใชใ
abdomen; stomach
Exampleใ่ นใ็ฉบใใฆใใพใใ๏ผ Are you hungry?
- #48nใ่ถใใกใ
tea (usu. Green)
Exampleใฌในใใฉใณใฎใ่ถใฎๆนใ่ชๅ่ฒฉๅฃฒๆฉใฎใ่ถใใ็พๅณใใใงใใ Tea at the restaurant is more delicous that tea from the vending machine.
- #49nใ่ๅญใใใ
confections; sweets; candy
Exampleใใใผใใฎๅฐไธใซใ่ๅญใๅฃฒใฃใฆใใๅบใใใใใใใใพใใ There are many stores that sell sweets in the basement of the department store.
- #50nใ้ใใใญ
money
Example่ฒกๅธใซใ้ใๅ ฅใฃใฆใใพใใ The money is in my wallet.
- #51v5r,viใใใ
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)
Example้ฃ่กๆฉใง้ๅฝใพใงไฝๆ้ใใใใพใใ๏ผ How many hours does it take until Korea by plane?
- #52nใซใกใฉ
camera
Example็งใฎใซใกใฉใฏ้ป่ฒใ้ใฎไธญใซใใใพใใ My camera is in the yellow bag.
- #53nใซใฌใผ
curry
Example่พใใซใฌใผใฏใใพใๅฅฝใใใใชใใงใใ I don't really like spicy curry.
- #54nใซใฌใณใใผ
calendar
Exampleๆฅ้ฑใฎไบๅฎใใซใฌใณใใผใซๆธใใพใใใ I wrote my plans for next week in the calendar.
- #55nใฎใฟใผ
guitar
Exampleๅ ้ฑใฎๆๆๆฅใซใฎใฟใผใๅผพใใพใใใ I played guitar last week Monday.
- #56nใญใญใฐใฉใ
kilogram
Example็งใฎไฝ้ใฏ60ใญใญใฐใฉใ ใงใใ My weight is 60 kg.
- #57nใญใญใกใผใใซ
kilometer
Exampleใใใใๅทใพใง3ใญใญใกใผใใซใใใใงใใ It is about 3 km from here to the river.
- #58nใฏใฉใน
class
Exampleๅใฎใฏใฉในใฎๅ้ใ ใใ She's my classmate.
- #59nใฐใฉใ
gram (unit of measure)
Exampleๆฌกใใใผใซใซ200ใฐใฉใ ใฎๆฐดใจ200ใฐใฉใ ใฎ็ ็ณใๅ ฅใใพใใ Next, put 200g of water and 200g of sugar in the bowl.
- #60nใณใผใ
coat | court (i.e. tennis, basketball, etc.)
Exampleใใฎใณใผใใฏๆใใใ This coat is warm.
- #61n,adj-noใณใผใใผ
cofee
Exampleใใฎๅซ่ถๅบใซ่ฒใ ใชใณใผใใผใใใใพใใ There are various kids of coffee at that coffee shop.
- #62nใใ
here
Exampleใใใฏใใชใใฎๆบใงใใ This is your desk.
- #63pn,adj-noใใกใ
this way; this direction
Exampleใใกใใ้ฃๅ ใงใใใกใใฏใใคใฌใงใใ This way is the caffeteria, that way is the toilet.
- #64pn,adj-noใใฃใก
this way; this direction
Exampleใใฃใกใ้ฃๅ ใงใใใฃใกใฏใใคใฌใ This way is the caffeteria, that way is the toilet.
- #65nใณใใ
cup; glass
Exampleใณใใใซใ่ถใๅ ฅใใพใใใ I put tea in the glass.
- #66adj-pnใใฎ
this (something or someone close to the speaker)
Exampleใใฎไบบใฏๅใใฏใฉในใฎใใ ใงใใ This is Tom, from my class.
- #67n,vsใณใใผ
copy; photocopy
Exampleใใฎ10ๆใฎใฌใใผใใใณใใผใใฆใใ ใใใ Please copy this 10 page report.
- #68pnใใ
this
Exampleใใใฏไฝใงใใ๏ผ What is this?
- #69adj-pnใใใช
such ; like this
Exampleใใชใซใใใช็พๅณใใใฉใผใกใณใใใใจๆใใชใใฃใใ I didn't think there was ramen this delicious in Paris.
- #70nใไธปไบบใใใ ใใ
(hon) your husband
Exampleไปๆฅใไธปไบบใฏไผใฟใงใใ๏ผ Is your husband off (from work) today?
- #71conj,intใใ
come along; go on | well; who knows
Exampleใใใ่กใใ๏ผ Well, let's go!
- #72conjใใใ
however; but
Exampleใใฎๅบใ้ซใใงใใใใใใ่ฃฝๅใฎ่ณชใ่ฏใใงใใ This store is expensive. But, the goods are of high quality.
- #73conj,intใใใใใใ
then; well; so; well then
Exampleใไธญ่ฏใใใพใๅฅฝใใใใชใใใใใใใใฟใคใซใใใใใ "I don't really like chinese." "Well then, let's do Italian."
- #74nใทใฃใ
shirt; under shirt
Exampleใใ ใฏ็ฝใใทใฃใใ็ใใ Tom put on a white shirt.
- #75nใทใฃใฏใผ
shower
Exampleไฝๆใซใทใฃใฏใผใๆตดใณใพใใ๏ผ What time will you take a shower?
- #76nในใซใผใ
skirt
Example็ฝใในใซใผใใใ้ปใใฎใๅฅฝใใงใใ I like the black skirt better than the white one.
- #77advใใใซ
immediately; right away
Exampleใใใซๆปใใพใใ I'll be right back.
- #78nในใใผใ
(room) heater; stove
Exampleๅฌใซๅคใในใใผใใง้จๅฑใๆใใพใใ I heat my room using an old stove during winter.
- #79nในใใผใณ
spoon
Exampleในใใผใณใงในใผใใ้ฃในใใ To eat soup with a spoon
- #80n,adj-noในใใผใ
sport; sports
Exampleในใใผใใใใใฎใๅฅฝใใงใใใฉใ่ฆใใฎใฏใใพใๅฅฝใใใใชใใงใใ I enjoy playing sports, but not really watching them.
- #81nใบใใณ
trousers; pants
Exampleใใฎใบใใณใใกใใฃใจๅฐใใใ These pants are a bit small.
- #82nในใชใใ
slipper; slippers
Exampleในใชใใใ่ฑใใงใ้ขจๅใซๅ ฅใฃใฆใ Take off your slippers then go into the bath.
- #83vs-iใใ
to do
Exampleๅคฉๆฐใ่ฏใๆฅใซๆดๆฟฏใใใพใใ I will do the laundry on a day with good weather.
- #84nใปใผใฟใผ
sweater; jumper
Exampleใใฎใปใผใฟใผใฏๆใใใ This sweater is warm.
- #85n,adj-noใผใญ
zero
Exampleไธใฎๅใฏใผใญใงใใ Zero comes before one.
- #86conjใใใใฆ
and; like that
Example้ ญใ็ใใฃใใงใใใใใใฆใ็ฑใๅบใพใใใ My head was sore. Then I had a fever.
- #87expใใใงใ
that is so; that is right
- #88nใใ
there (place)
Exampleใใใซใใฆใ Stay there.
- #89conjใใใฆ
and; and then; thus
Example้ ญใ็ใใฃใใงใใใใใฆใ็ฑใๅบใพใใใ My head was sore. Then I had a fever.
- #90pn,adj-noใใกใ
that way; that direction
Exampleใใกใใฎๅคฉๆฐใฏใฉใใงใใใ How's the weather there?
- #91pn,adj-noใใฃใก
that way; that direction
Exampleใใฃใกใฎๅคฉๆฐใฏ๏ผ How's the weather there?
- #92adj-pnใใฎ
that (something or someone distant from the speaker but close to the listener)
Exampleใฉใใใฆใใฎๆใใปใใใงใใ๏ผ Why do you want those clothes?
- #93pn,adj-noใใ
that
Exampleใใใฏ็งใฎใงใใ That is mine.
- #94expใใใใ
and then; after that
Exampleใใใใ1้ฑ้ๅพๅฝผใซไผใใพใใใ I met him 1 week after that.
- #95expใใใงใฏ
well then ... | in that situation
Exampleใใคใฟใชใขใณๆ็ใฏใใพใๅฅฝใใใใชใใงใใใใใใใงใฏใใใฉใณใน ๆ็ใ้ฃในใพใใใใใ "I don't really like Italian food." "Well then, let's eat French."
- #96adj- na,adv,nใใใฆใ
mostly; ordinarily; usually; generally
Exampleใใใฆใ้ ใใพใงๅฏใพใใ I usually sleep late.
- #97nใฟใฏใทใผ
taxi
Exampleใฟใฏใทใผใซไนใใพใใใ I rode the taxi.
- #98nใฟใใณ
tobacco; cigarette
Exampleใฟใใณใๅธใ To smoke a cigarette
- #99adv,adv- toใ ใใ ใ
more and more; increasingly
Exampleใ ใใ ใๆใใใชใใพใใ It will get warmer and warmer.
- #100advใกใใใฉ
exactly; precisely
Exampleใกใใใฉ12ๆๅใงใใ It is exactly 12:30.
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