JLPT N5 Vocabulary List - Page 5

This is a list of the vocabulary that you need to know in order to pass the JLPT N5. In total, you will need to have a vocabulary of about 600 words.

# Word Reading Meaning
201
二十日
はつか
hatsuka
twentieth day of the month, twenty days Study
202
二十歳
はたち
hatachi
twenty years old Study
203
二日
ふつか
futsuka
second day of the month, two days Study
204
go
five Study
205
五つ
いつつ
itsutsu
five Study
206
五日
いつか
itsuka
fifth day of the month, five days Study
207
交差点
こうさてん
kousaten
crossing, intersection Study
208
交番
こうばん
kouban
police box Study
209
ひと
hito
person Study
210
いま
ima
now, the present time Study
211
今年
ことし
kotoshi
this year Study
212
今日
きょう
kyou
this day, these days, recently Study
213
今晩
こんばん
konban
tonight, this evening Study
214
今朝
けさ
kesa
this morning Study
215
今週
こんしゅう
konshuu
this week Study
216
仕事
しごと
shigoto
work, job Study
217
ほか
hoka
other, the rest Study
218
休み
やすみ
yasumi
rest, recess Study
219
休む
やすむ
yasumu
to be absent, to take a day off Study
220
会う
あう
au
to meet Study
221
会社
かいしゃ
kaisha
company, corporation Study
222
伯母さん
おばさん
obasan
aunt Study
223
低い
ひくい
hikui
low Study
224
住む
すむ
sumu
to live, to reside Study
225
からだ
karada
body, torso Study
226
なに
nani
what Study
227
作る
つくる
tsukuru
to make, to produce Study
228
作文
さくぶん
sakubun
writing Study
229
使う
つかう
tsukau
to use, to make use of Study
230
便利
べんり
benri
convenient, handy Study
231
借りる
かりる
kariru
to borrow Study
232
そば
soba
near, close, beside Study
233
かさ
kasa
umbrella Study
234
働く
はたらく
hataraku
to work Study
235
元気
げんき
genki
lively, full of spirit Study
236
あに
ani
older brother Study
237
兄弟
きょうだい
kyoudai
siblings, brothers and sisters Study
238
さき
saki
previous, prior, former Study
239
先月
せんげつ
sengetsu
last month Study
240
先生
せんせい
sensei
teacher, master, doctor Study
241
先週
せんしゅう
senshuu
last week Study
242
入る
はいる
hairu
to enter, to go into Study
243
入れる
いれる
ireru
to put in, to let in Study
244
入口
いりぐち
iriguchi
entrance, gate Study
245
全部
ぜんぶ
zenbu
all, entire, whole Study
246
はち
hachi
eight Study
247
八日
ようか
youka
eight day of the month, eight days Study
248
ろく
roku
six Study
249
六日
むいか
muika
sixth day of the month, six days Study
250
再来年
さらいねん
sarainen
year after next Study
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