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JLPT N5 Vocabulary

743 essential words for JLPT N5

1
tooth
2
為る する
to do, to cause to become, to make (into)
3
hand, arm, forepaw
4
day, days, sun
5
在る ある
to be (usu. of inanimate objects), to exist, to live
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成る なる
to become, to get, to grow
7
など
et cetera, etc., and the like
8
じん
-ian (e.g. Italian, etc.) (attaches to name of country to denote nationality), -er (e.g. performer, etc.) (attaches to name of occupation), (usu. in compound words) man
9
とし
year, many years, age
10
さん
Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms, honorific used with occupational titles
11
えん
Yen, money, circle
12
きゅう
nine
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とき
time, hour, occasion
14
なか
inside, in, among
15
其の その
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener), the, um...
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問題 もんだい
problem, question
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これ
this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic), this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group), now
18
さき
previous, prior, former
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くに
country, (the) state, region
20
ふん
minute
21
メートル
metre, meter, meter (i.e. a gauge)
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だけ
only, just, as
23
かい
counter for occurrences, counter for games, rounds, etc., counter for innings (baseball)
24
あと
behind, rear, after
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併し しかし
however, but
26
出る でる
to go out, to exit, to leave
27
eye, eyeball, eyesight
28
云う いう
to say, to call (i.e. to give a name)
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そば
near, close, beside
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さい
-years-old, ability, gift
31
わたし
I, me, private affairs
32
そう
so, really, seeming
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午后 ごご
afternoon, p.m.
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見る みる
to see, to look, to watch
35
其れ それ
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind), it, that time
36
時間 じかん
time, hours
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会社 かいしゃ
company, corporation, workplace
38
honourable, honorable
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午前 ごぜん
morning, a.m.
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より
from, out of, since
41
まち
town, block, neighbourhood
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今年 ことし
this year
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持つ もつ
to hold, to carry, to possess
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ところ
place, spot, scene
45
乍ら ながら
while, during, as
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いま
now, the present time, just now
47
如何 どう
how, in what way, how about
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佳い よい
good, excellent, fine
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出す だす
to take out, to get out, to put out
50
強い つよい
strong, powerful, mighty
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かた
direction, way, person
52
自分 じぶん
myself, yourself, oneself
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多い おおい
many, numerous
54
いち
one, best in, the most (...) in (where an adjective follows)
55
遣る やる
to do, to have sexual intercourse, to kill
56
ほか
other (esp. places and things), the rest
57
うえ
above, up, over
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使う つかう
to use (a thing, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use
59
うち
house, home (one's own), (one's) family
60
大学 だいがく
post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc., former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators), the Great Learning - one of the Four Books