Japanese Dictionary
JLPT N5 Vocabulary
743 essential words for JLPT N5
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歯
は
tooth
為る
する
to do, to cause to become, to make (into)
手
て
hand, arm, forepaw
日
ひ
day, days, sun
在る
ある
to be (usu. of inanimate objects), to exist, to live
成る
なる
to become, to get, to grow
抔
など
et cetera, etc., and the like
人
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
年
とし
year, many years, age
さん
Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms, honorific used with occupational titles
円
えん
Yen, money, circle
九
きゅう
nine
時
とき
time, hour, occasion
中
なか
inside, in, among
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...
問題
もんだい
problem, question
之
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
先
さき
previous, prior, former
国
くに
country, (the) state, region
分
ふん
minute
米
メートル
metre, meter, meter (i.e. a gauge)
丈
だけ
only, just, as
回
かい
counter for occurrences, counter for games, rounds, etc., counter for innings (baseball)
後
あと
behind, rear, after
併し
しかし
however, but
出る
でる
to go out, to exit, to leave
目
め
eye, eyeball, eyesight
云う
いう
to say, to call (i.e. to give a name)
側
そば
near, close, beside
才
さい
-years-old, ability, gift
私
わたし
I, me, private affairs
そう
so, really, seeming
午后
ごご
afternoon, p.m.
見る
みる
to see, to look, to watch
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
時間
じかん
time, hours
会社
かいしゃ
company, corporation, workplace
御
ご
honourable, honorable
午前
ごぜん
morning, a.m.
より
from, out of, since
町
まち
town, block, neighbourhood
今年
ことし
this year
持つ
もつ
to hold, to carry, to possess
処
ところ
place, spot, scene
乍ら
ながら
while, during, as
今
いま
now, the present time, just now
如何
どう
how, in what way, how about
佳い
よい
good, excellent, fine
出す
だす
to take out, to get out, to put out
強い
つよい
strong, powerful, mighty
方
かた
direction, way, person
自分
じぶん
myself, yourself, oneself
多い
おおい
many, numerous
一
いち
one, best in, the most (...) in (where an adjective follows)
遣る
やる
to do, to have sexual intercourse, to kill
他
ほか
other (esp. places and things), the rest
上
うえ
above, up, over
使う
つかう
to use (a thing, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use
家
うち
house, home (one's own), (one's) family
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