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 800 words.
This list includes lessons for the most common and important words for you to know, all listed in alphabetical order.
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# | ごい | Vocabulario | Type | Significado |
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601 | 薄い |
usui うすい |
Adjective, い-adjective | thin; weak |
602 | 歌 |
uta うた |
Noun | song |
603 | 歌う |
utau うたう |
Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb | to sing |
604 | 上着 |
uwagi うわぎ |
Noun | coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment |
605 | ワイシャツ | wai shatsu | Noun, Katakana, Wasei | shirt |
606 | 若い |
wakai わかい |
Adjective, い-adjective | young |
607 | 分かる |
wakaru わかる |
Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow |
608 | 悪い |
warui わるい |
Adjective, い-adjective | bad; poor; undesirable |
609 | 忘れる |
wasureru わすれる |
Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to forget |
610 | 渡る |
wataru わたる |
Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to go across |
611 | 私 |
watashi わたし |
Pronoun | I; myself |
612 | 渡す |
watasu わたす |
Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to hand over |
613 | 山 |
yama やま |
Noun | mountain; hill |
614 | 八百屋 |
yaoya やおや |
Noun | greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop; versatile |
615 | やる | yaru | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to do |
616 | 野菜 |
yasai やさい |
Noun | vegetable |
617 | 易しい |
yasashii やさしい |
Adjective, い-adjective | easy, simple |
618 | 安い |
yasui やすい |
Adjective, い-adjective | cheap; inexpensive |
619 | 休み |
yasumi やすみ |
Noun | rest; vacation; holiday |
620 | 休む |
yasumu やすむ |
Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to be absent; to take a day off; to rest |
621 | 八つ |
yattsu やっつ |
Noun, Numeric | eight: 8 |
622 | 呼ぶ |
yobu よぶ |
Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to call out, to invite |
623 | 良い |
yoi/ii よい/いい |
Adjective, い-adjective | good |
624 | 四日 |
yokka よっか |
Noun | fourth day of the month / 4 days |
625 | 横 |
yoko よこ |
Noun | beside,side,width |
626 | よく | yoku | Adverb | often, well |
627 | 読む |
yomu よむ |
Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to read; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts) |
628 | 夜 |
yoru よる |
Noun | evening; night |
629 | 四つ |
yotsu よつ |
Noun, Numeric | four; 4 |
630 | 洋服 |
youfuku ようふく |
Noun | western clothes |
631 | 八日 |
youka ようか |
Noun | eighth day of the month / 8 days |
632 | 弱い |
yowai よわい |
Adjective, い-adjective | weak |
633 | 雪 |
yuki ゆき |
Noun | snow |
634 | ゆっくり | yukkuri | Adverb | slowly |
635 | 昨夜 |
yuube ゆうべ |
Noun | last night |
636 | 郵便局 |
yuubinkyoku ゆうびんきょく |
Noun | post office |
637 | 夕方 |
yuugata ゆうがた |
Noun | evening; dusk |
638 | 夕飯 |
yuuhan ゆうはん |
Noun | evening meal |
639 | 有名 |
yuumei ゆうめい |
Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | famous |
640 | 雑誌 |
zasshi ざっし |
Noun | magazine |
641 | 全部 |
zenbu ぜんぶ |
Noun, Adverbial Noun | all |
642 | ゼロ | zero | Noun | zero |
643 | ズボン | zubon | Noun, Katakana | trousers; pants |
Lista de vocabulario total del JLPT N5: (643)
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