Japanese vocabulary organized by JLPT level
Wikipedia JLPT N5 Vocab 1-100
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
1. telephone call; phone call(click the word for examples and links)
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. today; this day2. these days; recently; nowadays (this meaning is restricted to reading こんにち)
(click the word to view an additional 3 readings and 2 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective
all; entire; whole; altogether(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. sentence; article; composition (linguistics terminology)2. (writing) style
(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. question (e.g. on a test); problem2. problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
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expression
1. please give me (often written with kana only; honorific)2. please do for me (after te-form of a verb or a noun prefixed with o- or go-; often written with kana only; honorific)
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe2. to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge (see also: 診る)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task (often written with kana only)2. to be ready; to be completed (often written with kana only)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
this year(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
pronoun, 'no' adjective
1. myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself2. I; me
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2. expensive
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
1. work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task2. work (physics terminology)
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noun
student (esp. a university student)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
numeric
1. onenoun
2. for one thing (often used in itemized lists)(click the word to view an additional 3 meanings and 4 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. teacher; master; doctor (honorific)suffix
2. with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific (honorific)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 1 meaning, examples and links)
noun
1. one person (esp. 一人)2. alone; unmarried; solitary (esp. 独り; this meaning is restricted to reading ひとり)
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 4 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into) (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 15 meanings and 1 form, examples and links)
noun
page (頁 is sometimes ぺえじ or ぺいじ; often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
particle
1. et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth (often written with kana only)2. or something (after an approximate quote or vague suggestion; often written with kana only)
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conjunction
1. but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even soparticle
2. even(click the word to view an additional 5 meanings, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain (often written with kana only)2. to result in; to prove to be
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1. 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 (see also: 何の, 此の, 其れ, 彼の; often written with kana only)
interjection (kandoushi)
2. um...; er...; uh...(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
particle
1. than2. from; out of; since; at; on
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pronoun
1. this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic) (see also: 何れ, 其れ, 彼:あれ; often written with kana only)2. this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group) (humble)
(click the word to view an additional 4 meanings and 7 forms, examples and links)
2. sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared (see also: 良い)
(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings and 1 form, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. cooking; cookery; cuisine2. dealing with something; handling; administration; management (nuance of doing it easily)
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irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)2. to have (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 3 meanings and 2 forms, examples and links)
2. dear; precious; darling; pet (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 4 forms, examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
every day(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
shopping; purchased goods(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
noun
watch; clock; timepiece(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. country; state2. region
(click the word to view an additional 4 meanings and 3 forms, examples and links)
numeric
ten (拾 is used in legal documents)(click the word to view an additional 2 readings and 5 forms, examples and links)
pronoun, 'no' adjective
1. I; menoun, 'no' adjective
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, 1 meaning and 2 forms, examples and links)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
numeric
four (肆 is used in legal documents)(click the word to view an additional 2 readings and 4 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. tree; shrub; bush2. wood; timber
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, useful expressions, examples and links)
numeric
six (陸 is used in legal documents)(click the word to view an additional 2 readings and 3 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. year2. age; years
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 2 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
pronoun, 'no' adjective
1. what(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, 4 meanings and 3 forms, examples and links)
numeric
1. seven (漆 is used in legal documents)prefix
2. hepta-(click the word to view an additional 2 readings and 4 forms, examples and links)
numeric
100; hundred (陌 and 佰 are used in legal documents)(click the word to view an additional 2 readings and 5 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. flower; blossom; bloom; petal2. cherry blossom
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noun
1. colour; color2. complexion
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noun
1. room; chamber2. apartment; flat; pad
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Most common form: 良い
1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable (also いい (all senses); often written with kana only)
2. sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared
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noun
two persons; two people; pair; couple(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 3 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)2. bottom
(click the word to view an additional 5 meanings, examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more(click the word for examples and links)
2. at the same time
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noun
1. foot (esp. 足)2. leg (esp. 脚,肢)
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noun
voice(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
noun
1. garden; yard; courtyard2. field (of action); area
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noun, 'no' adjective, 'na' adjective
1. blue2. green
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