Japanese vocabulary organized by JLPT level

Wikipedia JLPT N5 Vocab 301-400

This collection contains 98 words.
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Most common form: 茶いろ
light brown; tawny
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Most common form: いけ
noun
pond
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
next week
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3
noun
embassy
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noun
police officer; policeman; constable  (see also: 警察官)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. noon; midday  (see also: 御昼)
2. daytime  (this meaning is restricted to form 昼, 晝)
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walk; stroll
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1. counter for people
noun
2. person  (usu. in compound words; this meaning is restricted to reading にん)
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noun
1. book; volume; script  (see also: ご本・ごほん)
prefix
2. this; present
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noun
1. inside; in
2. among; within
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noun, 'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (suffix)
1. above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter)
2. top; summit
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noun
Chinese characters; kanji
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numeric
two  (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud. 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
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noun
1. younger brother; little brother; kid brother  (humble)
2. pupil; apprentice  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading てい)
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suffix
1. (something) shop  (see also: パン屋; usu. 屋)
2. somebody who sells (something) or works as (something)  (see also: 殺し屋; usu. 屋, can be derog.)
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noun, noun (prefix)
1. female; woman; female sex  (see also: ; can be blunt when used alone)
noun
2. female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman
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Most common form: さん
numeric
1. three  (参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2. tri-
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noun
pocket
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), suffix
1. ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour)  (see also: )
2. in front (of); before (e.g. the house)
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noun
1. direction; way  (also ほう)
2. person; lady; gentleman  (honorific)
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noun
1. eye; eyeball
2. eyesight; sight; vision  (see also: 目が見える)
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Most common form: もの
noun
1. thing; object; article; stuff; substance
2. one's things; possessions; property; belongings  (as 〜のもの, 〜のもん)
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noun
1. dictionary; lexicon
2. letter of resignation  (see also: 辞表; archaic)
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noun
1. luggage; baggage; package  (see also: 御荷物)
2. burden  (see also: 足まとい)
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Most common form:
numeric
five  (伍 is used in legal documents)
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noun, noun (prefix)
1. man; male  (see also: )
noun
2. fellow; guy; chap; bloke
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small; little; tiny
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noun, suffix
1. place; spot; scene; site  (also pronounced どころ when a suffix)
2. address  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form:
noun, 'no' adjective, noun (suffix), prefix
1. previous; prior; former; first; earlier; some time ago; preceding
2. point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle
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Most common form: はれ
1. clear weather; fine weather  (see also: 快晴)
2. formal; ceremonial; public  (opposite: )
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Most common form: おと年
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
year before last
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prefix
1. next
2. hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence)  (see also: 次亜)
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noun
1. Wednesday  (see also: 水曜日; abbreviation)
2. shaved ice (served with flavored syrup)  (see also: 氷水)
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noun
1. medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs
2. efficacious chemical (i.e. gunpowder, pesticide, etc.)
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to write; to compose; to pen
2. to draw; to paint  (see also: 描く)
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noun
1. head
2. hair (on one's head)
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numeric
1. 10,000; ten thousand  (萬 is sometimes used in legal documents)
2. myriad
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noun
1. white
2. striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus)  (see also: )
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1. low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.)  (opposite: 高い)
2. low (position); close to the ground
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Most common form:
noun
chopsticks  (see also: お箸)
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Most common form: 多分
1. perhaps; probably
2. generous; many; much; great
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Most common form: くるま
noun
1. car; automobile; vehicle
2. wheel
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to run
2. to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive
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noun
store; shop; establishment; restaurant  (orig. an abbr. of 店棚, 見世棚)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to push; to press  (this meaning is restricted to form 押す)
2. to apply pressure from above; to press down  (this meaning is restricted to form 押す, 圧す)
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noun
post office
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Most common form: いや
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
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numeric
five
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1. unskillful; poor; awkward  (opposite: 上手)
2. imprudent; untactful
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Most common form: 浴びる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to bathe in; to be flooded with (e.g. light); to be covered in
2. to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon; to be showered with
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to eat
2. to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
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adverb, noun
1. always; usually; every time  (often written with kana only)
2. never  (with neg. verb; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 立派
1. splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
2. praiseworthy; creditable; worthy
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coffee  (often written with kana only; originally from eng 'coffee', dut 'koffie')
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1. very; awfully; exceedingly  (とっても is more emphatic; often written with kana only)
2. (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)  (before a negative form; often written with kana only)
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suffix, 'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
2. to sever (connections, ties)  (see also: 縁を切る)
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Most common form:
noun
older sister; elder sister  (humble)
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noun
hotel
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to request; to beg; to ask
2. to call; to order; to reserve
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noun
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
summer
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2. Red (i.e. communist)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on
2. to bear (guilt, etc.)
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Most common form: 祖父
1. grandfather
2. old man  (see also: )
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Most common form: となり
neighbor (neighbour); next to (esp. living next door to)
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noun, counter
1. mountain; hill
2. mine (e.g. coal mine)
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1. hot (thing)  (opposite: 冷たい)
2. passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. gaze)  (opposite: 冷たい)
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Most common form: 面白い
1. interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling
2. amusing; funny; comical
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noun
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
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noun
(cow's) milk
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1. how many?  (often written with kana only)
2. how old?
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noun
common cold; cold; influenza; flu; ague
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to hang (e.g. picture); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag)  (see also: 壁にかける; often written with kana only)
2. to sit  (see also: 腰を掛ける; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: はな
noun
nose
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noun
crossing; intersection
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noun
sugar
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Most common form: 上衣
noun
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
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2. dark
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noun
tooth
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noun
1. eggs; egg; spawn; roe  (this meaning is restricted to form 卵)
2. hen egg
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noun
1. opposite side; other side; opposite direction
2. over there; that way; far away; beyond
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Most common form: しお
noun
1. salt (i.e. sodium chloride); common salt; table salt  (esp. しお)
2. salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.)  (esp. えん; chemistry term)
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noun
1. bread; pastries (e.g. croissants); pastry-based products  (originally written 麺麭 or 麪包; originally from Portuguese 'pão')
2. pan; frying pan  (see also: フライパン; originally from eng 'pan')
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to lie down
2. to go to bed; to lie in bed
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noun
corridor; hallway; passageway
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Most common form: やすい
1. cheap; inexpensive
2. calm; peaceful; quiet  (this meaning is restricted to form 安い)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse
2. to lay across; to build across
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noun
black tea
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noun
party
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down  (esp. 下りる)
2. to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount  (esp. 降りる)
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Most common form: 風呂
noun
1. bath; bathtub  (see also: お風呂)
2. bathroom; bathhouse
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noun
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
every morning
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
1. to sing
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem  (esp. 歌う, 詠う)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. body; physique; posture
2. shape; form; style
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suffix, counter
1. counter for people or implements  (usu. こう)
noun
2. mouth; speech  (Buddhist term; this meaning is restricted to reading く)
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noun
1. wind; breeze; draught; draft
noun, noun (prefix)
2. manner; behaviour; behavior  (see also: )
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