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JLPT N5 Vocabulary — Part 1 of 8 (ああ … 大きな)
Words 1–100 of the 718-word JLPT N5 list. Kanji link to their study pages, verbs and adjectives link to their conjugation tables, and any word can be tapped to hear it. Test yourself with the N5 vocabulary quiz.
Part: 1 ・ 2 ・ 3 ・ 4 ・ 5 ・ 6 ・ 7 ・ 8 (100 words per part, 718 total)
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Conjugation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ああ | ああ aa | Ah!, Oh! | — |
| 会う | あう au | to meet, to see | verb → |
| 青 | あお ao | blue | — |
| 青い | あおい aoi | blue | i-adj → |
| 赤 | あか aka | red | — |
| 赤い | あかい akai | red | i-adj → |
| 明るい | あかるい akarui | bright (in reference to personality or weather); cheerful | i-adj → |
| 秋 | あき aki | fall (season) | — |
| 開く | あく aku | to open, to become open | — |
| 開ける | あける akeru | to open (v.t.) | verb → |
| 上げる | あげる ageru | to raise, to lift | verb → |
| 朝 | あさ asa | morning | — |
| 朝御飯 | あさごはん asagohan | breakfast | — |
| 明後日 | あさって asatte | day after tomorrow | — |
| 足; 脚 | あし ashi | foot; leg | — |
| 明日 | あした ashita | tomorrow | — |
| あそこ | あそこ asoko | there, over there, that place | — |
| 遊ぶ | あそぶ asobu | to play; to spend time pleasantly; to hang out | verb → |
| 暖かい | あたたかい atatakai | warm | i-adj → |
| 頭 | あたま atama | head | — |
| 新しい | あたらしい atarashii | new | i-adj → |
| あちら | あちら achira | this way (polite) | — |
| 暑い | あつい atsui | hot (in reference to weather), warm | i-adj → |
| 熱い | あつい atsui | hot (objects) | i-adj → |
| 厚い | あつい atsui | kind, warm(hearted), thick, deep | i-adj → |
| あっち | あっち acchi | over there | — |
| 後 | あと ato | afterwards (later); in the future; the rest; since then | — |
| あなた | あなた anata | you | — |
| 兄 | あに ani | (my) older brother (humble) | — |
| 姉 | あね ane | (my) older sister (humble) | — |
| アパート | アパート apa-to | apartment (abbr.) | — |
| あの | あの ano | that over there; like that, that way; um... | — |
| 浴びる | あびる abiru | to bathe, to shower | verb → |
| 危ない | あぶない abunai | dangerous, critical | i-adj → |
| 甘い | あまい amai | generous, sweet | i-adj → |
| 余り | あまり amari | not very; surplus | — |
| 雨 | あめ ame | rain | — |
| 飴 | あめ ame | (hard) candy | — |
| 洗う | あらう arau | to wash | verb → |
| 在る | ある aru | to be, to have | — |
| 有る | ある aru | to be, to have | verb → |
| 歩く | あるく aruku | to walk | verb → |
| あれ | あれ are | that one (over there) | — |
| いい; よい | いい; よい ii; yoi | good | — |
| いいえ | いいえ iie | no, not at all | — |
| 言う | いう iu | to say | verb → |
| 家 | いえ ie | house, home | — |
| いかが | いかが ikaga | how, in what way | — |
| 行く | いく; ゆく iku; yuku | to go | — |
| いくつ | いくつ ikutsu | how many, how old | — |
| いくら | いくら ikura | how much, how many | — |
| 池 | いけ ike | pond | — |
| 医者 | いしゃ isha | doctor; physician | — |
| 椅子 | いす isu | chair | — |
| 忙しい | いそがしい isogashii | busy (people, days) | i-adj → |
| 痛い | いたい itai | hurt; painful; sore | i-adj → |
| 一 | いち ichi | one | — |
| 一日 | いちにち ichinichi | one day (duration) | — |
| 一番 | いちばん ichiban | best (most), first, number one | — |
| いつ | いつ itsu | when | — |
| 五日 | いつか itsuka | five days; fifth day of the month | — |
| 一緒 | いっしょ issho | together | — |
| 五つ | いつつ itsutsu | five things | — |
| いつも | いつも itsumo | always, usually, every time, never (with neg. verb) | — |
| 犬 | いぬ inu | dog | — |
| 今 | いま ima | now | — |
| 意味 | いみ imi | meaning, significance | — |
| 妹 | いもうと imouto | younger sister (humble) | — |
| 嫌 | いや iya | disagreeable, detestable, unpleasant | na-adj → |
| 入口 | いりぐち iriguchi | entrance | — |
| 居る | いる iru | (humble) to be (animate), to exist | verb → |
| 要る | いる iru | to need | verb → |
| 入れる | いれる ireru | to put in | verb → |
| 色 | いろ iro | color | — |
| 色々 | いろいろ iroiro | various | na-adj → |
| 上 | うえ ue | above (up, top, etc.), over, on top of | — |
| 後ろ | うしろ ushiro | back, behind, rear | — |
| 薄い | うすい usui | thin, weak | i-adj → |
| 歌 | うた uta | a song | — |
| 歌う | うたう utau | to sing | verb → |
| うち | うち uchi | home; house; my place | — |
| 生まれる | うまれる umareru | to be born | verb → |
| 海 | うみ umi | sea, beach | — |
| 売る | うる uru | to sell (v.t.) | verb → |
| うるさい | うるさい urusai | noisy; annoying | — |
| 上着 | うわぎ uwagi | coat, jacket | — |
| 絵 | え e | a painting; a picture; a drawing | — |
| 映画 | えいが eiga | movie, film | — |
| 映画館 | えいがかん eigakan | movie theater, cinema | — |
| 英語 | えいご eigo | English (language) | — |
| ええ | ええ ee | yes | — |
| 駅 | えき eki | station | — |
| エレベーター | エレベーター erebe-ta- | elevator | — |
| ～円 | ～えん ～en | Yen | — |
| 鉛筆 | えんぴつ enpitsu | pencil | — |
| お～ | お～ o～ | honorable ~ (honorific) | — |
| 美味しい | おいしい oishii | delicious, tasty | i-adj → |
| 多い | おおい ooi | many; there are a lot | i-adj → |
| 大きい | おおきい ookii | big, large | i-adj → |
| 大きな | おおきな ookina | big | — |
Part: 1 ・ 2 ・ 3 ・ 4 ・ 5 ・ 6 ・ 7 ・ 8 (100 words per part, 718 total)
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