JLPT Vocabulary
Vocabulary list
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| Vocabulary | Hiragana | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 学校 | がっこう | a school | N5 |
| 学生 | がくせい | student | N5 |
| 安い | やすい | inexpensive; cheap (things) | N5 |
| 家 | いえ | house, home | N5 |
| 家庭 | かてい | home; family | N5 |
| 家族 | かぞく | family, members of a family | N5 |
| 宿題 | しゅくだい | homework | N5 |
| 寒い | さむい | cold (in reference to weather) | N5 |
| 寝る | ねる | to sleep; to go to sleep; to go to bed | N5 |
| 封筒 | ふうとう | envelope | N5 |
| 小さい | ちいさい | small, little | N5 |
| 小さな | ちいさな | small, little | N5 |
| 少し | すこし | little, few | N5 |
| 少ない | すくない | a little; a few | N5 |
| 居る | いる | (humble) to be (animate), to exist | N5 |
| 山 | やま | mountain | N5 |
| 川; 河 | かわ | river | N5 |
| 左 | ひだり | left hand side | N5 |
| 差す | さす | to raise (stretch out) hands, to raise (e.g., umbrella) | N5 |
| 帰る | かえる | to go back, to go home, to return | N5 |
| 帽子 | ぼうし | hat; cap | N5 |
| 平仮名 | ひらがな | hiragana | N5 |
| 年 | とし | year, age | N5 |
| 広い | ひろい | spacious; wide; broad | N5 |
| 店 | みせ | store, shop | N5 |
| 座る | すわる | to sit | N5 |
| 庭 | にわ | garden | N5 |
| 廊下 | ろうか | corridor | N5 |
| 建物 | たてもの | building | N5 |
| 引く | ひく | to pull, to draw; subtract | N5 |
| 弟 | おとうと | younger brother | N5 |
| 弱い | よわい | weak | N5 |
| 強い | つよい | strong, powerful | N5 |
| 弾く | ひく | to play (a string instrument or piano) | N5 |
| 待つ | まつ | to wait | N5 |
| 後 | あと | afterwards (later); in the future; the rest; since then | N5 |
| 後ろ | うしろ | back, behind, rear | N5 |
| 御飯 | ごはん | rice (cooked); meal | N5 |
| 忘れる | わすれる | to forget | N5 |
| 忙しい | いそがしい | busy (people, days) | N5 |
| 悪い | わるい | bad, sinful; inferior | N5 |
| 意味 | いみ | meaning, significance | N5 |
| 戸 | と | door (Japanese style) | N5 |
| 所 | ところ | place | N5 |
| 手 | て | hand | N5 |
| 手紙 | てがみ | letter | N5 |
| 押す | おす | to push, to press, to stamp (e.g., a passport) | N5 |
| 持つ | もつ | to hold, to carry; to possess | N5 |
| 掃除 | そうじ (する) | cleaning, sweeping | N5 |
| 授業 | じゅぎょう | a class (of school) | N5 |