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JLPT N5 core vocabulary (page 2)
805 words
165 tested in past papers
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食堂
しょくどう
cafeteria, dining hall
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心
しん
heart; mind; core (suffix 〜心, as in 安心, 関心)
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自分
じぶん
myself, oneself
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上手
じょうず
be good at, skillful
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少ない
すくない
few; little; scarce
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する
する
to do; to make; to wear (a tie, watch, etc.); to cost
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先月
せんげつ
last month
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先週
せんしゅう
last week
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外
そと
outside, exterior
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空
そら
sky
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そろそろ
そろそろ
gradually, soon
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食べる
たべる
to eat
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男性
だんせい
man; male
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小さい
ちいさい
small, little
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父
ちち
(my) father
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疲れる
つかれる
to get (become) tired; to become fatigued
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付く
つく
to be attached; to stick; to come with; to follow
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作る
つくる
to make, to create
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手
て
hand; arm; handle; (person)
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店員
てんいん
clerk; shop-employee
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隣
となり
next to, next door to
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飛ぶ
とぶ
to fly; to be blown away; to skip
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友達
ともだち
friend
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中
なか
inside, middle, among
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習う
ならう
to learn
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並べる
ならべる
to put (things) side by side; to line up
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何人
なんにん
how many people
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荷物
にもつ
luggage; baggage
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走る
はしる
to run; to travel (vehicles)
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話
はなし
talk; story; topic
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速い
はやい
fast, quick
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半
はん
half; half past
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左
ひだり
left hand side
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開く
ひらく
to open; to hold (an event)
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船
ふね
ship; boat
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冬
ふゆ
winter
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細い
ほそい
thin, slender; narrow; weak, small (voice, appetite)
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本屋
ほんや
bookstore
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待つ
まつ
to wait
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窓
まど
window
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水
みず
water
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店
みせ
store, shop
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道
みち
road; way; path
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緑
みどり
green
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南側
みなみがわ
south side
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見る
みる
to see, to look
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難しい
むずかしい
difficult
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目
め
eye; eyes
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休み
やすみ
holiday; day off; absence
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夕方
ゆうがた
evening; late afternoon
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有名
ゆうめい
famous
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夜
よる
evening, night
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よる
よる
to depend on; to be due to; according to (〜によると)
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来月
らいげつ
next month
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来年
らいねん
next year
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旅行
りょこう
travel, trip
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冷蔵庫
れいぞうこ
refrigerator
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渡す
わたす
to hand over; to take or ferry someone/something across; to build or lay across (e.g. a bridge)
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笑う
わらう
to laugh, to smile
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アパート
アパート
apartment (abbr.)
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エアコン
エアコン
air conditioner
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シャワー
シャワー
shower
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タクシー
タクシー
taxi
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プール
プール
swimming pool
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メートル
メートル
meter
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〜家
〜か
-ist, -er (a person specialized in something)
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〜回
〜かい
times (counter for occurrences)
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〜階
〜かい
floor, story (counter)
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〜か月
〜かげつ
counter for months
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〜口
〜くち
counter for mouthfuls, servings; mouth
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〜君
〜くん
-kun (suffix for boys and young men)
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〜個
〜こ
counter for small objects
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〜さん
〜さん
Mr./Ms./Mrs. (polite suffix after a name)
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〜人
〜じん
-ese, -ian (a person of a nationality or place)
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〜ちゃん
〜ちゃん
-chan (affectionate suffix)
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〜人
〜にん
counter for people
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〜年
〜ねん
-year(s) (counter for years)
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〜番
〜ばん
number ... (ordinal)
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〜匹
〜ひき
counter for small animals (cats, dogs, fish, insects)
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〜枚
〜まい
counter for thin, flat things (paper, plates, tickets)
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〜目
〜め
-th (ordinal suffix, e.g. 二番目 = second)
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ああ
ああ
ah!; oh!; like that
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青
あお
blue; green (light, vegetables); unripe
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赤
あか
red
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上がる
あがる
to go up; to rise; to stop (rain); to enter (a house)
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開ける
あける
to open; to unlock
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上げる
あげる
to raise; to lift; to increase
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あげる
あげる
to give
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朝
あさ
morning
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朝ご飯
あさごはん
breakfast
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あさって
あさって
the day after tomorrow
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足
あし
foot; leg
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明日
あした
tomorrow
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あそこ
あそこ
there, over there, that place
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頭
あたま
head; top; mind
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新しい
あたらしい
new
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あちら
あちら
over there; that way; that person (polite)
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あっち
あっち
over there; that one
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熱い
あつい
hot (objects)
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暑い
あつい
hot (of weather)
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