JLPT N5 Study List

adjective (keiyoushi)

easy; plain; simple

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

chair; stool

post; office; position

suru verb - irregular

to do

to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)

to serve as; to act as; to work as

to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as

to decide on; to choose

suru verb - irregular, intransitive verb

to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)

to be (in a state, condition, etc.)

to be worth; to cost

to pass (of time); to elapse

suffix, suru verb - irregular

verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")

auxiliary verb, suru verb - irregular

creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")

to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Godan verb with `u' ending, intransitive verb

to differ (from); to vary

to not be in the usual condition

to not match the correct (answer, etc.)

to be different from promised

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

(medical) doctor; physician

numeric, prefix

one

suffix

best in; the most (...) in (where an adjective follows)

numeric

one

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

for one thing (often used in itemized lists)

(after a noun) only

(with a verb in negative form) (not) even

adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)

just (i.e. "just try it")

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

one month

adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'

together

at the same time

same; identical

adverb (fukushi)

just a minute; short time; just a little

somewhat; easily; readily; rather

(before a verb in negative form) (will not) easily

interjection (kandoushi)

hey!

adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)

best; first; number one

game; round; bout; fall; event (in a meet)

Godan verb with `ku' ending, intransitive verb, transitive verb

to pull

to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.)

to draw back

to draw (a card)

to draw (plan, line, etc.)

to catch (cold)

to play (string instr.)

to look up (e.g. dictionary); to consult

Godan verb with `ku' ending, transitive verb

to haul; to pull (vehicles)

to subtract

to ebb; to fade

to descend (from); to inherit (a characteristic)

to quote; to raise (as evidence)

to lay (a cable); to draw (a cable)

Godan verb with `mu' ending, transitive verb

to drink; to gulp; to swallow

to smoke (tobacco)

to engulf; to overwhelm

to keep down; to suppress

to accept (e.g. demand, condition)

to make light of; to conceal

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

right; right hand side

afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing; above

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

rain