JLPT N5 vocabulary list: 710 words

The 710 new words of JLPT N5, about CEFR level A1. With the words of the easier levels that makes 710 words in all. Listen to each word, see how it is written stroke by stroke and download the list as an Anki deck.

JLPT N5 Anki deckAll 710 words of JLPT N5 as two-sided cards.

#	Japanese	Reading	English
1	ああ	ああaa	Ah!, Oh!
2	会う	あうau	to meet, to see
3	青	あおao	blue
4	青い	あおいaoi	blue
5	赤	あかaka	red
6	赤い	あかいakai	red
7	明るい	あかるいakarui	bright (in reference to personality or weather); cheerful
8	秋	あきaki	fall (season)
9	開く	あくaku	to open, to become open
10	開ける	あけるakeru	to open (v.t.)
11	上げる	あげるageru	to raise, to lift
12	朝	あさasa	morning
13	朝御飯	あさごはんasagohan	breakfast
14	明後日	あさってasatte	day after tomorrow
15	足; 脚	あしashi	foot; leg
16	明日	あしたashita	tomorrow
17	あそこ	あそこasoko	there, over there, that place
18	遊ぶ	あそぶasobu	to play; to spend time pleasantly; to hang out
19	暖かい	あたたかいatatakai	warm
20	頭	あたまatama	head
21	新しい	あたらしいatarashii	new
22	あちら	あちらachira	this way (polite)
23	暑い	あついatsui	hot (in reference to weather), warm
24	熱い	あついatsui	hot (objects)
25	厚い	あついatsui	kind, warm(hearted), thick, deep
26	あっち	あっちatchi	over there
27	後	あとato	afterwards (later); in the future; the rest; since then
28	あなた	あなたanata	you
29	兄	あにani	(my) older brother (humble)
30	姉	あねane	(my) older sister (humble)
31	アパート	アパートapāto	apartment (abbr.)
32	あの	あのano	that over there; like that, that way; um...
33	浴びる	あびるabiru	to bathe, to shower
34	危ない	あぶないabunai	dangerous, critical
35	甘い	あまいamai	generous, sweet
36	余り	あまりamari	not very; surplus
37	雨	あめame	rain
38	飴	あめame	(hard) candy
39	洗う	あらうarau	to wash
40	在る	あるaru	to be, to have
41	有る	あるaru	to be, to have
42	歩く	あるくaruku	to walk
43	あれ	あれare	that one (over there)
44	いい; よい	いい; よいii; yoi	good
45	いいえ	いいえiie	no, not at all
46	言う	いうiu	to say
47	家	いえie	house, home
48	いかが	いかがikaga	how, in what way
49	行く	いく; ゆくiku; yuku	to go
50	いくつ	いくつikutsu	how many, how old
51	いくら	いくらikura	how much, how many
52	池	いけike	pond
53	医者	いしゃisha	doctor; physician
54	椅子	いすisu	chair
55	忙しい	いそがしいisogashii	busy (people, days)
56	痛い	いたいitai	hurt; painful; sore
57	一	いちichi	one
58	一日	いちにちichinichi	one day (duration)
59	一番	いちばんichiban	best (most), first, number one
60	いつ	いつitsu	when
61	五日	いつかitsuka	five days; fifth day of the month
62	一緒	いっしょissho	together
63	五つ	いつつitsutsu	five things
64	いつも	いつもitsumo	always, usually, every time, never (with neg. verb)
65	犬	いぬinu	dog
66	今	いまima	now
67	意味	いみimi	meaning, significance
68	妹	いもうとimouto	younger sister (humble)
69	嫌	いやiya	disagreeable, detestable, unpleasant
70	入口	いりぐちiriguchi	entrance
71	居る	いるiru	(humble) to be (animate), to exist
72	要る	いるiru	to need
73	入れる	いれるireru	to put in
74	色	いろiro	color
75	色々	いろいろiroiro	various
76	上	うえue	above (up, top, etc.), over, on top of
77	後ろ	うしろushiro	back, behind, rear
78	薄い	うすいusui	thin, weak
79	歌	うたuta	a song
80	歌う	うたうutau	to sing
81	うち	うちuchi	home; house; my place
82	生まれる	うまれるumareru	to be born
83	海	うみumi	sea, beach
84	売る	うるuru	to sell (v.t.)
85	うるさい	うるさいurusai	noisy; annoying
86	上着	うわぎuwagi	coat, jacket
87	絵	えe	a painting; a picture; a drawing
88	映画	えいがeiga	movie, film
89	映画館	えいがかんeigakan	movie theater, cinema
90	英語	えいごeigo	English (language)
91	ええ	ええee	yes
92	駅	えきeki	station
93	エレベーター	エレベーターerebētā	elevator
94	～円	～えん～en	Yen
95	鉛筆	えんぴつenpitsu	pencil
96	お～	お～o～	honorable ~ (honorific)
97	美味しい	おいしいoishii	delicious, tasty
98	多い	おおいooi	many; there are a lot
99	大きい	おおきいookii	big, large
100	大きな	おおきなookina	big

Other JLPT levels

JLPT N4 JLPT N3 JLPT N2 JLPT N1

Questions about JLPT N5

How many words are in JLPT N5?

This list holds 710 words for JLPT N5. Each level builds on the easier ones, so the full vocabulary up to JLPT N5 is 710 words.

Is this the official JLPT list?

No. The JLPT organisers have not published official vocabulary lists since 2010. This is a community list (by Jonathan Waller) that is widely used to study for each level: a good guide, not a guarantee of what the exam asks.

How should I study the JLPT N5 words?

Listen to each word and say it aloud, write the characters with the stroke guide, then review them as an Anki deck so you see each word again just before you would forget it.

Word lists: JLPT vocabulary lists by Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk, CC BY), through the open-anki-jlpt-decks project (MIT licence). The JLPT organisers do not publish official vocabulary lists, so these are community lists widely used for study. Vietnamese meanings are machine translations. Heylangs is not affiliated with the JLPT.