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JLPT N5 — In Context: People, Home & Verbs flashcards

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Ninety short N5 sentences about family, home, body, clothes, daily verbs and adjectives, each blanking one N5 word (but しんせつ, N4 on the Tanos list) so you produce it from context, with the English gloss as the hint.

Drills deck · part of JLPT N5 · written against: The 100 kanji and the full ~700-word vocabulary commonly listed for N5 (no official list since 2010; checked against the Tanos N5 list, CC BY), with pitch accent from the Kanjium data. Updated 2026-10-10.

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  1. こんやは family (not うち)と いっしょに カレーを つくります。 — Tonight I'm making curry with my family.
    こんやは かぞくと いっしょに カレーを つくります。 — Tonight I'm making curry with my family.
    People & Family
  2. なつやすみに parents (not おや)と うみへ いきました。 — I went to the sea with my parents in the summer holidays.
    なつやすみに りょうしんと うみへ いきました。 — I went to the sea with my parents in the summer holidays.
    People & Family
  3. あした ともだちを home; house (not いえ or じたく)に よびます。 — I'm inviting a friend to my house tomorrow.
    あした ともだちを うちに よびます。 — I'm inviting a friend to my house tomorrow.
    Home & Things
  4. headが いたいです。 — I have a headache.
    あたまが いたいです。 — I have a headache.
    Body & Clothes
  5. ともだちの うちへ to go (everyday form) まえに、はなやで はなを かいました。 — Before going to my friend's house, I bought flowers at the florist's.
    ともだちの うちへ いく まえに、はなやで はなを かいました。 — Before going to my friend's house, I bought flowers at the florist's.
    Verbs of Movement & Daily Life
  6. でんしゃの なかで しんぶんを to read ひとが すくなく なりました。 — Fewer people read newspapers on the train than before.
    でんしゃの なかで しんぶんを よむ ひとが すくなく なりました。 — Fewer people read newspapers on the train than before.
    Verbs of Study & Shopping
  7. big; large (い-adj.) にもつは ここに おいて ください。 — Please leave large luggage here.
    おおきい にもつは ここに おいて ください。 — Please leave large luggage here.
    い-adjectives
  8. そふは ふるい えいがが liked; fond ofで、よく ひとりで みに いきます。 — My grandfather likes old films and often goes to see them on his own.
    そふは ふるい えいがが すきで、よく ひとりで みに いきます。 — My grandfather likes old films and often goes to see them on his own.
    な-adjectives

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Review status: Second-reader reviewed, with corrections applied.

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  • Sentences reuse or follow the folder's vocabulary decks; vocabulary commonly listed for JLPT N5 (no official list since 2010), checked against the N5 list compiled by Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk, CC BY); meanings and hints checked against JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Kotobank (デジタル大辞泉), and readings against the jōyō kanji table (Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan, 2010), reference only. All sentences are original.

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