JLPT N5 — Practice Questions flashcards
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Multiple-choice practice questions, one best answer each, on N5 kanji readings and spellings, words and particles in context, verb and adjective forms, word order and short notes.
Practice 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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この 本は 【八百円】です。
How is the word in bold read?
A) はちひゃくえん
B) はっひゃくえん
C) はちびゃくえん
D) はっぴゃくえんD) はっぴゃくえんNumbers
八百円 is はっぴゃくえん, "800 yen": はち shortens to はっ and ひゃく becomes ぴゃく. "This book is 800 yen." -
しろい ビルの ところで 【左】へ 行って ください。
How is the word in bold read?
A) さゆう
B) みぎ
C) ひだり
D) ひたりC) ひだりPlaces & Directions
左 is ひだり, "left": "Please go left at the white building." みぎ is 右 (right). -
スーパーで （ ）を 買いました。りんごと バナナです。
Which word best fits the blank?
A) ぎゅうにゅう
B) やさい
C) くだもの
D) さかなC) くだものFood & Drink
Apples and bananas are くだもの, "fruit": "I bought fruit at the supermarket: apples and bananas." やさい means vegetables. -
駅の 前で バス（ ） のりました。
Which particle best fits the blank?
A) に
B) へ
C) で
D) をA) にMovement & Travel
のる takes に for the vehicle you get on: バスに のりました, "I got on the bus in front of the station." で would mark the means of travel (バスで 行きました). -
パンを 四つに （ ） ください。
Which form best fits the blank?
A) きりて
B) きて
C) きって
D) きいてC) きってHandling Things
きる "to cut" (切る) is a u-verb, so its て-form is きって: "Please cut the bread into four pieces." きて is the て-form of 着る (to wear) or 来る (to come). -
デパートで シャツを 二（ ） 買いました。
Which counter best fits the blank?
A) にん
B) こ
C) ほん
D) まいD) まいCounters
Flat things such as paper, tickets and shirts are counted with まい (枚): シャツを 二まい, "two shirts." ほん is for long, thin things and こ for small objects.
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Review status: Second-reader reviewed, with corrections applied.
Checked against:
- Kanji readings checked against the jōyō kanji table (Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan, 2010) and KANJIDIC2; words, meanings and verb groups against JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0); usage notes against Kotobank (デジタル大辞泉; 精選版 日本国語大辞典). Reference only, no text copied.
- Grammar points follow the patterns commonly listed for JLPT N5 (no official list exists since 2010), checked against Tae Kim's Guide to Japanese Grammar (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), JMdict and Kotobank. Kanji in the question sentences limited to the 100 in JLPT N5 Kanji — Part 1 and Part 2.
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