JLPT N5 Vocabulary — Nouns & Adjectives flashcards
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Ninety words commonly listed for N5 (しんせつ is N4 on the Tanos list): everyday nouns by theme (family, food, home, school, town, time, transport, weather, body) plus the core い- and な-adjectives with their type marked, each with a simple example sentence in kana.
Learn 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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かぞく (家族) (n.)
こんやは かぞくと いっしょに カレーを つくります。family [1]People & Family
Tonight I'm making curry with my family. -
ごはん (ご飯) (n.)
まいにち ごはんを たべます。cooked rice; meal [1]Food & Drink
I eat rice every day.
Watch out: あさごはん, ひるごはん, ばんごはん are the three meals. -
うち (家) (n.)
あめの ひは うちで えを かきます。home; house; one's family [0]Home & Things
On rainy days I draw pictures at home.
Watch out: いえ is mainly the building; うち is mainly 'home' and 'my household'. -
がっこう (学校) (n.)
なつやすみの あいだ、がっこうは とても しずかです。school [0]School & Work
During the summer holidays the school is very quiet. -
えき (駅) (n.)
つぎの えきで ともだちが まって います。station [1]Town & Places
A friend is waiting at the next station. -
でんしゃ (電車) (n.)
でんしゃで かいしゃへ いきます。train [0]Transport & Travel
I go to the office by train. -
てんき (天気) (n.)
なつやすみは まいにち いい てんきでした。weather [1]Weather & Nature
The weather was nice every day of the summer holidays. -
あたま (頭) (n.)
あたまが いたいです。head [3]Body & Health
I have a headache. -
おおきい (大きい) (い-adj.)
この かばんは おおきいですね。big; large [3]い-adjectives
This bag is big, isn't it? -
すき (好き) (な-adj.)
あには やまが すきです。liked; fond of (〜が) [2]な-adjectives
My older brother likes the mountains.
Watch out: The thing liked normally takes が rather than を.
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- Word selection follows vocabulary commonly listed for JLPT N5 (no official list exists since 2010); meanings, kanji spellings and adjective types checked against JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Reference only; all example sentences are original.
- Pitch-accent positions checked against the Kanjium accent data (CC BY-SA 4.0); reference only.
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