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JLPT N5 Vocabulary — People, Home & Daily Life flashcards

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Ninety-nine N5 words about people, family terms, pronouns, the body, rooms of a home, furniture, clothes and daily life, each in a short all-kana example sentence, with pitch accent on most cards and own-family versus other-family notes.

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  1. おかあさん (お母さん) (n.)
    ともだちの おかあさんに おいしい ケーキを もらいました。
    mother [2]

    I got a delicious cake from my friend's mother.

    Watch out: Talking about your own mother to others, say はは; おかあさん is for someone else's mother or for calling your own.
    People & Family
  2. おとうさん (お父さん) (n.)
    あなたの おとうさんは なんじに かえりますか。
    father [2]

    What time does your father come home?

    Watch out: Talking about your own father to others, say ちち.
    People & Family
  3. わたし (私) (pron.)
    わたしは きょねん はじめて うみで およぎました。
    I; me [0]

    Last year I swam in the sea for the first time.
    Pronouns & Counting People
  4. わたくし (pron.)
    わたくしは この かいしゃの もりです。
    I; me (formal) [0]

    I am Mori, from this company.

    Watch out: Written with the same kanji as わたし (私); use わたくし in formal and business speech.
    Pronouns & Counting People
  5. ひと (人) (n.)
    あそこに いる ひとは にほんじんですか。
    person [0]

    Is the person over there Japanese?

    Watch out: After a country name it becomes 〜じん: にほんじん = a Japanese person.
    People & Personal Details
  6. からだ (体) (n.)
    からだに いい たべものを たべましょう。
    body; health [0]

    Let's eat food that is good for the body.
    Body & Health
  7. アパート (n.)
    あたらしい アパートは へやが みっつ あります。
    apartment; apartment building [2]

    The new apartment has three rooms.

    Watch out: Usually a modest low-rise building; a large modern block is マンション.
    Home & Rooms
  8. テーブル (n.)
    あたらしい テーブルは すこし たかかったです。
    table [0]

    The new table was a little expensive.
    Home & Things
  9. ふく (服) (n.)
    あねは あかい ふくが すきです。
    clothes [2]

    My older sister likes red clothes.
    Clothes & Accessories
  10. かさ (傘) (n.)
    あおい かさを さして えきまで あるきました。
    umbrella [1]

    I walked to the station under a blue umbrella.
    Daily Life & Belongings

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

Checked against:

  • Word selection follows vocabulary commonly listed for JLPT N5 (no official list exists since 2010; checked against the N5 list compiled by Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk, CC BY); meanings and kanji spellings 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.
  • Usage notes (family terms, アパート and マンション, おおぜい) checked against Kotobank (デジタル大辞泉, 精選版 日本国語大辞典); reference only.

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