JLPT N5 Vocabulary — Time, Numbers & Counters flashcards
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102 N5 words for numbers and time: numerals and their sound changes, ひとつ to とお, the core counters, days of the week, dates of the month, clock times, relative time, every-day words and question words, each in a short kana sentence, most with a pitch mark.
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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ゼロ (n.)
わたしの でんわばんごうは ゼロから はじまります。zero [1]Numbers
My phone number starts with zero. -
れい (零) (n.)
けさは れいどでした。zero [1]Numbers
It was zero degrees this morning.
Watch out: In everyday speech ゼロ is more common; れい sounds more formal (temperatures, announcements). -
ひとつ (一つ) (n.)
りんごを ひとつ ください。one (thing) [2]Counting Things
One apple, please.
Watch out: The native series ひとつ, ふたつ… counts things with no special counter, up to とお (ten). -
〜にん (〜人) (counter)
きょうしつに がくせいが ごにん います。counter for people [1]Counters & Suffixes
There are five students in the classroom.
Watch out: One and two people are ひとり and ふたり; four people is よにん. -
にちようび (日曜日) (n.)
にちようびの あさ、ちちと くるまを あらいました。Sunday [3]Days of the Week
On Sunday morning I washed the car with my father. -
ついたち (一日) (n.)
らいげつの ついたちから あたらしい しごとです。the 1st (of the month) [4]Dates & Months
My new job starts on the first of next month.
Watch out: The same kanji 一日 read いちにち means 'one day'. -
いま (今) (n.)
あには いま でかけて います。now [1]Clock & Times of Day
My older brother is out right now. -
おととい (一昨日) (n.)
おととい プールで めがねを なくしました。the day before yesterday [3]Relative Time
I lost my glasses at the pool the day before yesterday. -
まいあさ (毎朝) (n.)
まいあさ えきまで じてんしゃで いきます。every morning [1]Frequency
Every morning I cycle to the station. -
いつ (question word)
つぎの テストは いつですか。whenQuestion Words
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- 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, readings 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.
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