JLPT N5 Core Vocabulary

120 words日本語 → English

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Essential words for Japanese Language Proficiency Test N5 preparation

📄120 words• Vocabulary collection

ありがとう — thank you (Arigatou gozaimasu. (Polite thank you))

こんにちは — hello/good afternoon (Konnichiwa, ogenki desu ka? (Greeting))

さようなら — goodbye (Sayounara, mata ashita. (Formal goodbye))

おはよう — good morning (Ohayou gozaimasu! (Morning greeting))

すみません — excuse me/sorry (Sumimasen, chotto ii desu ka? (Apology/attention))

ごめんなさい — I'm sorry (Gomennasai, osokunatta. (Apology))

はい — yes (Hai, wakarimashita. (Agreement))

いいえ — no (Iie, kekkou desu. (Refusal))

お願いします — please (Onegaishimasu, matte kudasai. (Polite request))

どうぞ — please/here you are (Douzo, agatte kudasai. (Offering))

いただきます — let's eat (before meal) (Itadakimasu! (Meal start phrase))

ごちそうさま — thank you for the meal (Gochisousama deshita. (Meal end phrase))

お疲れ様 — thank you for your work (Otsukaresama deshita. (End of workday))

ただいま — I'm home (Tadaima kaerimashita. (Returning home))

お帰り — welcome home (Okaeri nasai. (Greeting returnee))

行ってきます — I'm going and coming back (Ittekimasu! (Leaving home))

行ってらっしゃい — go and come back (Itterasshai. (See you later))

気をつけて — take care (Kiotsukete ikite kudasai. (Be careful))

元気 — healthy/energetic (Ogenki desu ka? (Well-being))

大丈夫 — okay/all right (Daijoubu desu. (Fine/okay))

私 — I/me (Watashi wa gakusei desu. (Neutral first person))

僕 — I (male) (Boku wa manga ga suki. (Male first person))

あなた — you (Anata wa dare desu ka? (You))

君 — you (casual) (Kimi no namae wa? (Casual you))

人 — person (Nihonjin desu. (Person/people))

男 — man/male (Otoko no hito desu. (Male))

女 — woman/female (Onna no hito desu. (Female))

子 — child (Kodomo ga suki desu. (Child))

友達 — friend (Tomodachi to asobimasu. (Friend))

家族 — family (Kazoku ga taisetsu desu. (Family))

父 — father (my) (Chichi wa sensei desu. (My father))

母 — mother (my) (Haha ga ryouri shimasu. (My mother))

兄 — older brother (Ani ga imasu. (Older brother))

姉 — older sister (Ane wa yasashii desu. (Older sister))

弟 — younger brother (Otouto ga futari imasu. (Younger brother))

妹 — younger sister (Imouto to asobimasu. (Younger sister))

息子 — son (Musuko ga gakusei desu. (Son))

娘 — daughter (Musume wa kawaii desu. (Daughter))

親 — parent (Oya to issho ni sunde imasu. (Parent))

先生 — teacher (Sensei, oshiete kudasai. (Teacher))

生徒 — student (Seito ga juunin imasu. (Student - school))

学生 — student (Gakusei desu. (Student))

会社員 — company employee (Kaishain desu. (Office worker))

店員 — shop clerk (Tenin ni kikimashita. (Store employee))

医者 — doctor (Isha ni mimashita. (Doctor))

看護師 — nurse (Kangoshi desu. (Nurse))

運転手 — driver (Untenshu desu. (Driver))

警察 — police (Keisatsu wo yobimashita. (Police))

仕事 — work (Shigoto ga isogashii desu. (Job/work))

学校 — school (Gakkou e ikimasu. (School))

大学 — university (Daigaku no gakusei desu. (University))

病院 — hospital (Byouin ni ikimashita. (Hospital))

銀行 — bank (Ginkou de okane wo oroshimashita. (Bank))

郵便局 — post office (Yuubinkyoku ni ikimashita. (Post office))

図書館 — library (Toshokan de benkyou shimasu. (Library))

喫茶店 — coffee shop (Kissaten de machimasu. (Café))

家 — house/home (Ie ni kaerimasu. (House))

部屋 — room (Heya wo souji shimasu. (Room))

台所 — kitchen (Daidokoro de ryouri shimasu. (Kitchen))

風呂 — bath (Furo ni hairimasu. (Bath))

食べる — to eat (Ringo wo tabemasu. (To eat))

飲む — to drink (Mizu wo nomimasu. (To drink))

行く — to go (Gakkou e ikimasu. (To go))

来る — to come (Tomodachi ga kimasu. (To come))

帰る — to return (Ie ni kaerimasu. (To return))

出る — to exit (Uchi wo demasu. (To exit))

入る — to enter (Heya ni hairimasu. (To enter))

見る — to see/watch (TV wo mimasu. (To watch))

聞く — to hear/ask (Ongaku wo kikimasu. (To listen))

話す — to speak (Nihongo wo hanashimasu. (To speak))

読む — to read (Hon wo yomimasu. (To read))

書く — to write (Tegami wo kakimasu. (To write))

買う — to buy (Hon wo kaimasu. (To buy))

売る — to sell (Kuruma wo urimashita. (To sell))

待つ — to wait (Basu wo machimasu. (To wait))

持つ — to hold/carry (Kaban wo motte imasu. (To hold))

歩く — to walk (Eki made arukimasu. (To walk))

走る — to run (Maiasa hashirimasu. (To run))

座る — to sit (Isu ni suwarimasu. (To sit))

立つ — to stand (Tatte kudasai. (To stand))

寝る — to sleep (Juuichi ji ni nemasu. (To sleep))

起きる — to wake up (Asa shichiji ni okimasu. (To wake up))

働く — to work (Kaisha de hatarakimasu. (To work))

勉強 — to study (Nihongo wo benkyou shimasu. (Study))

料理 — cooking (Ryouri ga jouzu desu. (Cooking))

掃除 — cleaning (Heya wo souji shimasu. (Cleaning))

洗濯 — laundry (Sentaku wo shimasu. (Laundry))

買い物 — shopping (Kaimono ni ikimasu. (Shopping))

電話 — telephone (Denwa wo kakemasu. (Phone call))

好き — like/love (Neko ga suki desu. (Like))

嫌い — dislike (Ame ga kirai desu. (Dislike))

欲しい — want (Atarashii kuruma ga hoshii. (Want))

上手 — good at (Nihongo ga jouzu desu. (Skilled))

下手 — bad at (Ryouri ga heta desu. (Unskilled))

有名 — famous (Yuumei na hito desu. (Famous))

便利 — convenient (Benri desu ne. (Convenient))

不便 — inconvenient (Chotto fuben desu. (Inconvenient))

丈夫 — strong/durable (Joubu na baggu desu. (Durable))

簡単 — easy/simple (Kantan desu. (Easy))

100

大切 — important (Kazoku ga taisetsu desu. (Important))

101

必要 — necessary (Hitsuyou desu. (Necessary))

102

無理 — impossible (Muri desu. (Impossible))

103

大丈夫 — okay (Daijoubu desu ka? (All right))

104

駄目 — no good (Dame desu yo. (Not allowed))

105

危ない — dangerous (Abunai desu! (Dangerous))

106

安全 — safe (Anzen desu. (Safe))

107

丁寧 — polite (Teinei na hito desu. (Polite))

108

失礼 — rude/discourteous (Shitsurei shimashita. (Rude))

109

楽 — comfortable (Raku desu ne. (Easy/comfortable))

110

正しい — correct (Tadashii desu. (Correct))

111

間違い — mistake (Machigai deshita. (Mistake))

112

同じ — same (Onaji desu. (Same))

113

違う — different (Chigaimasu. (Different))

114

特別 — special (Tokubetsu na hi desu. (Special))

115

普通 — normal (Futsuu desu. (Normal))

116

日本 — Japan (Nihon ni ikitai desu. (Japan))

117

日本語 — Japanese (Nihongo wo benkyou shimasu. (Japanese))

118

英語 — English (Eigo ga hanasemasu. (English))

119

中国 — China (Chuugoku ga ookii desu. (China))

120

韓国 — Korea (Kankoku no eiga wo mimashita. (Korea))

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