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illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; sickness
noun
6.3 ふ (fu)
Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)
Romaji
Meaning (意味/いみ)
Type
505. 封筒 (ふうとう)
fuutou
envelope
noun
506. 吹く (ふく)
fuku
to blow (of the wind)
godan verb with ku ending; intransitive verb
507. 二つ (ふたつ)
futatsu
two; 2
numeric
508. 二人 (ふたり)
futari
two persons; two people; pair; couple
noun
509. 二日 (ふつか)
futsuka
2nd day of the month
noun
510. 太い (ふとい)
futoi
fat; thick
i-adjective (keiyoushi)
511. 冬 (ふゆ)
fuyu
winter
noun; adverb (fukushi)
512. 降る (ふる)
furu
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down
godan verb with ru ending; intransitive verb
513. 古い (ふるい)
furui
old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique
i-adjective (keiyoushi)
514. お風呂 (おふろ)
ofuro
bath
noun
515. 文章 (ぶんしょう)
bunshou
writing; sentence
noun
516. フィルム
firumu
film
noun
517. フォーク
fo-ku
fork
noun
518. プール
pu-ru
(swimming) pool
noun
6.4 へ (he)
Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)
Romaji
Meaning (意味/いみ)
Type
519. 下手 (へた)
heta
unskillful; poor
na-adjective (keiyodoshi); noun
520. 部屋 (へや)
heya
room; chamber
noun
521. 辺 (へん)
hen
area; vicinity; region; side; edge
noun
522. 勉強 (べんきょう)
benkyou
study
noun; suru verb; transitive verb
523. 便利 (べんり)
benri
convenient; handy; useful
na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
524. 頁 (ページ)
pe-ji
page
noun; counter
525. ベッド
beddo
bed
noun
526. ペン
pen
pen
noun
6.5 ほ (ho)
Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)
Romaji
Meaning (意味/いみ)
Type
527. 他 (ほか)
hoka
other (place, thing, person); the rest; et al.
noun
528. 欲しい (ほしい)
hoshii
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for
i-adjective (keiyoushi)
529. 細い (ほそい)
hosoi
thin; slender; fine
i-adjective (keiyoushi)
530. 本 (ほん)
hon
book; volume; script; this; present; current; … in question; … at issue
noun; prefix
531. 本棚 (ほんだな)
hondana
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
noun
532. 本当 (ほんとう)
hontou
truth; reality; actuality; fact
noun; na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
533. 帽子 (ぼうし)
boushi
hat; cap
noun
534. ボタン
botan
button (clothing)
noun
535. ホテル
hoteru
hotel
noun
536. ボールペン
borupen
ball-point pen
noun
537. ポケット
poketto
pocket
noun
538. ポスト
posuto
postbox; mailbox; mail box; pillar box
noun
7. The word starts with ま (ma) ~ も (mo)
7.1 ま (ma)
Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)
Romaji
Meaning (意味/いみ)
Type
539. 毎朝 (まいあさ)
maiasa
every morning
noun; adverb (fukushi)
540. 毎週 (まいしゅう)
maishu
every week
noun; adverb (fukushi)
541. 毎月 (まいつき)
maitsuki
every month; each month; monthly
adverb (fukushi); noun
542. 毎年 (まいとし)
maitoshi
every year; yearly; annually
adverb (fukushi); noun
543. 毎日 (まいにち)
mainichi
every day
noun; adverb (fukushi)
544. 毎晩 (まいばん)
maiban
every night
noun; adverb (fukushi)
545. 前 (まえ)
mae
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; ex-; former; pre
noun; used as a prefix
546. 曲がる (まがる)
magaru
to turn; to bend; to curve; to warp; to wind; to twist
godan verb with ru endin; intransitive verb
547. 不味い (まずい)
mazui
bad (taste); unpalatable; unsavoury; unsavory; awful; terrible; unpleasant
i-adjective (keiyoushi)
548. 又 (また)
mata
again; once more; also; too; as well; likewise
adverb (fukushi)
549. まだ
mada
still; as yet; only; (not) yet
adverb (fukushi)
550. 町 (まち)
machi
town
noun
551. 真っ直ぐ (まっすぐ)
massugu
straight (ahead); direct
na-adjective (keiyodoshi); adverb (fukushi); noun
552. 待つ (まつ)
matsu
to wait
godan verb with tsu ending; transitive verb; intransitive verb
553. 窓 (まど)
mado
window
noun
554. 丸い (まるい)
marui
round; circular
i-adjective (keiyoushi)
555. 万 (まん)
man
10,000; ten thousand
numeric
7.2 み (mi)
Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)
Romaji
Meaning (意味/いみ)
Type
556. 磨く (みがく)
migaku
to polish; to shine; to burnish
godan verb with ku ending; transitive verb
557. 右 (みぎ)
migi
right; right-hand side
noun
558. 短い (みじかい)
mijikai
short
i-adjective (keiyoushi)
559. 水 (みず)
mizu
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)
noun
560. 店 (みせ)
misee
store; shop
noun
561. 見せる (みせる)
miseru
to show; to display
ichidan verb; transitive verb
562. 道 (みち)
michi
road; path; street
noun
563. 三日 (みっか)
mikka
3rd day of the month
noun
564. 緑 (みどり)
midori
green
noun
565. 皆さん (みなさん)
minasan
all; everyone; everybody
noun
566. 南 (みなみ)
minami
south
noun
567. 耳 (みみ)
mimi
ear; hearing
noun
568. 見る (見る)
miru
to see; to look; to watch
ichidan verb; transitive verb
569. 皆 (みんな)
minna
everyone; everybody; all
noun; pronoun; adverb (fukushi)
7.3 む (mu)
Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)
Romaji
Meaning (意味/いみ)
Type
570. 六日 (むいか)
muika
6th day of the month; six days
noun
571. 向こう (むこう)
mukou
opposite side; other side; over there; that way
noun
572. 難しい (むずかしい)
muzukashii
difficult; hard; troublesome
i-adjective (keiyoushi)
573. 六つ (むっつ)
mutsu
six; six years of age
numeric; noun
574. 村 (むら)
mura
village
noun
7.4 め (me)
Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)
Romaji
Meaning (意味/いみ)
Type
575. 目 (め)
me
eye; eyeball
noun
576. 眼鏡 (めがね・メガネ)
megane
glasses; eyeglasses
noun
7.5 も (mo)
Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)
Romaji
Meaning (意味/いみ)
Type
577. 毛 (もう)
mou
hair; fur; wool
noun
578. もう一度 (もういちど)
mouichido
once more; again
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
579. 木曜日 (もくようび)
mokuyoubi
Thursday
noun; adverb (fukushi)
580. もっと
motto
(some) more; even more; longer; further
adverb (fukushi)
581. 持つ (もつ)
motsu
to hold (in one’s hand); to take; to carry
godan verb with tsu ending; transitive verb
582. 物 (もの)
mono
thing; object; article; stuff; substance
noun
583. 門 (もん)
mon
gate
noun; used as a suffix
584. 問題 (もんだい)
mondai
question (e.g. on a test); problem
noun
8. The word starts with や (ya) ~ よ (yo)
8.1 や (ya)
Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)
Romaji
Meaning (意味/いみ)
Type
585. 八百屋 (やおや)
yaoya
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
noun
586. 野菜 (やさい)
yasai
vegetable
noun
587. 優しい (やさしい)
yasashii
tender; kind; gentle; graceful
i-adjective (keiyoushi)
588. 安い (やすい)
yasui
cheap; inexpensive
i-adjective (keiyoushi)
589. 休み (やすみ)
yasumi
rest; recess; respite
noun
590. 休む (やすむ)
yasumu
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break
godan verb with mu ending; intransitive verb
591. 山 (やま)
yama
mountain; hill
noun; counter
592. やる
yaru
to do
godan verb with ru ending; transitive verb
8.2 ゆ (yu)
Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)
Romaji
Meaning (意味/いみ)
Type
593. 夕方 (ゆうがた)
yugata
evening; dusk
noun; adverb (fukushi)
594. 夕飯 (ゆうはん)
yuuhan
evening meal; dinner; supper
noun
595. 郵便局 (ゆうびんきょく)
yuubinkyoku
post office
noun
596. 昨夜 (ゆうべ)
yuube
evening; last night; yesterday evening
noun; adverb (fukushi)
597. 有名 (ゆうめい)
yuumei
famous
na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
598. 雪 (ゆき)
yuki
snow; snowfall
noun
599. ゆっくり
yukkuri
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely
adverb (fukushi); adverb taking the ‘to’ particle; suru verb
8.3 よ (よ)
Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)
Romaji
Meaning (意味/いみ)
Type
600. 八日 (ようか)
youka
8th day of the month; eight days
noun
601. 洋服 (ようふく)
youfuku
Western-style clothes
noun
602. 良く (よく)
yoku
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often
adverb (fukushi)
603. 横 (よこ)
yoko
horizontal
noun
604. 四日 (よっか)
yokka
4th day of the month; four days
noun
605. 四つ (よっつ)
yotsu
four; 4
numeric
606. 呼ぶ (よぶ)
yobu
to call out (to); to call
godan verb with bu ending; transitive verb
607. 読む (よむ)
yomu
to read
godan verb with mu ending; transitive verb
608. 夜 (よる)
yoru
evening; night
noun; adverb (fukushi)
609. 弱い (よわい)
yowai
weak; frail; delicate
i-adjective (keiyoushi)
9. The word starts with ら (ra) ~ ろ (ro)
9.1 ら (ra)
Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)
Romaji
Meaning (意味/いみ)
Type
610. 来月 (らいげつ)
raigetsu
next month
noun; adverb (fukushi)
611. 来週 (らいしゅう)
raishu
next week
noun; adverb (fukushi)
612. 来年 (らいねん)
rainen
next year
noun; adverb (fukushi)
613. ラジオ
rajio
radio
noun
614. ラジオカセ
rajiokaze
radio-cassette player
noun
9.2 り (ri)
Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)
Romaji
Meaning (意味/いみ)
Type
615. 立派 (りっぱ)
rippa
splendid; fine
na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
616. 留学生 (りゅうがくせい)
ryugakusei
overseas student; exchange student
noun
617. 両親 (りょうしん)
ryoushin
parents; both parents
noun
618. 料理 (りょうり)
ryouri
cooking; cookery; cuisine; meal
noun; suru verb; transitive verb
619. 旅行 (りょこう)
ryokou
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
noun; suru verb; transitive verb
9.3 れ (re)
Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)
Romaji
Meaning (意味/いみ)
Type
620. 零 (れい)
rei
zero
noun
621. 冷蔵庫 (れいぞうこ)
reizouko
refrigerator; fridge
noun
622. 練習 (れんしゅう)
renshu
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
noun; suru verb; transitive verb
623. レコード
reko-do
record
noun
624. レストラン
resutoran
restaurant
noun
9.4 ろ (ro)
Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)
Romaji
Meaning (意味/いみ)
Type
625. 廊下 (ろうか)
rouka
corridor; hallway; passageway
noun
626. 六 (ろく)
roku
six; 6
numeric
10. The word starts with わ (wa)
Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)
Romaji
Meaning (意味/いみ)
Type
627. 若い (わかい)
wakai
young; youthful
i-adjective (keiyoushi)
628. 分かる (わかる)
wakaru
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
godan verb with ru ending; intransitive verb
629. 忘れる (わすれる)
wasureru
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about
ichidan verb; transitive verb
630. 私 (わたし)
watashi
I; me
pronoun
631. 渡す (わたす)
watasu
to hand over; to hand in; to pass; to give; to transfer
godan verb with su ending; transitive verb
632. 渡る (わたる)
wataru
to cross over; to go across
godan verb with ru ending; intransitive verb
633. 悪い (わるい)
warui
bad; poor; undesirable
i-adjective (keiyoushi)
12. Additional Common N5 Vocabularies
Vocabulary (語彙/ごい)
Romaji
Meaning (意味/いみ)
Type
634. 戸 (と)
to
door; shutter; window shutter
noun
635. 豚肉 (ぶたにく)
butaniku
pork
noun
636. どっち
docchi
which way; which direction; where
pronoun
637. 母 (はは)
haha
mother
noun
638. 灰皿 (はいざら)
haizara
ashtray
noun
639. 花 (はな)
hana
flower; blossom; bloom; petal
noun
640. 貼る (はる)
haru
stick, paste, apply
godan verb with ru ending; transitive verb
641. ワイシャツ (Yシャツ)
wai shatsu
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
noun
642. 静か (しずか)
shizuka
quiet; silent
na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
643. タクシー
takushi-
taxi
noun
644. 面白い (おもしろい)
omoshiroi
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny
i-adjective (keiyoushi)
645. ペット
petto
pet
noun
646. さあ
saa
well; who knows; I don’t know…; uh; hmm
conjunction
647. 石鹸 (せっけん)
sekken
soap
noun
648. マッチ
macchi
match (contest)
noun
649. 万年筆 (まんねんひつ)
man nen hitsu
fountain pen
noun
650. メートル
me-toru
metre (unit of length); meter
noun
651. もう
mou
already; yet
adverb (fukushi)
652. もしもし
moshi moshi
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
expression
653. そう/そうです
sou / sou desu
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; that’s my impression
expression
654. 良い (いい・よい)
ii / yoi
good
adjective
655. 内 (うち・ない)
uchi / nai
inside or within
noun; adverb (fukushi); suffix
656. ~円 (えん)
en
yen (currency)
noun
657. お~
O~
honourable~ or (honorific)
prefix
658. 一昨年 (おととし)
ototoshi
year before last
noun, Adverb (fukushi)
659. ~回 (~かい)
~kai
counter for occurrences
noun
660. ~階 (~かい)
~kai
counter for the floor of a building
noun; suffix
661. ~ヶ月 (~ka getsu)
~ka getsu
(number of) months
suffix
662. 風邪 (かぜ)
kaze
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
noun
663. キロメートル
kiro me-toru
kilo (kilometer)
noun; prefix
664. ~個 (~こ)
~ko
counter for small items
noun; suffix
665. ~語 (~ご)
~go
word, language
noun; suffix
666. こっち
kocchi
this way
noun
667. ~歳 (~さい)
~sai
~years-old
suffix
668. ~さん
~san
Mr.; Ms.; or Mrs.
suffix
669. ~時 (~じ)
~ji
time or ~ o’clock
suffix
670. 字引 (じびき)
jibiki
dictionary
noun
671. ~中 (~ちゅう)
~chu
during, while
suffix
672. ~週間 (~しゅうかん)
~shuukan
~weeks
suffix
673. ~人 (~にん)
~nin
counter for people
noun; suffix
674. ~すぎ
~sugi
to exceed; ~too much
suffix
675. ~ずつ
~zutsu
at a time; gradually
suffix
676. 背広 (せびろ)
sebiro
business suit
noun
677. ~台 (~だい)
~dai
counter for vehicles/machines
suffix
678. ~だけ
~dake
only; just
particle
679. ~達 (~たち)
~tachi
plural suffix
suffix
680. 父 (ちち)
chichi
father
noun
681. ~度 (~ど)
~do
counter for occurrences
suffix
682. ない
nai
there isn’t, doesn’t have
adjective
683. ~ながら
~nagara
while ~ing, during, although
particle
684. 日; ~日
nichi; ~nichi
day; ~day of the month; for ~days
685. ~年 (~ねん)
~nen
~years
suffix
686. ~杯 (~はい)
~hai
counter for cupfuls
noun
687. ~番 (~ばん)
~ban
~st or ~nd or ~th
ordinal number
688. ~匹 (~ひき)
~hiki
counter for small animals
suffix
689. ~分 (~ふん)
~fun
~minutes
suffix
690. ~本 (~ほん)
~hon
counter for long cylindrical things
suffix
691. ~枚 (~まい)
~mai
counter for flat things
suffix
692. ~屋 (~や)
~ya
~shop
noun
693. ~冊 (~さつ)
~satsu
counter for books
suffix
694. ~ごろ
~goro
around; ~for time
suffix
695. ~先生 (~せんせい)
~sensei
teacher
suffix after teacher name
696. ~日間 (~かかん)
~kakan
for — days
counter for days
697. ~方 (~かた)
~kata
how to (e.g 書方kakita-how to write)
suffix
698. ~側 (~がわ)
~gawa
side
e.g. 左側 hidari gawa ~ left side
699. ~前 (=まえ)
~mae
ago
e.g. 2 年前 2 nen mae ~ 2 years ago
700. ~つ
~tsu
counter for object
e.g 二つ futatsu ~ two
701. トイレットペーパー
toiretto pe-pa
toilet paper
noun
702. 東京 (とうきょう)
toukyou
Tokyo
noun
703. バス会社 (ばすがいしゃ)
basu gaisha
bus agency or bus company
noun
704. パン屋 (ぱんや)
pan ya
bakery
noun
705. ひらがな
hiragana
cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words
noun
706. メモ
memo
note
noun
707. メモする
memo suru
make a note
verb; ~suru
708. 問題用紙 (もんだいようし)
mondai youshi
question sheet
noun
709. 問題例 (もんだいれい)
mondai rei
sample question
noun
710. ラーメン
ra-men
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
noun
Conclusion
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The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.