Japanese Kanji & Vocabulary Dictionary
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Showing 300 vocabulary entries for N5
一いちN5
One
五ごN5
Five
二にN5
Two
家いえN5
House
冬ふゆN5
Winter
傘かさN5
Umbrella
先さきN5
Prior / ahead
今いまN5
Now
口くちN5
Mouth
千せんN5
Thousand
午うまN5
Noon
書がきN5
Write
～か月～かげつN5
~ months (counter)
国くにN5
Country
～くらい; ぐらい～くらい; ぐらいN5
about ~
～時～じN5
at ~ o'clock
八はちN5
Eight
本ほんN5
Book
夏なつN5
Summer
庭にわN5
Garden
女おんなN5
Woman
道みちN5
Road
卵たまごN5
Egg
兄あにN5
Older brother
妹いもうとN5
Younger sister
～年～ねんN5
~ years
山やまN5
Mountain
嫌いやN5
Disliking
村むらN5
Village
手てN5
Hand
春はるN5
Spring
お茶おちゃN5
Tea
姉あねN5
Older sister
声こえN5
Voice
北きたN5
North
歯はN5
Tooth
～月～がつN5
month
年としN5
Year
半はんN5
Half
水みずN5
Water
机つくえN5
Desk
横よこN5
Side
昼ひるN5
Noon
歌うたN5
Song
伯父おじさんN5
Uncle
左ひだりN5
Left
秋あきN5
Autumn
お～お～N5
honorable ~ (honorific prefix)
～時間～じかんN5
~ hours (duration)
外ほかN5
another place
母ははN5
Mother
目めN5
Eye
木きN5
Tree
池いけN5
Pond
兄弟きょうだいN5
Siblings
所ところN5
Place
服ふくN5
Clothes
右みぎN5
Right
海うみN5
Sea
窓まどN5
Window
百ひゃくN5
Hundred
犬いぬN5
Dog
零れいN5
Zero
辺へんN5
area
猫ねこN5
Cat
写真しゃしんN5
Photograph
晩ばんN5
Night
橋はしN5
Bridge
町まちN5
Town
耳みみN5
Ear
へんへんN5
Area
靴くつN5
Shoe
駅えきN5
Railway station
雨あめN5
Rain
男おとこN5
Man
医者いしゃN5
Doctor
朝あさN5
Morning
父ちちN5
Father
花はなN5
Flower
足あしN5
Foot
肉にくN5
Meat
ええええN5
Yes
話はなしN5
Talk
鳥とりN5
Bird
頭あたまN5
Head
紙かみN5
Paper
午前ごぜんN5
Morning
白しろN5
White
物ものN5
Thing
車くるまN5
Car
薬くすりN5
Medicine
あのあのN5
That
～がる～がるN5
feel (shows symptoms of)
先生せんせいN5
Teacher
じゃじゃN5
Then
色いろN5
Color
箱はこN5
Box
絵えN5
Picture
雪ゆきN5
Snow
隣となりN5
Next
お金おかねN5
Money
四つよつN5
Four
西にしN5
West
バスバスN5
Bus
もうもうN5
Already
両親りょうしんN5
Parents
切符きっぷN5
Ticket
丁度ちょうどN5
Just
飴あめN5
Candy
多いおおいN5
Many
緑みどりN5
Green
青あおN5
Blue
～中～じゅうN5
during
パンパンN5
Bread
今朝けさN5
This morning
困るこまるN5
to be troubled
今週こんしゅうN5
This week
ご飯ごはんN5
Cooked rice
嫌いきらいN5
Dislike
赤あかN5
Red
風かぜN5
Wind
鼻はなN5
Nose
五ついつつN5
Five
さあさあN5
Well
～人～じんN5
counter for people
～だけ～だけN5
only ~
ドアドアN5
Door
一つひとつN5
One
ペンペンN5
Pen
休みやすみN5
Rest
先月せんげつN5
Last month
夕方ゆうがたN5
Evening
先週せんしゅうN5
last week
座るすわるN5
to sit (down)
黒くろN5
Black
大人おとなN5
Adult
時間じかんN5
Time
七つななつN5
Seven
一月ひとつきN5
January
休むやすむN5
to rest
切手きってN5
Stamp (postage)
動物どうぶつN5
Animal
下手へたN5
Bad at
上着うわぎN5
Coat
一緒いっしょN5
Together
九つここのつN5
Nine
～すぎ～すぎN5
past (the time)
三つみっつN5
Three
地図ちずN5
Map
大切たいせつN5
Important
午後ごごN5
Afternoon
歌ううたうN5
to sing
交番こうばんN5
Police box
乗るのるN5
to take (a bus, ship, plane, etc.)
会社かいしゃN5
Company
会うあうN5
to meet
九日ここのかN5
Ninth day
～たち～たちN5
plural suffix (for people)
三日みっかN5
Three days
太いふといN5
Thick
封筒ふうとうN5
Envelope
去年きょねんN5
last year
歩くあるくN5
to walk
全部ぜんぶN5
All
便利べんりN5
Convenient
作文さくぶんN5
Composition
低いひくいN5
Low
今年ことしN5
This year
～ずつ～ずつN5
~ at a time
出すだすN5
to take out
字引じびきN5
Dictionary
差すさすN5
to shine
取るとるN5
to take
紅茶こうちゃN5
Black tea
公園こうえんN5
Park
使うつかうN5
to use (a tool, method, etc.)
並ぶならぶN5
to line up
働くはたらくN5
to work
出るでるN5
to leave
二つふたつN5
Two
～本～ほんN5
counter for long cylindrical things
八つやっつN5
Eight
家庭かていN5
Household
広いひろいN5
Wide
夕飯ゆうはんN5
Dinner
今晩こんばんN5
Tonight
背広せびろN5
Business suit
切るきるN5
to cut
厚いあついN5
Thick
～ころ; ～ごろ～ころ; ～ごろN5
around
今月こんげつN5
This month
十日とおかN5
Tenth day
二日ふつかN5
Two days
八日ようかN5
Eight days
建物たてものN5
Building
後ろうしろN5
Back
宿題しゅくだいN5
Homework
茶色ちゃいろN5
Brown
叔父さんおじさんN5
Uncle
友達ともだちN5
Friend
叔父おじさんN5
Uncle
名前なまえN5
Name
六つむっつN5
Six
御飯ごはんN5
Meal
押すおすN5
to push
帰るかえるN5
to return home
初めはじめN5
Beginning
問題もんだいN5
Problem
同じおなじN5
Same
仕事しごとN5
Work
いくいくN5
to go
六日むいかN5
Six days
文章ぶんしょうN5
Essay
早いはやいN5
Early
新聞しんぶんN5
Newspaper
台所だいどころN5
Kitchen
大勢おおぜいN5
Crowd
咲くさくN5
to bloom
吹くふくN5
to blow (of the wind)
住むすむN5
to live (of humans)
行くゆくN5
to go
大学だいがくN5
University
明いあかるいN5
Bright
晴れはれN5
Fine weather
昨日きのうN5
Yesterday
吸うすうN5
to breathe in
貼るはるN5
to paste
学生がくせいN5
Student
天気てんきN5
Weather
明るいあかるいN5
Bright
元気げんきN5
Energetic
出口でぐちN5
Exit
～さん～さんN5
Mr./Ms.
～前～まえN5
before ~
曇りくもりN5
Cloudy weather
曇るくもるN5
to become cloudy
外国がいこくN5
Foreign country
部屋へやN5
Room
好きすきN5
Like
少しすこしN5
Few
廊下ろうかN5
Hallway
安いやすいN5
Cheap
半分はんぶんN5
Half
張るはるN5
to paste
毎年まいねんN5
Every year
泳ぐおよぐN5
to swim
曲るまがるN5
to bend
毎年まいとしN5
Every year
雑誌ざっしN5
Magazine
学校がっこうN5
School
弱いよわいN5
Weak
引くひくN5
to pull
家族かぞくN5
Family
古いふるいN5
Old
とるとるN5
to take (a photograph)
英語えいごN5
English (language)
毎朝まいあさN5
Every morning
毎晩まいばんN5
Every night
撮るとるN5
to take (a photograph)
時計とけいN5
Clock
飲むのむN5
to drink
寝るねるN5
to sleep (lying down)
手紙てがみN5
Letter
持つもつN5
to hold (in one's hand)
寒いさむいN5
Cold
呼ぶよぶN5
to call
時々ときどきN5
Sometimes
荷物にもつN5
Luggage
洗うあらうN5
to wash
病院びょういんN5
Hospital
暗いくらいN5
Dark
鳴くなくN5
to make sound (of an animal)
強いつよいN5
Strong
五日いつかN5
5th day of the month
牛乳ぎゅうにゅうN5
Milk (cow's)
意味いみN5
Meaning
四つよっつN5
Four
四日よっかN5
Four days
買うかうN5
to buy
消すけすN5
to erase
登るのぼるN5
to climb
書くかくN5
to write
さ来年さらいねんN5
Year after next
授業じゅぎょうN5
Class
暑いあついN5
Hot (weather)
玄関げんかんN5
Porch
旅行りょこうN5
Trip
シャツシャツN5
Shirt
近くちかくN5
Near
渡るわたるN5
to cross over
砂糖さとうN5
Sugar
有名ゆうめいN5
Famous
教室きょうしつN5
Classroom
牛肉ぎゅうにくN5
Beef
知るしるN5
to know
映画えいがN5
Movie
売るうるN5
to sell
毎日まいにちN5
Daily
速いはやいN5
Fast
漢字かんじN5
Kanji
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