N5

JLPT N5 — Beginner

Basic Japanese: everyday expressions, hiragana, katakana, and about 100 kanji. The starting point for living and working in Japan.

N5 Vocabulary

All vocabulary

kaisha

company

mainichi, kaisha ni ikimasu

I go to the company every day.

shigoto

work / job

shigoto wa kuji ni hajimarimasu

Work starts at nine.

iku

to go

ashita, toukyou e ikimasu

I will go to Tokyo tomorrow.

kuru

to come

tomodachi ga nihon ni kimasu

My friend is coming to Japan.

💡 Irregular verb: きます, きて, こない.

miru

to see / to watch

yoru, eiga o mimasu

I watch a movie at night.

taberu

to eat

hirugohan o tabemashita

I ate lunch.

day / sun

On
Kun
Strokes
4

The Japan is very important.

💡 A picture of the sun with a line through it. 日 means sun or day — the sun marks each day.

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person

On
Kun
Strokes
2

The foreigner is very important.

💡 Two legs of a walking figure. 人 is a person — the simplest picture of someone standing on two legs.

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time / hour

On
Kun
Strokes
10

The time is very important.

💡 The sun (日) beside a temple measuring the hours. 時 means time or hour.

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see / look

On
Kun
Strokes
7

The to see is very important.

💡 An eye (目) on legs, going out to look. 見 means to see or look.

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eat / food

On
Kun
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9

The to eat is very important.

💡 A roof over a table of food. 食 means to eat or food.

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N5 Grammar

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N5 Quizzes

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