Vocabulary

Every word comes with furigana, romaji, and an original example sentence from real life in Japan.

810 words · JLPT N5

kaisha

N5

company

mainichi, kaisha ni ikimasu

I go to the company every day.

shigoto

N5

work / job

shigoto wa kuji ni hajimarimasu

Work starts at nine.

iku

N5

to go

ashita, toukyou e ikimasu

I will go to Tokyo tomorrow.

kuru

N5

to come

tomodachi ga nihon ni kimasu

My friend is coming to Japan.

💡 Irregular verb: きます, きて, こない.

miru

N5

to see / to watch

yoru, eiga o mimasu

I watch a movie at night.

taberu

N5

to eat

hirugohan o tabemashita

I ate lunch.

nomu

N5

to drink

douryou to koohii o nomimasu

I drink coffee with my coworker.

hito

N5

person

ano hito wa atarashii shain desu

That person is a new employee.

jikan

N5

time / hour

jikan ga arimasen

There is no time.

kyou

N5

today

kyou wa isogashii desu

I am busy today.

ashita

N5

tomorrow

ashita, kaigi ga arimasu

There is a meeting tomorrow.

mainichi

N5

every day

mainichi, nihongo o benkyou shimasu

I study Japanese every day.

asa

N5

morning

asa, meeru o chekku shimasu

I check email in the morning.

eki

N5

station

eki wa kaisha no chikaku desu

The station is near the company.

densha

N5

train

densha de kaisha e ikimasu

I go to the company by train.

ie

N5

house / home

ie de rimooto waaku o shimasu

I work remotely from home.

mizu

N5

water

mizu o ippai kudasai

A glass of water, please.

okane

N5

money

okane o ginkou ni iremasu

I put money in the bank.

tomodachi

N5

friend

kaisha no tomodachi to hirugohan o tabemasu

I eat lunch with friends from work.

namae

N5

name

onamae o oshiete kudasai

Please tell me your name.

atarashii

N5

new

atarashii pasokon o kaimashita

I bought a new computer.

ookii

N5

big

kono kaisha wa ookii desu

This company is big.

chiisai

N5

small

chiisai chiimu de hataraite imasu

I work in a small team.

takai

N5

expensive / tall

toukyou no yachin wa takai desu

Rent in Tokyo is expensive.

yasui

N5

cheap

kono mise wa yasukute oishii desu

This restaurant is cheap and tasty.

kau

N5

to buy

konbini de bentou o kaimasu

I buy a boxed lunch at the convenience store.

yomu

N5

to read

maiban, hon o yomimasu

I read a book every night.

kaku

N5

to write

nihongo de meeru o kakimasu

I write emails in Japanese.

hanasu

N5

to speak / to talk

joushi to hanashimashita

I talked with my boss.

yasumi

N5

holiday / day off

doyoubi to nichiyoubi wa yasumi desu

Saturday and Sunday are days off.

kaeru

N5

to return home

mainichi kaeru no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to return home every day.

hanasu

N5

to speak

mainichi hanasu no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to speak every day.

kiku

N5

to listen / to ask

mainichi kiku no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to listen every day.

au

N5

to meet

mainichi au no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to meet every day.

matsu

N5

to wait

mainichi matsu no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to wait every day.

tsukuru

N5

to make

mainichi tsukuru no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to make every day.

tsukau

N5

to use

mainichi tsukau no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to use every day.

yasumu

N5

to rest

mainichi yasumu no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to rest every day.

hataraku

N5

to work

mainichi hataraku no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to work every day.

aruku

N5

to walk

mainichi aruku no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to walk every day.

hashiru

N5

to run

mainichi hashiru no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to run every day.

oyogu

N5

to swim

mainichi oyogu no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to swim every day.

asobu

N5

to play

mainichi asobu no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to play every day.

shinu

N5

to die

mainichi shinu no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to die every day.

tatsu

N5

to stand

mainichi tatsu no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to stand every day.

suwaru

N5

to sit

mainichi suwaru no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to sit every day.

toru

N5

to take

mainichi toru no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to take every day.

toru

N5

to take a photo

mainichi toru no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to take a photo every day.

narau

N5

to learn from someone

mainichi narau no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to learn from someone every day.

hairu

N5

to enter

mainichi hairu no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to enter every day.