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808 words · JLPT N5
JLPT N5 vocabulary
Words 101–110
shizuka
quiet
この町はとても静かです。
この まち は とても しずか です。
kono machi wa totemo shizuka desu.
This town is very quiet.
Tie 静か to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “quiet” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →nigiyaka
lively
駅の前はにぎやかです。
えき の まえ は にぎやか です。
eki no mae wa nigiyaka desu.
It is lively in front of the station.
Say にぎやか out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “lively” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →yuumei
famous
この店のラーメンは有名です。
この みせ の らーめん は ゆうめい です。
kono mise no raamen wa yuumei desu.
The ramen at this shop is famous.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “famous” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 有名 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →kantan
simple / easy
この問題は簡単です。
この もんだい は かんたん です。
kono mondai wa kantan desu.
This question is simple.
簡単 means simple enough to do without breaking a sweat — the opposite of a task that needs a manual.
Read the full tip →taihen
tough / serious
毎日の仕事は大変です。
まいにち の しごと は たいへん です。
mainichi no shigoto wa taihen desu.
Everyday work is tough.
大変 is “heavy going” — a rough day, a demanding task. As a reply, 大変ですね offers sympathy: that sounds tough.
Read the full tip →daijoubu
all right
少し休んだので、もう大丈夫です。
すこし やすんだ ので、もう だいじょうぶ です。
sukoshi yasunda node, mou daijoubu desu.
I rested a little, so I am all right now.
Make 大丈夫 yours: write one short sentence about “all right” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →suki
liked / favorite
日本語が好きです。
にほんご が すき です。
nihongo ga suki desu.
I like Japanese.
When you meet 好き in real text, pause on it once — meeting “liked” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →kirai
disliked
私は虫が嫌いです。
わたし は むし が きらい です。
watashi wa mushi ga kirai desu.
I dislike insects.
When you meet 嫌い in real text, pause on it once — meeting “disliked” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →jouzu
good at
姉は歌が上手です。
あね は うた が じょうず です。
ane wa uta ga jouzu desu.
My older sister is good at singing.
When you meet 上手 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “good at” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →heta
bad at
私は料理が下手です。
わたし は りょうり が へた です。
watashi wa ryouri ga heta desu.
I am bad at cooking.
Say 下手 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “bad at” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →Full-level practice
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Start final setRandomly selected from the full N5 vocabulary level, with four answer choices for every question.
Start final setRandomly selected from the full N5 vocabulary level, with four answer choices for every question.
Start final setRandomly selected from the full N5 vocabulary level, with four answer choices for every question.
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