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808 words · JLPT N5
JLPT N5 vocabulary
Words 151–160
meeru
先生にメールを送りました。
せんせい に めーる を おくりました。
sensei ni meeru o okurimashita.
I sent an email to my teacher.
Say メール out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “email” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →denki
electricity / light
部屋を出るとき、電気を消してください。
へや を でる とき、でんき を けして ください。
heya o deru toki, denki o keshite kudasai.
Please turn off the light when you leave the room.
Tie 電気 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “electricity” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →gohan
rice / meal
いっしょにご飯を食べませんか。
いっしょ に ごはん を たべません か。
issho ni gohan o tabemasen ka.
Would you like to eat together?
When you meet ご飯 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “rice” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →ocha
tea
休みの時間にお茶を飲みます。
やすみ の じかん に おちゃ を のみます。
yasumi no jikan ni ocha o nomimasu.
I drink tea during my break.
Make お茶 yours: write one short sentence about “tea” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →koohii
coffee
毎朝コーヒーを一杯飲みます。
まいあさ こーひー を いっぱい のみます。
maiasa koohii o ippai nomimasu.
I drink a cup of coffee every morning.
Tie コーヒー to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “coffee” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →gyuunyuu
milk
コンビニで牛乳を買いました。
こんびに で ぎゅうにゅう を かいました。
konbini de gyuunyuu o kaimashita.
I bought milk at the convenience store.
Make 牛乳 yours: write one short sentence about “milk” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →sakana
fish
日本の魚はおいしいです。
にほん の さかな は おいしい です。
nihon no sakana wa oishii desu.
Japanese fish is delicious.
Say 魚 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “fish” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →niku
meat
今晩は肉を食べます。
こんばん は にく を たべます。
konban wa niku o tabemasu.
I will eat meat tonight.
Make 肉 yours: write one short sentence about “meat” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →yasai
vegetables
毎日、野菜を食べます。
まいにち、やさい を たべます。
mainichi, yasai o tabemasu.
I eat vegetables every day.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “vegetables” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 野菜 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →kudamono
fruit
デザートに果物を食べました。
でざーと に くだもの を たべました。
dezaato ni kudamono o tabemashita.
I ate fruit for dessert.
Make 果物 yours: write one short sentence about “fruit” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
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