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808 words · JLPT N5
JLPT N5 vocabulary
Words 171–180
raigetsu
next month
来月、新しい仕事を始めます。
らいげつ、あたらしい しごと を はじめます。
raigetsu, atarashii shigoto o hajimemasu.
I will start a new job next month.
Make 来月 yours: write one short sentence about “next month” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →kotoshi
this year
今年、日本語の試験を受けます。
ことし、にほんご の しけん を うけます。
kotoshi, nihongo no shiken o ukemasu.
I will take a Japanese exam this year.
Make 今年 yours: write one short sentence about “this year” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →rainen
next year
来年、日本で働きたいです。
らいねん、にほん で はたらきたい です。
rainen, nihon de hatarakitai desu.
I want to work in Japan next year.
Say 来年 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “next year” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →tanjoubi
birthday
誕生日にケーキを食べました。
たんじょうび に けーき を たべました。
tanjoubi ni keeki o tabemashita.
I ate cake on my birthday.
When you meet 誕生日 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “birthday” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →shuumatsu
weekend
週末は友だちと出かけます。
しゅうまつ は ともだち と でかけます。
shuumatsu wa tomodachi to dekakemasu.
I go out with friends on weekends.
Make 週末 yours: write one short sentence about “weekend” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →nihongo
Japanese language
私は日本語を少し話します。
わたし は にほんご を すこし はなします。
watashi wa nihongo o sukoshi hanashimasu.
I speak a little Japanese.
Tie 日本語 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “Japanese language” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →eigo
English language
私は英語と日本語を話します。
わたし は えいご と にほんご を はなします。
watashi wa eigo to nihongo o hanashimasu.
I speak English and Japanese.
When you meet 英語 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “English language” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →kotoba
word / language
知らない言葉を辞書で調べます。
しらない ことば を じしょ で しらべます。
shiranai kotoba o jisho de shirabemasu.
I look up words I do not know in the dictionary.
Say 言葉 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “word” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →tenki
weather
今日は天気がいいですね。
きょう は てんき が いい です ね。
kyou wa tenki ga ii desu ne.
The weather is nice today, isn't it?
When you meet 天気 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “weather” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →mondai
problem
この問題は少し難しいです。
この もんだい は すこし むずかしい です。
kono mondai wa sukoshi muzukashii desu.
This problem is a little difficult.
Tie 問題 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “problem” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
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