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808 words · JLPT N5
JLPT N5 vocabulary
Words 11–20
ashita
tomorrow
明日、会議があります。
あした、かいぎが あります。
ashita, kaigi ga arimasu
There is a meeting tomorrow.
Say 明日 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “tomorrow” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →mainichi
every day
毎日、日本語を勉強します。
まいにち、にほんごを べんきょうします。
mainichi, nihongo o benkyou shimasu
I study Japanese every day.
毎日 stacks 毎 (every) on 日 (day) — every single day, no skips. Think of calendar squares lined up one after another.
Read the full tip →asa
morning
朝、メールをチェックします。
あさ、めーるを ちぇっくします。
asa, meeru o chekku shimasu
I check email in the morning.
Tie 朝 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “morning” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →eki
station
駅は会社の近くです。
えきは かいしゃの ちかくです。
eki wa kaisha no chikaku desu
The station is near the company.
駅 is the train station — the anchor point of daily life in Japan. Directions almost always start from the nearest 駅.
Read the full tip →densha
train
電車で会社へ行きます。
でんしゃで かいしゃへ いきます。
densha de kaisha e ikimasu
I go to the company by train.
電車 is the train you actually ride to work — the commuter kind. 電車で行きます: I will go by train.
Read the full tip →ie
house / home
家でリモートワークをします。
いえで りもーとわーくを します。
ie de rimooto waaku o shimasu
I work remotely from home.
Tie 家 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “house” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →mizu
water
水を一杯ください。
みずを いっぱい ください。
mizu o ippai kudasai
A glass of water, please.
Tie 水 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “water” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →okane
money
お金を銀行に入れます。
おかねを ぎんこうに いれます。
okane o ginkou ni iremasu
I put money in the bank.
Tie お金 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “money” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →tomodachi
friend
会社の友達と昼ご飯を食べます。
かいしゃの ともだちと ひるごはんを たべます。
kaisha no tomodachi to hirugohan o tabemasu
I eat lunch with friends from work.
友達 is a friend by choice — someone you meet (会う) outside of work roles and formalities.
Read the full tip →namae
name
お名前を教えてください。
おなまえを おしえてください。
onamae o oshiete kudasai
Please tell me your name.
Make 名前 yours: write one short sentence about “name” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
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