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

808 words · JLPT N5

JLPT N5 vocabulary

Part 44

Words 431–440

Meaning and examples

polite: do laundry

ashita no gogo, sentakushimasu.

I will do laundry tomorrow afternoon.

💡 する-verb form of 洗濯 (laundry).

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polite negative: is not new

kono mise wa zenzen atarashikunai desu.

This shop is not new at all.

💡 Form of 新しい (new).

Memory tip

新しくないです is 新しい in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 新しい = new.

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polite negative: is not old

kyou wa amari furukunai desu.

Today it is not very old.

💡 Form of 古い (old).

Memory tip

Do not learn 古くないです from zero: it carries 古い inside it. Hold on to 古い = old (things) and the rest is grammar.

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polite negative: is not big

kyou wa amari ookikunai desu.

Today it is not very big.

💡 Form of 大きい (big).

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polite negative: is not small

kyou no tenki wa amari chiisakunai desu.

The weather today is not very small.

💡 Form of 小さい (small).

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polite negative: is not expensive

kyou wa amari takakunai desu.

Today it is not very expensive.

💡 Form of 高い (expensive / tall).

Memory tip

Do not learn 高くないです from zero: it carries 高い inside it. Hold on to 高い = high: tall or expensive and the rest is grammar.

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polite negative: is not cheap

watashi no heya wa yasukunai desu.

My room is not cheap.

💡 Form of 安い (cheap).

Memory tip

Once 安い clicks, 安くないです comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 安い = easy on the wallet.

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polite negative: is not busy

kono hon wa isogashikunai desu.

This book is not busy.

💡 Form of 忙しい (busy).

Memory tip

Under the surface, 忙しくないです is still 忙しい — same image, new grammar around it: 忙しい = busy.

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polite negative: is not fun

kyou no tenki wa amari tanoshikunai desu.

The weather today is not very fun.

💡 Form of 楽しい (fun).

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polite negative: is not interesting

kono machi wa amari omoshirokunai desu.

This town is not very interesting.

💡 Form of 面白い (interesting).

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