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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 56

Words 551–560

Meaning and examples

to understand weather

tokidoki tenki ga wakarimasu.

Sometimes, we understand the weather.

💡 Common phrase with 天気 (weather).

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to understand problem

shuumatsu ni mondai ga wakarimasu.

On the weekend, we understand the problem.

💡 Common phrase with 問題 (problem).

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to understand meaning

koko de imi ga wakarimasu.

Here, we understand the meaning.

💡 Common phrase with 意味 (meaning).

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to understand talk

yoku hanashi ga wakarimasu.

Often, we understand the talk.

💡 Common phrase with 話 (talk / story).

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to understand music

maiasa, ongaku ga wakarimasu.

Every morning, we understand the music.

💡 Common phrase with 音楽 (music).

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to understand song

yoku uta ga wakarimasu.

Often, we understand the song.

💡 Common phrase with 歌 (song).

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go — te-form

itte kara, denwa o shimasu.

I will call after I go.

💡 Form of 行く (to go).

Memory tip

Do not learn 行って from zero: it carries 行く inside it. Hold on to 行く = go (away from you) and the rest is grammar.

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return home — te-form

kaette, gakkou e ikimasu.

I return home, and then go to school.

💡 Form of 帰る (to return home).

Memory tip

Once 帰る clicks, 帰って comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 帰る = head back home.

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buy — te-form

katte kara, denwa o shimasu.

I will call after I buy.

💡 Form of 買う (to buy).

Memory tip

Do not learn 買って from zero: it carries 買う inside it. Hold on to 買う = buy it and the rest is grammar.

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drink — te-form

nonde mo ii desu ka.

Is it all right if I drink?

💡 Form of 飲む (to drink).

Memory tip

飲んで is 飲む in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 飲む = drink (even medicine).

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N5 final quiz sets

Ten sets, fifty randomly selected questions in every set.

Final set 150 questions

JLPT N5 Vocabulary Final Set 1

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JLPT N5 Vocabulary Final Set 2

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Final set 350 questions

JLPT N5 Vocabulary Final Set 3

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Final set 450 questions

JLPT N5 Vocabulary Final Set 4

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JLPT N5 Vocabulary Final Set 7

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JLPT N5 Vocabulary Final Set 8

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JLPT N5 Vocabulary Final Set 9

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JLPT N5 Vocabulary Final Set 10

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