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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 65

Words 641–650

Meaning and examples

polite past: was white

hoteru no heya wa totemo shirokatta desu.

The hotel room was very white.

💡 Form of 白い (white).

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polite past: was black

sengetsu no ryokou wa totemo kurokatta desu.

Last month's trip was very black.

💡 Form of 黒い (black).

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attributive: healthy (before a noun)

koko wa genkina tokoro desu.

This is a healthy place.

💡 Form of 元気 (healthy / energetic).

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attributive: quiet (before a noun)

koko wa shizukana tokoro desu.

This is a quiet place.

💡 Form of 静か (quiet).

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attributive: lively (before a noun)

nigiyakana heya ga ii desu.

I would like a lively room.

💡 Form of にぎやか (lively).

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attributive: famous (before a noun)

yuumeina machi ni sundeimasu.

I live in a famous town.

💡 Form of 有名 (famous).

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attributive: convenient (before a noun)

sore wa benrina hanashi desu ne.

That is a convenient story, isn't it?

💡 Form of 便利 (convenient).

Memory tip

Under the surface, 便利な is still 便利 — same image, new grammar around it: 便利 = convenient.

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attributive: simple (before a noun)

sore wa kantanna hanashi desu ne.

That is a simple story, isn't it?

💡 Form of 簡単 (simple / easy).

Memory tip

Under the surface, 簡単な is still 簡単 — same image, new grammar around it: 簡単 = simple / easy.

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attributive: tough (before a noun)

taihenna hon o karimashita.

I borrowed a tough book.

💡 Form of 大変 (tough / serious).

Memory tip

Once 大変 clicks, 大変な comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 大変 = tough going.

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attributive: all right (before a noun)

daijoubuna hon o karimashita.

I borrowed a all right book.

💡 Form of 大丈夫 (all right).

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N5 final quiz sets

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JLPT N5 Vocabulary Final Set 1

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JLPT N5 Vocabulary Final Set 10

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