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808 words · JLPT N5
JLPT N5 vocabulary
Words 61–70
okiru
to wake up
私は毎朝六時に起きます。
わたし は まいあさ ろくじ に おきます。
watashi wa maiasa rokuji ni okimasu.
I get up at six every morning.
起きる is the morning jolt — eyes open, body up. The opposite bookend of 寝る, and the first verb of every day.
Read the full tip →oshieru
to teach / to tell
先生が日本語を教えています。
せんせい が にほんご を おしえています。
sensei ga nihongo o oshieteimasu.
The teacher teaches Japanese.
教える is handing knowledge over — a teacher explaining grammar, a coworker telling you the Wi-Fi password. Teaching and telling share this one verb.
Read the full tip →oboeru
to memorize
毎日、新しい言葉を覚えます。
まいにち、あたらしい ことば を おぼえます。
mainichi, atarashii kotoba o oboemasu.
I memorize new words every day.
覚える is loading something into memory so it stays — new words, a coworker’s name, the route to the office.
Read the full tip →wasureru
to forget
家に傘を忘れました。
いえ に かさ を わすれました。
ie ni kasa o wasuremashita.
I left my umbrella at home.
忘れる is memory letting go — the word that slipped away, the umbrella left on the train.
Read the full tip →deru
to leave / to attend
毎朝七時に家を出ます。
まいあさ しちじ に いえ を でます。
maiasa shichiji ni ie o demasu.
I leave home at seven every morning.
Make 出る yours: write one short sentence about “leave” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →akeru
to open
暑いので、窓を開けます。
あつい ので、まど を あけます。
atsui node, mado o akemasu.
It is hot, so I will open the window.
Say 開ける out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “open” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →shimeru
to close
寒いので、窓を閉めます。
さむい ので、まど を しめます。
samui node, mado o shimemasu.
It is cold, so I will close the window.
Say 閉める out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “close” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →miseru
to show
パスポートを見せてください。
ぱすぽーと を みせて ください。
pasupooto o misete kudasai.
Please show me your passport.
Make 見せる yours: write one short sentence about “show” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →kariru
to borrow
図書館で本を借ります。
としょかん で ほん を かります。
toshokan de hon o karimasu.
I borrow books at the library.
借りる is using something that is not yours with a promise to give it back — a library book, a friend’s charger, a rented apartment.
Read the full tip →kiru
to wear
寒いので、上着を着ます。
さむい ので、うわぎ を きます。
samui node, uwagi o kimasu.
It is cold, so I will put on a jacket.
Make 着る yours: write one short sentence about “wear” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
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