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808 words · JLPT N5
JLPT N5 vocabulary
Words 71–80
hajimeru
to start something
今日から日本語の勉強を始めます。
きょう から にほんご の べんきょう を はじめます。
kyou kara nihongo no benkyou o hajimemasu.
I will start studying Japanese today.
When you meet 始める in real text, pause on it once — meeting “start something” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →benkyou
study
毎晩、日本語の勉強をします。
まいばん、にほんご の べんきょう を します。
maiban, nihongo no benkyou o shimasu.
I study Japanese every evening.
勉強 is study as effort — desk, notes, repetition. Your JLPT prep sessions are 勉強, and 勉強になりました politely means “I learned something.”
Read the full tip →denwa
telephone call
母に電話をします。
はは に でんわ を します。
haha ni denwa o shimasu.
I call my mother.
電話 is both the phone and the call. 電話します means “I will call you,” not “I will build you a telephone.”
Read the full tip →sanpo
walk / stroll
朝、公園を散歩します。
あさ、こうえん を さんぽ します。
asa, kouen o sanpo shimasu.
I take a walk in the park in the morning.
Say 散歩 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “walk” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →renshuu
practice
毎日、漢字の練習をします。
まいにち、かんじ の れんしゅう を します。
mainichi, kanji no renshuu o shimasu.
I practice kanji every day.
練習 is doing something again and again until your hands know it — kanji drills, presentation run-throughs, interview answers.
Read the full tip →kaimono
shopping
週末にスーパーで買い物をします。
しゅうまつ に すーぱー で かいもの を します。
shuumatsu ni suupaa de kaimono o shimasu.
I go shopping at the supermarket on weekends.
買い物 is the errand of shopping itself — the trip, the basket, the bags. 買い物に行きます: I am off to the shops.
Read the full tip →ryouri
cooking
母は料理が上手です。
はは は りょうり が じょうず です。
haha wa ryouri ga jouzu desu.
My mother is good at cooking.
When you meet 料理 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “cooking” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →souji
cleaning
日曜日に部屋の掃除をします。
にちようび に へや の そうじ を します。
nichiyoubi ni heya no souji o shimasu.
I clean my room on Sundays.
When you meet 掃除 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “cleaning” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →sentaku
laundry
天気がいいので、洗濯をします。
てんき が いい ので、せんたく を します。
tenki ga ii node, sentaku o shimasu.
The weather is nice, so I will do the laundry.
When you meet 洗濯 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “laundry” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →furui
old
この本はとても古いです。
この ほん は とても ふるい です。
kono hon wa totemo furui desu.
This book is very old.
古い is worn by time — an old building, an old phone. For people, use 年上 or ベテラン instead; 古い is for things.
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