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808 words · JLPT N5
JLPT N5 vocabulary
Words 81–90
isogashii
busy
今週はとても忙しいです。
こんしゅう は とても いそがしい です。
konshuu wa totemo isogashii desu.
I am very busy this week.
忙しい is a calendar with no gaps. 今週は忙しいです is the standard office phrase for a week that runs away from you.
Read the full tip →tanoshii
fun
日本語の授業は楽しいです。
にほんご の じゅぎょう は たのしい です。
nihongo no jugyou wa tanoshii desu.
Japanese class is fun.
Make 楽しい yours: write one short sentence about “fun” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →omoshiroi
interesting
この映画はとても面白いです。
この えいが は とても おもしろい です。
kono eiga wa totemo omoshiroi desu.
This movie is very interesting.
When you meet 面白い in real text, pause on it once — meeting “interesting” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →muzukashii
difficult
漢字は難しいです。
かんじ は むずかしい です。
kanji wa muzukashii desu.
Kanji is difficult.
When you meet 難しい in real text, pause on it once — meeting “difficult” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →yasashii
easy
この問題は易しいです。
この もんだい は やさしい です。
kono mondai wa yasashii desu.
This question is easy.
When you meet 易しい in real text, pause on it once — meeting “easy” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →hayai
early
今日は朝が早いです。
きょう は あさ が はやい です。
kyou wa asa ga hayai desu.
I have an early morning today.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “early” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 早い to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →hayai
fast
この電車はとても速いです。
この でんしゃ は とても はやい です。
kono densha wa totemo hayai desu.
This train is very fast.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “fast” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 速い to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →osoi
late / slow
今日は帰りが遅いです。
きょう は かえり が おそい です。
kyou wa kaeri ga osoi desu.
I am coming home late today.
Say 遅い out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “late” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →chikai
near
駅は家から近いです。
えき は いえ から ちかい です。
eki wa ie kara chikai desu.
The station is near my house.
When you meet 近い in real text, pause on it once — meeting “near” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →tooi
far
会社は家から遠いです。
かいしゃ は いえ から とおい です。
kaisha wa ie kara tooi desu.
The office is far from my house.
When you meet 遠い in real text, pause on it once — meeting “far” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
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