JLPT N5 is where real Japanese starts. You’ve nailed the kana, and now you’re ready for words that actually do useful work-ordering food, talking about your day, asking simple questions. This list packs roughly 800 practical N5 words you’ll meet on the exam and in daily chats, not dusty textbook fillers.
Every entry gives you a straightforward meaning and a natural example sentence, so you see how the word behaves in the wild-not just a lonely translation. Audio playback is baked right in, because your ears need practice just as much as your eyes. Tap, listen, repeat.
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| Word | Reading | Type | Meaning | Example | Translation | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| あくどい | あくどい | adjective | excessive; flashy | その服は少しあくどい。 | Those clothes are a little flashy. | |
| あさって | あさって | noun | the day after tomorrow | あさって会いましょう。 | Let's meet the day after tomorrow. | |
| あざ笑う | あざわらう | verb | to mock; to ridicule | 彼は私をあざ笑った。 | He mocked me. | |
| あそこ | あそこ | pronoun | over there | あそこに店があります。 | There is a shop over there. | |
| あちら | あちら | pronoun | that way; over there | あちらへどうぞ。 | This way, please. | |
| あっさり | あっさり | adverb | easily; simply | 彼はあっさり答えた。 | He answered simply. | |
| あっち | あっち | pronoun | that way; over there | あっちに行きます。 | I go that way. | |
| あなた | あなた | pronoun | you | あなたは学生ですか。 | Are you a student? | |
| あの | あの | expression | that; that one | あの人は先生です。 | That person is a teacher. | |
| アパート | アパート | noun | apartment | アパートに住んでいます。 | I live in an apartment. | |
| あびる | あびる | verb | to take a shower | 毎朝シャワーをあびます。 | I take a shower every morning. | |
| あべこべ | あべこべ | adjective | opposite; reversed | 靴があべこべだ。 | The shoes are on the wrong feet. | |
| あまり | あまり | adverb | not much; not very | あまり食べません。 | I don't eat much. | |
| あやふや | あやふや | adjective | vague; unclear | 答えがあやふやだ。 | The answer is vague. | |
| あら | あら | expression | oh; ah | あら、もうこんな時間。 | Oh, it's already this late. | |
| あられ | あられ | noun | hail | あられが降ってきた。 | Hail started to fall. | |
| ある | ある | verb | to exist; to be | 机の上に本があります。 | There is a book on the desk. | |
| あれ | あれ | pronoun | that; that one | あれは何ですか。 | What is that? | |
| いい | いい | adjective | good | 今日はいい天気です。 | The weather is good today. | |
| いい | よい | adjective | good | この席でよいですか。 | Is this seat okay? | |
| いいえ | いいえ | expression | no | いいえ、ちがいます。 | No, that's wrong. | |
| いかが | いかが | expression | how; what about | これはいかがですか。 | How about this? | |
| いくつ | いくつ | question word | how many | りんごはいくつありますか。 | How many apples are there? | |
| いくら | いくら | question word | how much | これはいくらですか。 | How much is this? | |
| いす | いす | noun | chair | ここにいすがあります。 | There is a chair here. |
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