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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| レコード | レコード | noun | record | このレコードは古いです。 | This record is old. | |
| レストラン | レストラン | noun | restaurant | 駅の近くにレストランがあります。 | There is a restaurant near the station. | |
| ワイシャツ | ワイシャツ | noun | dress shirt | ワイシャツを買いました。 | I bought a dress shirt. | |
| 一 | いち | noun | one | りんごを一つください。 | Please give me one apple. | |
| 一つ | ひとつ | counter | one | りんごを一つください。 | Please give me one apple. | |
| 一人 | ひとり | noun | one person; alone | 一人で行きます。 | I will go alone. | |
| 一日 | いちにち | noun | one day; all day | 今日は一日家にいました。 | I stayed home all day today. | |
| 一日 | ついたち | noun | the first day of the month | 今日は一日です。 | Today is the first day of the month. | |
| 一昨年 | おととし | noun | the year before last | 一昨年、日本へ行きました。 | I went to Japan the year before last. | |
| 一昨日 | おととい | noun | the day before yesterday | 一昨日は雨でした。 | It rained the day before yesterday. | |
| 一月 | ひとつき | noun | one month | 一月かかります。 | It takes one month. | |
| 一緒 | いっしょ | expression | together | 友だちと一緒に行きます。 | I will go together with my friend. | |
| 七 | しち | noun | seven | 七時です。 | It is seven o'clock. | |
| 七 | なな | noun | seven | 七人で行きます。 | We will go with seven people. | |
| 七つ | ななつ | counter | seven | りんごを七つください。 | Seven apples, please. | |
| 七日 | なのか | noun | the 7th day of the month | 七日に会いましょう。 | Let's meet on the seventh. | |
| 万 | まん | counter | ten thousand | 一万円あります。 | I have 10,000 yen. | |
| 万年筆 | まんねんひつ | noun | fountain pen | 万年筆で書きます。 | I write with a fountain pen. | |
| 丈夫 | じょうぶ | adjective | strong; durable | このかばんは丈夫です。 | This bag is sturdy. | |
| 三 | さん | number | three | 三人います。 | There are three people. | |
| 三つ | みっつ | counter | three | りんごを三つください。 | Please give me three apples. | |
| 三日 | みっか | noun | the 3rd day; three days | 三日に会いましょう。 | Let's meet on the third. | |
| 上 | うえ | noun | up; above | 本は机の上にあります。 | The book is on the desk. | |
| 上がり | あがり | noun | rise; increase | 物の上がりが大きいです。 | The price increase is large. | |
| 上がる | あがる | verb | to rise; to go up | エレベーターで上がります。 | I go up by elevator. |
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