JLPT N5 Vocabulary — Section 1
Words 1–20 of 662, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.
- 1会うGodan verb with 'u' endingcommon
- 1.to meet; to encounter; to see
- 2.to have an accident; to have a bad experience
会うは別れの始め。
We never meet without parting. - 2青Nouncommon
- 1.blue; azure
- 2.green
- 3.green light (traffic)
- 3青いI-adjective (keiyoushi)common
- 1.blue; azure
- 2.green
- 3.pale (facial color); gray; grey
- 4赤Nouncommon
- 1.red; crimson; scarlet
- 2.red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
- 3.Red (i.e. communist)
犬の首輪は赤だ。
The dog's collar is red. - 5赤いI-adjective (keiyoushi)common
- 6秋Nouncommon
- 7開くGodan verb with 'ku' endingcommon
- 1.to open (e.g. doors)
- 2.to open (e.g. business, etc.)
- 3.to be empty
瞼が大きく開く。
An eyelid opens wide. - 8開けるIchidan verbcommon
- 1.to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock
- 2.to open (for business, etc.)
- 3.to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room
この箱は開けるな。
Don't open this box. - 9上げるIchidan verbcommon
- 1.to raise; to elevate
- 2.to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf)
- 3.to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage)
大空を見上げる。
I look up at the sky. - 10朝Nouncommon
- 1.morning
- 2.breakfast
- 3.Morning
- 11朝御飯Nouncommon
- breakfast
- 12足Nouncommon
- 1.foot; paw; arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.)
- 2.leg
- 3.gait
- 13明日Nouncommon
- 14遊ぶGodan verb with 'bu' endingcommon
- 1.to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time
- 2.to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
- 3.to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused
僕のカードで遊ぶ?
Do you want to play with my credit card? - 15暖かいI-adjective (keiyoushi)common
- 1.warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
- 2.considerate; kind; genial
- 3.warm (of a colour); mellow
今日は暖かいな。
It's warm today. - 16頭Nouncommon
- 1.head
- 2.hair (on one's head)
- 3.mind; brains; intellect
- 17新しいI-adjective (keiyoushi)common
- 18厚いI-adjective (keiyoushi)common
- 1.thick; deep; heavy
- 2.kind; cordial; hospitable; warm
- 3.serious (of an illness)
この本はとても厚い。
This book is very thick. - 19暑いI-adjective (keiyoushi)common
- 1.hot; warm; sultry; heated
- 2.passionate; impassioned; burning (desire, etc.)
- 3.on everybody's mind; on the radar; du jour; interested (gaze, etc.)
- 20熱いI-adjective (keiyoushi)common
- 1.hot (to the touch)
- 2.passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. gaze)
- 3.hot (e.g. temper)
お出汁、熱いよ。
The broth is hot.
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