JLPT N5 Vocabulary — Section 2
Words 21–40 of 662, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.
- 21後Nouncommon
- 1.behind; rear
- 2.after; later
- 3.remainder; the rest
- 22兄Nouncommon
- 1.older brother; elder brother
- 2.brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
兄貴見なかった?
Have you seen my brother? - 23姉Nouncommon
- 24あのcommon
- say; well; um; er
あの人と寝たの?
Did you sleep with that woman? - 25危ないI-adjective (keiyoushi)common
- 1.dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous
- 2.in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave
- 3.uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady
危ないと思うよ。
I think it's dangerous. - 26甘いI-adjective (keiyoushi)common
- 1.sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared
- 2.fragrant (smelling); sweet (music)
- 3.lightly salted; light in salt; not spicy
甘い物好きですか。
Do you care for sweets? - 27雨Nouncommon
- 1.rain
- 2.rainy day; rainy weather
- 3.the November suit (in hanafuda)
- 28飴Nouncommon
- 1.(hard) candy; toffee
- 2.rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.
- 3.amber; yellowish-brown
飴は糖分の塊だ。
Candy is a sugary mass. - 29洗うGodan verb with 'u' endingcommon
- 1.to wash; to cleanse; to rinse
- 2.to inquire into; to investigate
- 3.to purify (one's heart)
お皿は洗うから。
I'm going to wash the dishes. - 30歩くGodan verb with 'ku' endingcommon
- 31いいえcommon
- 1.no
- 2.you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
いいえ、違います。
No, you're wrong. - 32言うGodan verb with 'u' endingcommon
- 1.to say; to utter; to declare
- 2.to name; to call
- 3.to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
- 33家Nouncommon
- 1.house; residence; dwelling; home
- 2.family; household
- 3.lineage; family name
- 34行くGodan verb - Iku/Yuku special classcommon
- 1.to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
- 2.to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
- 3.to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along
- 35いくらNouncommon
- salted salmon roe
500gいくら?
How much for half a kilo? - 36池Nouncommon
- 37医者Nouncommon
- 38忙しいI-adjective (keiyoushi)common
- 39痛いI-adjective (keiyoushi)common
- 1.painful; sore
- 2.cringy; embarrassing
- 40一Numericcommon
- 1.one; 1
- 2.best
- 3.first; foremost
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