JLPT N5 Vocabulary — Section 6

Words 101–120 of 662, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

101
泳(およ)ぐ
Godan verb with 'gu' endingcommon
1. 1.to swim
2. 2.to struggle through (a crowd)
3. 3.to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life)
彼は泳ぐのが怖い。
He is afraid of swimming.
泳 swim
102
降(お)りる
Ichidan verbcommon
1. 1.to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down
2. 2.to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount
3. 3.to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit
どの駅で降りるの？
Which stop are you getting off at?
降 descend
103
終(おわ)る
Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
1. 1.to end; to come to an end; to finish; to close
2. 2.to finish; to complete; to conclude
3. 3.to finish doing
終 end
104
音楽(おんがく)
Nouncommon
1. 1.music
2. 2.Music
音楽を聴きたい？
Do you want to listen to music?
音 sound 楽 music
105
女(おんな)
Nouncommon
1. 1.woman; female
2. 2.female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman
女 woman
106
女(おんな)の子(こ)
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)common
1. 1.girl; daughter; baby girl
2. 2.young woman
この女の子は誰？
Who is this girl?
女 woman 子 child
107
会社(かいしゃ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.company; corporation; firm
2. 2.one's workplace
3. 3.Company
私は会社員です。
I am an office worker.
会 meeting 社 company
108
階段(かいだん)
Nouncommon
1. stairs; stairway; staircase
階段を上がって。
Go up the stairs.
階 storey 段 grade
109
買(か)い物(もの)
Nouncommon
1. 1.shopping; purchased goods
2. 2.Shopping
買い物一緒に行く？
Would you like to go shopping with me?
買 buy 物 thing
110
買(か)う
Godan verb with 'u' endingcommon
1. 1.to buy; to purchase
2. 2.to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate
3. 3.to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke
トムは何を買う？
What's Tom buying?
買 buy
111
返(かえ)す
Godan verb with 'su' endingcommon
1. 1.to return (something); to restore; to put back
2. 2.to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn
3. 3.to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate
恩を仇で返すな。
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
返 return
112
帰(かえ)る
Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
1. 1.to return; to come home; to go home; to go back
2. 2.to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.)
3. 3.to get home; to get to home plate
何時ごろ帰るの？
When are you going home?
帰 homecoming
113
書(か)く
Godan verb with 'ku' endingcommon
1. 1.to write; to compose; to pen
2. 2.to draw; to paint
彼は手紙を書く。
He writes a letter.
書 write
114
傘(かさ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.umbrella; parasol
2. 2.something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap; pileus
3. 3.Umbrella
トムの傘はどこ？
Where's Tom's umbrella?
傘 umbrella
115
貸(か)す
Godan verb with 'su' endingcommon
1. 1.to lend; to loan
2. 2.to rent out; to hire out
3. 3.to hand (over); to give
噂話に耳を貸すな。
Don't listen to gossip.
貸 lend
116
風(かぜ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.wind; breeze; draught; draft
2. 2.manner; behaviour; behavior
3. 3.cold; influenza
風 wind
117
風邪(かぜ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague
2. 2.Common cold
風邪は治ったの？
Have you gotten over your cold?
風 wind 邪 wicked
118
家族(かぞく)
Nouncommon
1. 1.family
2. 2.Family
何人家族ですか。
How many people are there in your family?
家 house 族 tribe
119
方(かた)
Nouncommon
1. 1.direction; way
2. 2.person; lady; gentleman
3. 3.method of; manner of; way of
方 direction
120
家庭(かてい)
Nouncommon
1. 1.home; household; family; hearth
2. 2.Home
教育は家庭に始まる。
Education starts at home.
家 house 庭 courtyard

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