JapanLingo

Vocabulary

Every word comes with furigana, romaji, and an original example sentence from real life in Japan.

810 words · JLPT N5

company

mainichi, kaisha ni ikimasu

I go to the company every day.

work / job

shigoto wa kuji ni hajimarimasu

Work starts at nine.

to go

ashita, toukyou e ikimasu

I will go to Tokyo tomorrow.

to come

tomodachi ga nihon ni kimasu

My friend is coming to Japan.

💡 Irregular verb: きます, きて, こない.

to see / to watch

yoru, eiga o mimasu

I watch a movie at night.

to eat

hirugohan o tabemashita

I ate lunch.

to drink

douryou to koohii o nomimasu

I drink coffee with my coworker.

N5

person

ano hito wa atarashii shain desu

That person is a new employee.

time / hour

jikan ga arimasen

There is no time.

today

kyou wa isogashii desu

I am busy today.

tomorrow

ashita, kaigi ga arimasu

There is a meeting tomorrow.

every day

mainichi, nihongo o benkyou shimasu

I study Japanese every day.

morning

asa, meeru o chekku shimasu

I check email in the morning.

station

eki wa kaisha no chikaku desu

The station is near the company.

train

densha de kaisha e ikimasu

I go to the company by train.

house / home

ie de rimooto waaku o shimasu

I work remotely from home.

N5

water

mizu o ippai kudasai

A glass of water, please.

money

okane o ginkou ni iremasu

I put money in the bank.

friend

kaisha no tomodachi to hirugohan o tabemasu

I eat lunch with friends from work.

name

onamae o oshiete kudasai

Please tell me your name.

new

atarashii pasokon o kaimashita

I bought a new computer.

big

kono kaisha wa ookii desu

This company is big.

small

chiisai chiimu de hataraite imasu

I work in a small team.

expensive / tall

toukyou no yachin wa takai desu

Rent in Tokyo is expensive.

cheap

kono mise wa yasukute oishii desu

This restaurant is cheap and tasty.

to buy

konbini de bentou o kaimasu

I buy a boxed lunch at the convenience store.

to read

maiban, hon o yomimasu

I read a book every night.

to write

nihongo de meeru o kakimasu

I write emails in Japanese.

to speak / to talk

joushi to hanashimashita

I talked with my boss.

holiday / day off

doyoubi to nichiyoubi wa yasumi desu

Saturday and Sunday are days off.

to return home

mainichi kaeru no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to return home every day.

to speak

mainichi hanasu no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to speak every day.

to listen / to ask

mainichi kiku no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to listen every day.

to meet

mainichi au no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to meet every day.

to wait

mainichi matsu no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to wait every day.

to make

mainichi tsukuru no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to make every day.

to use

mainichi tsukau no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to use every day.

to rest

mainichi yasumu no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to rest every day.

to work

mainichi hataraku no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to work every day.

to walk

mainichi aruku no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to walk every day.

to run

mainichi hashiru no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to run every day.

to swim

mainichi oyogu no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to swim every day.

to play

mainichi asobu no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to play every day.

to die

mainichi shinu no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to die every day.

to stand

mainichi tatsu no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to stand every day.

to sit

mainichi suwaru no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to sit every day.

to take

mainichi toru no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to take every day.

to take a photo

mainichi toru no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to take a photo every day.

to learn from someone

mainichi narau no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to learn from someone every day.

to enter

mainichi hairu no wa taihen desu.

It is hard to enter every day.