Español

N5

Practice N5

Kanji

Kanji N5新シン・あたらしいNewKanji N5小ショウ・ちいさい・こ・おSmallKanji N5大ダイ・タイ・おおきいBigKanji N5古コ・ふるいOldKanji N5学ガク・まなぶStudy, learningKanji N5人ジン・ニン・ひとPersonKanji N5行コウ・ギョウ・いく・おこなうGo, conduct, lineKanji N5川セン・かわRiverKanji N5木ボク・モク・きTree, woodKanji N5長チョウ・ながいLong, chiefKanji N5多タ・おおいMany, muchKanji N5下カ・ゲ・した・さげるBelow, down, underKanji N5少ショウ・すくない・すこしFew, a littleKanji N5上ジョウ・うえ・あげる・あがるAbove, up, on topKanji N5山サン・やまMountainKanji N5一イチ・イツ・ひとつOneKanji N5七シチ・ななつ・ななSevenKanji N5万マン・バンTen thousandKanji N5三サン・みっつThreeKanji N5中チュウ・なかMiddle, insideKanji N5九キュウ・ク・ここのつNineKanji N5二ニ・ふたつTwoKanji N5五ゴ・いつつFiveKanji N5今コン・いまNowKanji N5休キュウ・やすむ・やすまる・やすめるRest, vacationKanji N5会カイ・あうMeet, meetingKanji N5何カ・なに・なんWhatKanji N5先セン・さきPrevious, ahead, tipKanji N5入ニュウ・はいる・いれる・いるEnter, insertKanji N5八ハチ・やっつ・ようEightKanji N5六ロク・むっつSixKanji N5円エン・まるいYen, circle, roundKanji N5出シュツ・でる・だすExit, put outKanji N5分ブン・フン・わかる・わけるMinute, part, understandKanji N5前ゼン・まえBefore, frontKanji N5力リョク・リキ・ちからPower, strengthKanji N5北ホク・きたNorthKanji N5十ジュウ・ジッ・とおTenKanji N5千セン・ちThousandKanji N5午ゴNoonKanji N5半ハン・なかばHalfKanji N5南ナン・みなみSouthKanji N5友ユウ・ともFriendKanji N5口コウ・くちMouth, openingKanji N5右ウ・ユウ・みぎRightKanji N5名メイ・ミョウ・なNameKanji N5四シ・よつ・よっつ・よんFourKanji N5国コク・くにCountryKanji N5土ド・ト・つちEarth, soilKanji N5外ガイ・ゲ・そと・ほかOutsideKanji N5天テン・あめ・あまHeaven, skyKanji N5女ジョ・おんなWomanKanji N5子シ・こChildKanji N5安アン・やすいCheap, peaceful, safeKanji N5左サ・ひだりLeftKanji N5年ネン・としYearKanji N5店テン・みせShop, storeKanji N5後ゴ・コウ・あと・うしろAfter, behindKanji N5手シュ・てHandKanji N5日ニチ・ジツ・ひ・かSun, dayKanji N5早ソウ・はやいEarlyKanji N5時ジ・ときTime, hour, o'clockKanji N5書ショ・かくWriteKanji N5月ゲツ・ガツ・つきMoon, monthKanji N5本ホン・もとBook, origin, counter for long thingsKanji N5来ライ・くる・きたるComeKanji N5東トウ・ひがしEastKanji N5校コウSchoolKanji N5母ボ・ははMotherKanji N5毎マイEveryKanji N5気キ・ケSpirit, energy, moodKanji N5水スイ・みずWaterKanji N5火カ・ひFireKanji N5父フ・ちちFatherKanji N5牛ギュウ・うしCow, cattleKanji N5生セイ・ショウ・いきる・うまれるLife, birth, rawKanji N5田デン・たRice fieldKanji N5男ダン・おとこMan, maleKanji N5白ハク・ビャク・しろ・しろいWhiteKanji N5百ヒャクHundredKanji N5目モク・めEyeKanji N5社シャ・やしろCompany, shrine, societyKanji N5空クウ・そら・あく・からSky, emptyKanji N5立リツ・たつ・たてるStandKanji N5耳ジ・みみEarKanji N5聞ブン・モン・きく・きこえるHear, askKanji N5花カ・はなFlowerKanji N5西セイ・サイ・にしWestKanji N5見ケン・みる・みえる・みせるSee, lookKanji N5言ゲン・ゴン・いう・ことSay, wordKanji N5話ワ・はなす・はなしTalk, storyKanji N5語ゴ・かたるLanguage, wordKanji N5読ドク・よむReadKanji N5貝バイ・かいShellfish, shellKanji N5買バイ・かうBuyKanji N5足ソク・あし・たりる・たすFoot, leg, sufficeKanji N5車シャ・くるまCar, vehicle, wheelKanji N5週シュウWeekKanji N5道ドウ・みちRoad, wayKanji N5金キン・コン・かねGold, metal, moneyKanji N5門モン・かどGateKanji N5間カン・ケン・あいだ・まInterval, betweenKanji N5雨ウ・あめ・あまRainKanji N5電デンElectricityKanji N5食ショク・たべる・くうEat, foodKanji N5飲イン・のむDrinkKanji N5馬バ・うまHorseKanji N5駅エキStationKanji N5高コウ・たかいTall, high, expensive

Radicals & components

Radicals & components N5氵さんずいThe three-dot water componentRadicals & components N5日ニチ・ひSun/day componentRadicals & components N5水スイ・みずWater; canonical form of 氵

Grammar

Grammar N5~がある・いるがあります・いますThere is… (existence)Grammar N5を・に・で・へを・に・で・へObject, target, place of action and direction particlesGrammar N5つ・人・本・枚・匹・冊・回・台つ・にん・ほん・まい・ひき・さつ・かい・だいCounting words: one thing, two people, three bottles…Grammar N5~だけ/~しかだけ/しかOnly, just; nothing but (しか needs a negative verb)Grammar N5~でしょうでしょうProbably…; or …, right? (conjecture, agreement)Grammar N5~がほしいがほしいWant (a thing)Grammar N5~が・~けどが・けどBut; although (contrast, or a soft lead-in)Grammar N5~かった・~くない~かった・~くないNegative, past and て-forms of い-adjectivesGrammar N5~から・~のでから・のでBecause…, so… (giving a reason or cause)Grammar N5~ことができる~ことができるcan, be able to; it is possible toGrammar N5~くなる・~になる~くなる・~になるto become; to get / turn (change of state)Grammar N5~前に・~後でまえに・あとでBefore doing A / after doing AGrammar N5~ませんかませんかWon't you…? (invitation)Grammar N5~ましょうましょうLet's do…; shall I / shall we do…?Grammar N5も・と・や・かも・と・や・かAlso; and (all); and (some); or — between nounsGrammar N5もう/まだもう/まだAlready / no longer; still / not yetGrammar N5~でした・~じゃない~でした・~じゃないです・でした・じゃない with nouns and な-adjectivesGrammar N5~ながらながらWhile doing A, B (same subject, at the same time)Grammar N5~ないでくださいないでくださいPlease don't do… (polite negative request)Grammar N5ね・よね・よSentence-final ね seeks agreement; よ asserts new infoGrammar N5~に行くにいくGo / come somewhere in order to do somethingGrammar N5ののLinks two nouns: possession, origin, type, appositionGrammar N5~のが好きのがすきLike doing…; be good or bad at doing…Grammar N5~ましたました・ませんでしたPolite past: did (~ました) / did not (~ませんでした)Grammar N5何・誰・どこなに・だれ・どこ・いつ・どうして・どうWhat, who, where, when, why, how: the question wordsGrammar N5~たいですたいですWant to do…Grammar N5~たくないたくない・たかったDon't want to / wanted to: たい as an い-adjectiveGrammar N5~たり~たりたり・たりするDo things like A and B; open-ended list of actionsGrammar N5~ていますていますOngoing action or resulting stateGrammar N5~ているているResulting state or habit: lives, knows, is marriedGrammar N5~てからてからAfter doing A, B; ever since AGrammar N5~てくださいてくださいPlease do…Grammar N5~てはいけないてはいけないMust not; is not allowed toGrammar N5~というというCalled…; the … that… (naming or quoting)Grammar N5~と思うとおもうI think that…; states the speaker's opinionGrammar N5~つもりつもりIntend to; plan to (a decision already made)Grammar N5は・がは・がTopic marker vs subject markerGrammar N5~より…のほうがより・のほうがComparison: … is more … than …

Vocabulary

Vocabulary N5開けるあけるOpen something; the door opening by itself is 開く (あく)Vocabulary N5兄あにOlder brother (own); お兄さん for others' or in addressVocabulary N5朝あさMorning as a time of day; ‘mañana’ but not tomorrowVocabulary N5明日あしたTomorrow; the ‘mañana’ that is a day, never a morningVocabulary N5遊ぶあそぶTo hang out or play; not for sports or instrumentsVocabulary N5新しい・古いあたらしい・ふるいNew and old, for things only, never for a person’s ageVocabulary N5暑い・寒いあつい・さむいHot and cold weather; the adjective alone, no hacer/tenerVocabulary N5会うあうTo meet someone; the person takes に or と, never をVocabulary N5便利べんりHandy, practical; not conveniente or convenableVocabulary N5病院びょういんHospital or clinic; mind the vowel length vs 美容院Vocabulary N5小さいちいさいSmallVocabulary N5近い・遠いちかい・とおいNear and far; the reference point takes に or から, not のVocabulary N5電車でんしゃTrain, the everyday electric train you ride to workVocabulary N5電話でんわPhone and phone call; 電話する takes に for the personVocabulary N5出るでるGo out, leave a place, appear, attend, answer the phoneVocabulary N5駅えきTrain or subway station, the hub of Japanese city lifeVocabulary N5学校がっこうSchoolVocabulary N5学生がくせいStudent, mainly university; school pupils are 生徒Vocabulary N5元気げんきWell, healthy, lively; the word in お元気ですかVocabulary N5銀行ぎんこうBank, the money kind; never a bench or a river bankVocabulary N5話すはなすTo speak, to talkVocabulary N5走るはしるTo run; godan despite -iru; the route takes をVocabulary N5早い・遅いはやい・おそいEarly and late; 遅い is also slow, 早い is time not speedVocabulary N5部屋へやRoom, and the apartment you rent; read へやVocabulary N5人ひとPerson, people; ひと alone, じん/にん in compoundsVocabulary N5いい・悪いいい・わるいGood and bad; いい conjugates on よ: よくない・よかったVocabulary N5行くいくTo goVocabulary N5入れるいれるPut something in; also switch on, and make tea or coffeeVocabulary N5いつもいつもAlways, usually; いつもの means ‘the usual’Vocabulary N5上手じょうずGood at something; used to praise others, not yourselfVocabulary N5帰るかえるTo go home; godan despite its -eru endingVocabulary N5会社員かいしゃいんCompany employee; the neutral self-introduction jobVocabulary N5書くかくTo write; く-verb whose て-form is 書いてVocabulary N5借りるかりるBorrow or rent; the lender uses 貸す, the borrower 借りるVocabulary N5買うかうTo buyVocabulary N5家族かぞくFamily (own); ご家族 for someone else's; no pluralVocabulary N5聞くきくTo listen; to askVocabulary N5昨日きのうYesterday; the predicate must go into the pastVocabulary N5嫌いきらいDisliked, hated; a な-adjective despite the いVocabulary N5きれいきれいPretty or clean; a な-adjective despite the いVocabulary N5来るくるCome toward the speaker; irregular: 来ます・来て・来ないVocabulary N5去年きょねんLast year; 去 not 先, unlike 先週 and 先月Vocabulary N5今日きょうToday; a relative time word that never takes にVocabulary N5毎日まいにちEvery day; 毎 + unit, with reading shiftsVocabulary N5待つまつTo wait for; the awaited takes を, not にVocabulary N5見るみるTo see, to watchVocabulary N5店みせShop or store, and the endings that name shop typesVocabulary N5持つもつTo hold or carry; 持っている is the tener of thingsVocabulary N5難しい・易しいむずかしい・やさしいDifficult and easy; 易しい sounds like 優しい (kind)Vocabulary N5寝るねるGo to bed, sleep or lie down: one verb covers all threeVocabulary N5飲むのむTo drink; to take (medicine)Vocabulary N5おいしいおいしいDelicious; past is おいしかった, never おいしいでしたVocabulary N5起きるおきるGet up or wake up; also ‘happen’ for accidents and eventsVocabulary N5面白いおもしろいInteresting and funny in one word; opposite つまらないVocabulary N5大きいおおきいBig, largeVocabulary N5教えるおしえるTeach, and ‘tell me’: 教えて is the everyday ‘let me know’Vocabulary N5泳ぐおよぐTo swim; ぐ-verb with voiced て-form 泳いでVocabulary N5来月らいげつNext month; the 先・今・来 prefix seriesVocabulary N5両親りょうしんParents = mother and father only, not relativesVocabulary N5財布さいふWallet: the money holder only, not a bag or briefcaseVocabulary N5先生せんせいTeacher, and a title for doctors, lawyers, expertsVocabulary N5静かしずかQuiet, peaceful; 静かに = quietly, be quietVocabulary N5好きすきLiked, fond of; the thing you like takes がVocabulary N5するするDo; the irregular verb behind 勉強する, テニスをする, 〜にするVocabulary N5高いたかいHigh; tall; expensiveVocabulary N5楽しいたのしいFun, enjoyable; the experience, not a funny personVocabulary N5時々ときどきSometimes; rendaku voices the repeated ときVocabulary N5友達ともだちFriend(s); no gender or plural, 会う takes にVocabulary N5作るつくるTo make or cook; hacer = 作る only when something resultsVocabulary N5忘れるわすれるForget, or leave something behind; plain transitive with をVocabulary N5安いやすいCheap, neutral; opposite of 高い for prices onlyVocabulary N5読むよむTo read; む-verb whose て-form is 読んでVocabulary N5有名ゆうめいFamous; ‘famous for’ takes で

Expressions

Expressions N5ちょっと…ちょっとA soft no: the trailing ‘it’s a bit…’ is the answerExpressions N5大丈夫だいじょうぶI’m fine / it’s OK / no thanks: all-purpose reassuranceExpressions N5どういたしましてどういたしましてYou’re welcome, but rarer than de nadaExpressions N5どうぞ・どうもどうぞ・どうもどうぞ gives (go ahead, here you are); どうも receives (thanks)Expressions N5ごちそうさまでしたごちそうさまでしたSaid after a meal: thanks for the foodExpressions N5はじめましてはじめましてNice to meet you (first meeting)Expressions N5いただきますいただきますSaid before eatingExpressions N5いってきます・いってらっしゃいいってきます・いってらっしゃいSaid when leaving and by whoever stays behindExpressions N5気をつけてきをつけてTake care / be careful / safe tripExpressions N5もしもしもしもしHello on the phone (and only on the phone)Expressions N5お大事におだいじにGet well soon; said to someone ill or hurtExpressions N5おめでとうございますおめでとうございますCongratulations, with the occasion placed before itExpressions N5お願いしますおねがいしますPlease (ordering or accepting); noun + お願いしますExpressions N5さようなら・じゃあねさようなら・じゃあねFormal or final goodbye vs the everyday see-youExpressions N5失礼しますしつれいしますAnnounces that you enter, leave or interruptExpressions N5そうですねそうですねAgreement or ‘let me think’; not a yes to a questionExpressions N5すみませんすみませんSorry, excuse me and thank you in one wordExpressions N5よろしくお願いしますよろしくおねがいしますPlease treat me well / I'm counting on you

Guides

Guides N5い・なTense and negation live on the い-adjective, not on ですGuides N5三本一本・三本・六本, 一分・三分, 一冊, 一回, 一人・二人 and date readingsGuides N5マンションマンション・アルバイト・サービス・スマート・手紙・勉強・大丈夫: same look, new senseGuides N5好き好き・嫌い・分かる・できる・ほしい・上手 mark their object with が, not をGuides N5人・入人/入, 日/目, 土/士, 牛/午, 大/太/犬 and other pairs learners swapGuides N5万・億Count in 万 (10,000), not thousands: 十万 = 100,000, 百万 = 1,000,000Guides N5です・ますPlain, です・ます and keigo: who expects which, and why tú/usted misleadsGuides N5は・がKnown vs new, questions, が-predicates, contrast and inner clauses