JLPT N5
“The ability to understand some basic Japanese.” jlpt.jp
668 words · 79 kanji in our N5 lists
Practise N5
- 第2巻 · 日本語能力試験JLPT N5The N5 vocabulary, most common words first, with the N5 kanji along the way. The first 100 words and 20 kanji are free.
- 第3巻 · 数と時間N5 numbers & timeCounting things and people, dates, months, the time, and the counters with sound changes (いっぽん, さんびき, ろっかい…). Forms from JMdict, and for the counters JMdict barely lists, from Wiktionary's counters appendix. The first chapter is free.
- 第4巻 · 活用N5 verb & adjective formsThe N5 verbs and い-adjectives through the N5 forms: polite, plain, past, negative and te-form. Forms computed from the dictionary. The first chapter is free.
- 第5巻 · 助詞N5 particlesは or が? に or で? Choose the particle that fits, in reviewed sentences from Tatoeba, with the meaning as a hint. The first chapter is free.
- 第6巻 · 短文N5 sentencesHear a short N5 sentence and pick what it means, like the JLPT listening questions. The sentences come from Tatoeba; the audio is text-to-speech. The first chapter is free.
- 第7巻 · 聞き取りN5 listeningHear an N5 word, type what you hear: word dictation, most common words first. The first 100 words are free.
- 第8巻 · ディクテーションN5 dictationHear a sentence, type it in kana (or romaji): short sentences first, from the reviewed N5 sentences. Particles count as written or as heard (は or わ). The first chapter is free.
Other levels
Level lists follow the commonly used pre-2010 JLPT lists by Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk, CC BY); the official test no longer publishes lists.
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.