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JLPT N5 Vocabulary
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Practice kanji readings, orthography, context vocabulary, and paraphrase questions.
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Exam Structure
N5 Section Score Structure
60 pts
Language Knowledge (Vocabulary / Grammar)
60 pts
Reading
60 pts
Listening
※ Even with a passing total score, you fail if any section is below 19 points.
Question Types
Question types covered in JLPT N5 Vocabulary
Real Examples
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1Kanji Reading
「山」に のぼります。
- CorrectやまCorrect — 「山」 is read 「やま」, meaning mountain.
- WrongかわThe reading for 「川」 (river), a different kanji.
- WrongうみThe reading for 「海」 (sea).
- WrongそらThe reading for 「空」 (sky).
Explanation. 「山(やま)」 is an essential N5 kanji meaning "mountain".
2Orthography
あには まいにち しんぶんを よみます。（しんぶん）
- Correct新聞Correct — the proper kanji spelling of "newspaper".
- Wrong新聴Not a real kanji combination.
- Wrong新分「分」 means "divide/minute", unrelated to "newspaper".
- Wrong親聞「親」 means "parent/close", a different kanji from 「新」.
Explanation. "Newspaper" is written 「新聞」; both kanji are basic N5-N4 characters.
3Context Vocabulary
きのう としょかんで ほんを （ ）。
- CorrectかりましたCorrect — fits the context of ‘borrowing' a book at the library.
- WrongうりましたMeans ‘sold', doesn't fit the library context.
- WrongつくりましたMeans ‘made', doesn't fit the context.
- WrongあらいましたMeans ‘washed', doesn't fit with a book.
Explanation. The natural action for a book at a library is "to borrow" (かります).
4Paraphrase
この もんだいは やさしいです。
- Correctかんたんです「かんたん」 (simple) is a synonym for 「やさしい」 (easy).
- WrongむずかしいですMeans "difficult", the opposite meaning.
- WrongおおきいですMeans "big", unrelated.
- WrongたかいですMeans "expensive/tall", unrelated.
Explanation. 「やさしい」 and 「かんたん」 both mean "easy".
Study Methods
- ✓Break the 800 core words into daily batches of 20, reviewing them repeatedly and reading example sentences aloud.
- ✓Make hiragana-kanji pair cards and review them every day.
Common Mistakes
- !Memorizing words by hiragana sound alone, without the kanji, causes mistakes on orthography questions.
- !Confusing hiragana that look similar (さ/き, ぬ/め, etc.).