JLPT N5 Verbs
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Master the essential Japanese verbs required for the JLPT N5 level. These are the basic verbs you'll need for everyday communication.
N5 Verbs List
Browse through our collection of N5 verbs. Click on any verb to see detailed information including conjugations and example sentences.
浴びる
あびる
to bathe, to shower
上げる
あげる
to raise; to elevate; to give
開ける
あける
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock
開く
あく
to open (e.g. doors, business, etc)
洗う
あらう
to wash
ある
to be, to have
歩く
あるく
to walk
遊ぶ
あそぶ
to play; to enjoy oneself
会う
あう
to meet; to encounter; to see
違う
ちがう
to differ
ちょっと
a little
丁度
ちょうど
exactly
だんだん
gradually
出す
だす
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal
出かける
でかける
to go out; to leave; to depart
出る
でる
to leave; to exit; to appear; to go out
どう
how; in what way; how about
どうも
thank you; thanks
どうぞ
please
吹く
ふく
to blow (of the wind)
降る
ふる
to fall
入る
はいる
to enter; to go into
始まる
はじまる
to begin
初めて
はじめて
for the first time
履く
はく
to wear, to put on trousers
話す
はなす
to speak; to talk; to converse
晴れる
はれる
to be sunny
貼る
はる
to stick; to paste
走る
はしる
to run
働く
はたらく
to work
弾く
ひく
to play
いかが
how; in what way; how about
行く
いく
to go; to move
いくつ
how many?,how old?
入れる
いれる
to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install
要る
いる
to be needed
居る
いる
to be; to exist
入る
はいる
to enter; to go in
言う
いう
to say; to call
帰る
かえる
to go back
返す
かえす
to return something
掛かる
かかる
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)
掛ける
かける
to hang up; to make (a call);
書く
かく
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw
借りる
かりる
to borrow
貸す
かす
to lend; to loan
買う
かう
to buy; to purchase
消す
けす
to erase, to turn off power
消える
きえる
to disappear
聞く
きく
to hear; to listen (to music); to ask; to learn of
切る
きる
to cut
着る
きる
to wear
困る
こまる
to be troubled
答える
こたえる
to answer
曇る
くもる
to become cloudy, to become dim
来る
くる
to come
曲がる
まがる
to turn, to bend
待つ
まつ
to wait
磨く
みがく
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth)
見る
みる
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
見せる
みせる
to show; to display
持つ
もつ
to hold
もっと
more; longer; further
鳴く
なく
animal noise. to chirp
無くす
なくす
to lose (something)
並べる
ならべる
to line up,to set up
並ぶ
ならぶ
to line up,to stand in a line
習う
ならう
to be taught; to learn (from a teacher)
何故
なぜ
why; how
寝る
ねる
to sleep; to go to bed; to lie down
登る
のぼる
to climb
飲む
のむ
to drink
乗る
のる
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.)
脱ぐ
ぬぐ
to take off clothes
覚える
おぼえる
to remember
起きる
おきる
to get up; to wake up
置く
おく
to put; to place
降りる
おりる
to get off
教える
おしえる
to teach
押す
おす
to push; to press
終わる
おわる
to finish; to end
泳ぐ
およぐ
to swim
咲く
さく
to bloom
差す
さす
to stretch out hands, to raise an umbrella
閉まる
しまる
to close, to be closed
閉める
しめる
to close; to shut
締める
しめる
to tie; to fasten; to tighten
死ぬ
しぬ
to die
知る
しる
to know
直ぐに
すぐに
immediately; right away; instantly
住む
すむ
to live in; to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
吸う
すう
to smoke, to suck
座る
すわる
to sit
食べる
たべる
to eat
頼む
たのむ
to ask
立つ
たつ
to stand; to stand up
飛ぶ
とぶ
to fly; to hop
止まる
とまる
to stop; to come to a halt
取る
とる
to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose
撮る
とる
to take a photo or record a film
疲れる
つかれる
to get tired
使う
つかう
to use
つける
to turn on
付ける
つける
to attach; affix; add; apply
着く
つく
to arrive at
作る
つくる
to make
勤める
つとめる
to work for someone
生まれる
うまれる
to be born
売る
うる
to sell
歌う
うたう
to sing
分かる
わかる
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
忘れる
わすれる
to forget
渡る
わたる
to go across
渡す
わたす
to hand over
やる
to do
休む
やすむ
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest
呼ぶ
よぶ
to call out, to invite
よく
often, well
読む
よむ
to read; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts)
ゆっくり
slowly
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