JLPT N5 Vocabulary Practice Test With Answers
Practice essential JLPT N5 vocabulary with beginner Japanese words, answer explanations, and study tips for active recall.
JLPT N5 vocabulary quiz
Practice First, Then Review
Practice essential JLPT N5 vocabulary with beginner words for people, places, food, time, verbs, and daily life.
What This Practice Page Trains
N5
High-Frequency Words
Focus on words beginners see constantly in textbooks, apps, and JLPT-style questions.
Reading
Kanji Plus Kana
Practice vocabulary as real Japanese words, not only romaji translations.
Recall
Meaning and Usage
Check that you can recognize a word and understand where it fits.
Part 1: Choose the Meaning
Read each Japanese word and say the English meaning.
Question 1
学生
Person word.
Question 2
駅
Place word.
Question 3
水
Drink word.
Question 4
今日
Time word.
Part 2: Write the Japanese
Translate the English word into beginner Japanese.
Question 1
teacher
School word.
Question 2
tomorrow
Time word.
Question 3
to eat
Core verb.
Question 4
book
Common object.
Answer Key and Explanations
1. 学生 = student
A core N5 people word. It is read がくせい.
2. 駅 = station
駅 is read えき and appears often in travel sentences.
3. 水 = water
水 is read みず as a standalone word.
4. 今日 = today
今日 is commonly read きょう.
5. teacher = 先生
先生 is read せんせい.
6. tomorrow = 明日
明日 is commonly read あした for beginners.
7. to eat = 食べる
食べる is a Group 2 verb and a core beginner word.
8. book = 本
本 is read ほん and also uses the counter 本 in other contexts.
How to Use This Practice
- Answer once without notes, even if you are unsure.
- Check the explanation, not only the answer.
- Rewrite every missed item by hand or type it twice.
- Repeat the same set tomorrow before learning new material.
Common Mistakes
Only using romaji
Study with kana and kanji from the start so reading practice is built in.
No sentence context
Put each word into a tiny sentence like 本を読みます.
Too many new words
Ten remembered words beat fifty forgotten words.
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