Adjectiveslight (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)
CommonN5JLPT vocabulary
N5 vocabulary
The first JLPT band — everyday words, simple verbs, and the language of getting by.
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軽いかるい 漢字かんじ Nounskanji; Chinese character
CommonN5黄色きいろ Nouns · Adjectivesyellow; amber
CommonN5聞くきく Verbsto hear
CommonN5汚いきたない Adjectivesdirty; filthy; foul; unclean
CommonN5切手きって Nounsstamp (postage)
CommonN5切符きっぷ Nounsticket
CommonN5昨日きのう Nouns · Adverbsyesterday
CommonN5牛肉ぎゅうにく Nounsbeef
CommonN5牛乳ぎゅうにゅう Nouns(cow's) milk
CommonN5今日きょう Nouns · Adverbstoday; this day
CommonN5教室きょうしつ Nounsclassroom; lecture room
CommonN5兄弟きょうだい Nounsbrothers and sisters; siblings
CommonN5去年きょねん Nouns · Adverbslast year
CommonN5嫌いきらい Nouns · Adjectivesdisliking; hating; detesting
CommonN5切るきる Verbsto cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
CommonN5着るきる Verbsto wear (from the shoulders down); to put on
CommonN5キロ Otherkilo-; 1000
CommonN5銀行ぎんこう Nounsbank; banking institution
CommonN5果物くだもの Nounsfruit
CommonN5靴下くつした Nounssocks; sock; stockings; stocking
CommonN5曇りくもり Nounscloudiness; cloudy weather
CommonN5曇るくもる Verbsto get cloudy; to cloud over; to become overcast
CommonN5暗いくらい Adjectivesdark; gloomy; murky
CommonN5来るくる Verbsto come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
CommonN5黒いくろい Adjectivesblack
CommonN5警官けいかん Nounspolice officer; policeman; constable
CommonN5今朝けさ Nouns · Adverbsthis morning
CommonN5消すけす Verbsto erase; to rub out; to rub off; to cross out
CommonN5結構けっこう Adjectivessplendid; nice; wonderful; delightful
CommonN5結婚けっこん Nouns · Verbsmarriage
CommonN5玄関げんかん Nounsentrance; front door; entryway; entranceway
CommonN5元気げんき Nouns · Adjectiveslively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous
CommonN5公園こうえん Nouns(public) park
CommonN5紅茶こうちゃ Nounsblack tea
CommonN5交番こうばん Nounspolice box; koban; small neighborhood police station
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