き JLPT N5 Vocabulary

Browse 21 JLPT N5 Vocabulary entries for Japanese under き.

Kana き

  1. 九 きゅう Nine; 9. The highest single digit, with two common readings.
  2. 今日 きょう Today; this day. Refers to the current calendar day.
  3. 昨日 きのう Yesterday. The day before today.
  4. 去年 きょねん Last year. Refers to the calendar year before the current one.
  5. 金曜日 きんようび Friday. The last day of the work week in Japan.
  6. 聞く きく To hear; to listen to; to ask (a question). A versatile verb covering both hearing and asking.
  7. 切る きる To cut; to sever; to slice. Used for cutting with scissors, knives, or any sharp tool.
  8. 着る きる To wear; to put on (upper body clothing). Specifically for garments worn on the torso and shoulders.
  9. 切手 きって Postage stamp. A small piece of paper affixed to mail to indicate payment of postage.
  10. 教室 きょうしつ Classroom; lecture room. The physical room where lessons are held.
  11. 木 き Tree; shrub; bush. A fundamental word for plants with wooden trunks.
  12. 喫茶店 きっさてん Coffee shop; tearoom; cafe. A traditional Japanese-style cafe serving coffee, tea, and light meals.
  13. 北 きた North. One of the four cardinal directions, commonly used in place names and when giving directions.
  14. 嫌い きらい Disliked; hated; to not like. Expresses a strong negative preference for something.
  15. きれい きれい Pretty; beautiful; clean; neat. Describes something that is visually pleasing or tidy.
  16. 黄色い きいろい Yellow. Used to describe the color yellow in everyday objects, nature, and signals.
  17. 汚い きたない Dirty; filthy; unclean. Describes things that are physically or morally impure.
  18. キロ きろ Kilo; prefix meaning one thousand. Used as shorthand for kilogram or kilometre in everyday speech.
  19. 決める きめる To decide; to determine; to choose; to make up one's mind about something.
  20. 消える きえる To disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a light or fire); to fade away.
  21. 気 き Spirit; mind; heart; feeling. The intangible essence of mood, attention, and energy.