お JLPT N5 Vocabulary

Browse 43 JLPT N5 Vocabulary entries for Japanese under お.

Kana お

  1. おはよう おはよう Good morning. A standard greeting used in the first half of the day.
  2. おやすみ おやすみ Good night; also means holiday, day off, or absence.
  3. お願いします おねがいします Please; I ask of you. A polite expression used when making requests.
  4. 弟 おとうと Younger brother; little brother. The standard term for one's own younger brother.
  5. お父さん おとうさん Father; dad; daddy. The polite or familiar term of address for a father.
  6. お母さん おかあさん Mother; mom; mum. The polite or familiar term of address for a mother.
  7. お兄さん おにいさん Older brother; elder brother. The polite or familiar term of address.
  8. お姉さん おねえさん Older sister; elder sister. The polite or familiar term of address.
  9. お祖父さん おじいさん Grandfather; grandpa. The polite or familiar term of address for a grandfather.
  10. お祖母さん おばあさん Grandmother; grandma. The polite or familiar term of address for a grandmother.
  11. 男の子 おとこのこ Boy; male child. Used for young boys.
  12. 女の子 おんなのこ Girl; female child. Used for young girls.
  13. 男 おとこ Man; male. A general term for an adult male person.
  14. 女 おんな Woman; female. A general term for an adult female person.
  15. 奥さん おくさん Wife; someone else's wife; married lady; madam. A polite term for another person's wife.
  16. お腹 おなか Belly; abdomen; stomach. The front midsection of the body.
  17. お茶 おちゃ Tea, especially green tea. The most common daily beverage in Japan.
  18. お酒 おさけ Alcohol; alcoholic drink; sake. A general term for alcoholic beverages.
  19. おやつ おやつ Snack; between-meal treat. A light food eaten between main meals.
  20. 起きる おきる To get up; to wake up; to rise. Used for both waking from sleep and getting out of bed.
  21. 思う おもう To think; to consider; to believe; to feel (that). Expresses personal thoughts and opinions.
  22. 教える おしえる To teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform. Used for both formal teaching and casual informing.
  23. 泳ぐ およぐ To swim. The standard verb for swimming in water.
  24. 終わる おわる To end; to finish; to be over. Used for things that come to a conclusion.
  25. 置く おく To put; to place; to set down. A basic verb for placing objects in a location.
  26. 送る おくる To send; to dispatch; to forward. Used for sending letters, packages, emails, and even seeing someone off.
  27. 踊る おどる To dance. Used for all forms of dancing, from traditional to modern.
  28. 押す おす To push; to press; to shove. Used for physical pushing and pressing buttons or stamps.
  29. お風呂 おふろ Bath; bathtub. Refers to both the act of bathing and the bath itself.
  30. お金 おかね Money. The standard polite word for money in everyday Japanese.
  31. 音楽 おんがく Music. The art of arranging sounds in time to produce a composition.
  32. お釣り おつり Change; the money returned after a purchase when you pay more than the price.
  33. 大きい おおきい Big; large; great. One of the first adjectives learned in Japanese.
  34. 遅い おそい Slow; late. Describes slow speed or a late point in time.
  35. 多い おおい Many; numerous; a lot. Describes a large quantity or number.
  36. おいしい おいしい Delicious; tasty; good-tasting. One of the most frequently used words when eating.
  37. 面白い おもしろい Interesting; fascinating; funny. Describes things that capture attention or provoke laughter.
  38. 怒る おこる To get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper. Also used to mean to scold or tell someone off.
  39. 覚える おぼえる To memorise; to learn by heart; to remember. Essential for describing the act of committing something to memory.
  40. お正月 おしょうがつ New Year; New Year's holiday. Especially refers to the first three days of January.
  41. 音 おと Sound; noise. Any audible vibration, from music to environmental sounds.
  42. 終わり おわり End; ending; close; conclusion. The point at which something stops.
  43. 同じ おなじ Same; identical; equal. Used to express that two or more things are alike or equivalent.