か JLPT N5 Vocabulary

Browse 38 JLPT N5 Vocabulary entries for Japanese under か.

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  1. 火曜日 かようび Tuesday. The second day of the work week in Japan.
  2. 家族 かぞく Family. Refers to one's own family as a unit.
  3. 会社員 かいしゃいん Company employee; office worker. A person employed by a company.
  4. 体 からだ Body; the physical form of a person or animal.
  5. 顔 かお Face; visage; looks; facial features.
  6. 風邪 かぜ Common cold; flu. An inflammatory respiratory illness with symptoms like coughing and sneezing.
  7. 帰る かえる To return; to go home; to come home; to go back to where one belongs.
  8. 書く かく To write; to compose; to pen. The standard verb for all forms of writing.
  9. 買う かう To buy; to purchase. The fundamental verb for shopping and transactions.
  10. 貸す かす To lend; to loan; to rent out. Used when giving something temporarily to someone.
  11. 借りる かりる To borrow; to rent. Used when temporarily receiving something from someone else.
  12. 返す かえす To return (something); to give back; to restore. Used when giving back something borrowed.
  13. 被る かぶる To put on (head); to wear (a hat, cap); to pull over one's head.
  14. 掛ける かける To hang up; to suspend; to put on (glasses); to make (a phone call); to sit down (on a chair).
  15. 階段 かいだん Stairs; stairway; staircase. A set of steps for going between floors.
  16. カメラ カメラ Camera. A device used to take photographs or record video.
  17. かばん かばん Bag; satchel; briefcase. A general term for any type of bag carried by hand or on the shoulder.
  18. 傘 かさ Umbrella; parasol. Used for protection from both rain and sun.
  19. 鍵 かぎ Key. Used for locking and unlocking doors, drawers, and other secured items.
  20. 紙 かみ Paper. A thin material used for writing, printing, and wrapping.
  21. 漢字 かんじ Kanji; Chinese character. The logographic characters adopted from Chinese and used in Japanese writing.
  22. カタカナ カタカナ Katakana. The angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords, foreign names, onomatopoeia, and emphasis.
  23. 科学 かがく Science. The systematic study of the natural world through observation and experiment.
  24. 空 から Emptiness; being empty. Describes the state of having nothing inside.
  25. 川 かわ River; stream. A basic geography word for flowing bodies of water.
  26. 会社 かいしゃ Company; corporation; firm. A business organization where people work.
  27. 買い物 かいもの Shopping; the act of buying things. Also refers to purchased goods or items bought.
  28. 軽い かるい Light; not heavy. Also describes something minor or casual in nature.
  29. 悲しい かなしい Sad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful. Describes a feeling of grief or sadness.
  30. 辛い からい Spicy; hot. Describes the pungent heat of food like chili peppers and wasabi.
  31. 回 かい Counter for occurrences, times, or rounds. Used to count how many times something happens.
  32. 階 かい Storey; story; floor. Used to indicate which level of a building something is on.
  33. 考える かんがえる To think; to consider; to ponder; to reflect on something carefully before reaching a conclusion.
  34. 変わる かわる To change; to be transformed; to vary. Describes something undergoing change on its own.
  35. 変える かえる To change; to alter; to transform; to convert something from one state to another.
  36. かかる かかる To take (time or money); to cost; to require a certain amount of a resource.
  37. 方 かた Direction; way; method; manner. Also a polite word for 'person.'
  38. 形 かたち Form; shape; figure; appearance. Describes the physical outline or structure of something.