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Colors in Japanese
| 1 | 黒い | くろい | black |
| 2 | 茶色 | ちゃいろ | brown |
| 3 | 色 | いろ | colour |
| 4 | 緑 | みどり | green |
| 5 | 赤い | あかい | red |
| 6 | 白い | しろい | White |
| 7 | 黄色い | きいろい | yellow |
| 8 | 黄色 | きいろ | yellow |
| 9 | 青い | あおい | blue |
| 10 | 鳥 | とり | bird |
| 11 | 猫 | ねこ | cat |
| 12 | 犬 | いぬ | dog |
| 13 | 魚 | さかな | Fish |
| 14 | 耳 | みみ | ear |
| 15 | 頭 | あたま | head |
| 16 | 目 | め | eye |
| 17 | 歯 | は | tooth |
| 18 | 口 | くち | mouth, opening |
| 19 | 帽子 | ぼうし | hat |
| 20 | 上着 | うわぎ | jacket |
| 21 | 服 | ふく | clothes |
| 22 | 靴 | くつ | Shoes |
| 23 | シャツ | Shirt | |
| 24 | 洋服 | ようふく | western-style clothes |
| 25 | お父さん | おとうさん | (honorable) father |
| 26 | お母さん | おかあさん | (honorable) mother |
| 27 | お兄さん | おにいさん | (honorable) older brother |
| 28 | お姉さん | おねえさん | (honorable) older sister |
| 29 | 奥さん | おくさん | (honorable) wife |
| 30 | 兄 | あに | (humble) older brother |
| 31 | 姉 | あね | (humble) older sister |
| 32 | 兄弟 | きょうだい | (humble) siblings |
| 33 | 妹 | いもうと | (humble) younger sister |
| 34 | 伯母さん/叔母さん | おばさん | Aunt |
| 35 | 子供 | こども | Child |
| 36 | 家族 | かぞく | Family |
| 37 | 伯父/叔父 | おじいさん | grandfather, male senior citizen |
| 38 | おばあさん | grandmother, female senior-citizen |
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| 39 | 牛乳 | ぎゅうにゅう | Milk |
| 40 | お酒 | おさけ | alcohol, rice wine |
| 41 | 牛肉 | ぎゅうにく | Beef |
| 42 | 紅茶 | こうちゃ | black tea |
| 43 | バター | butter | |
| 44 | 飴 | あめ | candy |
| 45 | とり肉 | とりにく | chicken meat |
| 46 | カレー | Curry | |
| 47 | 夕飯 | ゆうはん | dinner |
| 48 | 果物 | くだもの | Fruit |
| 49 | お茶 | おちゃ | green tea |
| 50 | お風呂 | おふろ | Bath |
| 51 | お手洗い | おてあらい | bathroom |
| 52 | 玄関 | げんかん | entry hall |
| 53 | 部屋 | へや | room |
| 54 | 階段 | かいだん | Stairs |
| 55 | 掃除 | そうじする | to clean, to sweep |
| 56 | 窓 | まど | window |
| 57 | 橋 | はし | bridge |
| 58 | 道 | みち | street |
| 59 | 銀行 | ぎんこう | Bank |
| 60 | 映画館 | えいがかん | cinema |
| 61 | 喫茶店 | きっさてん | coffee lounge |
| 62 | 会社 | かいしゃ | Company |
| 63 | デパート | department store | |
| 64 | 食堂 | しょくどう | dining hall |
| 65 | 大使館 | たいしかん | embassy |
| 66 | 外国 | がいこく | foreign country |
| 67 | 庭 | にわ | garden |
| 68 | 図書館 | としょかん | library |
| 69 | 地図 | ちず | map |
| 70 | 大学 | だいがく | university |
| 71 | 村 | むら | village |
| 72 | 公園 | こうえん | Park |
| 73 | 交番 | こうばん | police box |
| 74 | 郵便局 | ゆうびんきょく | post office |
| 75 | 花 | はな | flower |
| 76 | 川/河 | かわ | River |
| 77 | 水 | みず | water |
| 78 | 空 | そら | Sky |
| 79 | 春 | はる | spring |
| 80 | 夏 | なつ | summer |
| 81 | 木 | き | tree, wood |
| 82 | 秋 | あき | autumn |
| 83 | 晴れ | はれ | clear weather |
| 84 | 曇り | くもり | cloudy weather |
| 85 | 雪 | ゆき | snow |
| 86 | 冬 | ふゆ | winter |
| 87 | 山 | やま | mountain |
| 88 | 海 | うみ | sea |
| 89 | 風 | かぜ | Wind |
| 90 | 飛ぶ | とぶ | to fly,to hop |
| 91 | 起きる | おきる | to get up |
| 92 | 持つ | もつ | to hold |
| 93 | 待つ | まつ | to wait |
| 94 | 歩く | あるく | to walk |
| 95 | 洗う | あらう | to wash |
| 96 | 出す | だす | to put out |
| 97 | 休む | やすむ | to rest |
| 98 | 言う | いう | to say |
| 99 | 歌う | うたう | to sing |
| 100 | 話す | はなす | to speak |
For the next step after memorizing JLPT N5 vocabularies, you can learn the JLPT N5 kanji to move forward, as well as essential JLPT N5 grammar points!
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