Free JLPT N5 Question Bank: 2,100 Vocabulary, Grammar & Sentence-Pattern Questions
Who is N5 for?
Complete beginners learning Japanese for 3–6 months who just finished hiragana/katakana and want to pass JLPT N5.
What you will practise
- N5 core vocabulary (~800 words)
- Basic particles: は・が・を・に・で・と
- Verb conjugations: ます・て form
- い-adjectives and な-adjectives
How to practise most effectively
- Practice 15–20 minutes daily for steady progress
- Cover all three types: vocab, grammar, sentences
- Read explanations for wrong answers before continuing
- Use alongside the N5 self-study materials
Common mistakes to avoid
- Only drilling vocab and skipping grammar/sentence patterns
- Racing for high scores without reading explanations
- Memorizing vocab without learning particle usage
- Skipping hiragana and using romaji instead
Grammar articles to pair with
- N5 Grammar: は vs が full comparison
- N5 Grammar: the て-form explained
- N5 Grammar: the particle に
- → All N5 grammar
Your next step
After N5, level up to N4! Take on more complex grammar and vocabulary. Continue · JLPT N5 complete guide
Graded Reading Practice
The N5 reading challenge contains 50 graded passages and 100 comprehension questions, written in-house to match JLPT reading formats and kept within the N5 vocabulary and grammar range. Every passage comes with a translation and a per-question explanation that tells you why an answer is wrong, not just what the answer is.
What this practises
- Finding the main idea and how paragraphs relate, rather than translating word by word
- Inferring unknown words from context — the single most useful exam skill
- Reading and answering under time pressure, which is what the real test measures
How to use it
Pick a level and start; questions are shuffled each time, so you can repeat them. Progress is recorded in your learning hub and weak spots feed the skill radar.
An honest note
These passages are written by us, not official JLPT papers. They follow the official question formats and are meant for practice, not for predicting your exam score.
FAQ
How many questions does JLPT N5 have?
JLPT N5 has three sections: Language Knowledge (vocab, grammar), Reading, and Listening — about 70 questions total, with an 80/180 passing score.
Are the quiz questions real JLPT questions?
The questions are original simulations based on the official JLPT scope — not past exam questions, but designed to match the format and difficulty.
How many questions should I practice?
Aim for at least 200–300 questions per level and repeat until your accuracy is consistently above 80%.
Sample N5 questions
Here are six real questions from the N5 bank, with the answer and an explanation, so you can see the level before you start.
A「これは何ですか。」B「これ___本です。」
- は — correct answer
- が
- を
- で
は=gives これは本です, taking これ as the topic to say what it is in reply to これは何ですか, so it works；が=gives これが本です, the identifying reply to どれが本ですか, which does not answer a question about what the thing is；を=gives これを本です, which ends in です with nothing for を to attach to, so the string is not a sentence；で=gives これで本です, the counting sense of that makes so many books so far, which does not connect to explaining what the object is
それでは、ちょっと休み___か。
- ましょう — correct answer
- ませんか
- たいですか
- てください
ましょう=休みましょうか proposes taking a break together (correct)；ませんか=it already contains か, so with the final か it becomes 休みませんかか, which is impossible；たいですか=it also contains か, giving 休みたいですかか, which is impossible；てください=休みてください is not a possible form, it has to be 休んでください, and a request form cannot take か either
母に花を___もらいたいです。
- あげて — correct answer
- くれて
- もらって
- させて
あげて＋もらいたい=give and receive benefit；くれて=the other person gives to me；もらって=receiving/having someone do (te-form)；させて=causative
電車___中で眠ってしまった。
- の — correct answer
- に
- が
- は
電車の中=possession/belonging；に=direction/toward；が=subject；は=topic
日本の温泉に初めて入っ___のですが、気持ちよかったです。
- てみた — correct answer
- てしまった
- ておいた
- てある
てみた=初めて plus てみる means trying something for the first time, matching the closing impression 気持ちよかったです (correct)；てしまった=marks regret or something unintended, clashing with the positive verdict on a first experience；ておいた=means doing something in advance for a later purpose, but the sentence names no such purpose and simply reports an impression；てある=てある is the pattern of a transitive verb leaving a visible result as in 窓が開けてある, while 入る here is intransitive, so 入ってある is not a possible form
彼女___お母さんはとても若く見える。
- の — correct answer
- が
- は
- に
彼女のお母さん=possession/belonging；が=subject；は=topic；に=direction/toward