Vocabulary ①　N5 Daily Life

JLPT N5 Japanese self-study　·　~15 min　·　Places, sensations, and everyday words in context

'I need to go to the hospital.' 'The scenery was beautiful.' 'This summer is hot.' — N5 vocabulary is the foundation for every real-world conversation in Japanese.

What you'll learn

• Place vocabulary: 病院・図書館・郵便局・駅・銀行
• Nature/scenery: 景色・天気・季節
• Temperature: 暑い (hot weather) vs 熱い (hot object) — context-dependent!
• After-action pattern: 〜てから (after doing ~) — essential for sequencing

How to study “Vocabulary ①　N5 Daily Life”

“Vocabulary ①　N5 Daily Life” (Places, sensations, and everyday words in context) is a JLPT N5 chapter of our free Japanese self-study course, about 15 min. You learn by doing — flashcard drills and fill-in-the-blank quizzes graded on the spot — completely free, with no sign-up and no ad wall. Once it clicks, read the matching in-depth explainer over in Grammar.