JLPT N5 Motion & Actions vocabulary
31 words from JLPT N5 that relate to Motion & Actions, ordered by real-world frequency. Words that have an example sentence show it alongside.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 散歩する | walk, stroll |
| 行く行くよ。 | to goI'm going to go. |
| 出る出てけ！ | to appear, to leaveGet out! |
| 来る来たよ。 | to comeHe just arrived. |
| 持つ夢を持て。 | to hold, to carry; to possessDream. |
| 入る入って。 | to enter, to contain, to holdDo come in. |
| 出す金を出せ！ | to take (something) out; to hand in (something)Give me the money. |
| 入れる中に入れて。 | to put inLet me in. |
| 取るお塩とって。 | to take (a class); to get (a grade)Pass me the salt. |
| かけるかけ直すよ。 | to dial/call (e.g., phone); to sit downI'll ring you back. |
| 帰る帰ろう。 | to go back, to go home, to returnLet's go home! |
| 置く放っておけ。 | to put; to lay; to placeLeave it! |
| 上げる上げて。 | to raise, to liftLouder. |
| 走る走って！ | to runRun. |
| 立つ立ちなさい。 | to stand upStand up! |
| 歩く彼女は歩く。 | to walkShe walks. |
| 切る髪切った？ | to cut; to hang up (a phone)Did you cut your hair? |
| 引く風邪ひいた。 | to pull, to draw; subtractI caught a cold. |
| 飛ぶ鳥は飛ぶ。 | to fly, to hopBirds fly. |
| 押す押すなよ。 | to push, to press, to stamp (e.g., a passport)Don't push. |
| 並ぶ列に並んで。 | to line up, to stand in a line (v.i.)Stand in line. |
| 渡すそれを渡せ！ | to hand (something) over (v.t.); to get acrossHand it over! |
| 渡る道を渡ろう。 | to cross over, to go acrossLet's cross the street. |
| 止まる止まれ！ | to come to a haltStop! |
| 着く着いた。 | to arrive at, to reachIt arrived. |
| 出かける出かけるの？ | to go out; to departAre you going out? |
| 座る座ろうよ。 | to sitWhy don't we sit? |
| 登る塀に登るな。 | to climbDon't climb up the wall. |
| 並べる大きさ順に本を並べた。 | to put (things) side by side; to line upWe arranged the books according to size. |
| 差す傘さす？ | to raise (stretch out) hands, to raise (e.g., umbrella)Do you want an umbrella? |
| 曲るモーツァルトの曲って好き？ | to turn, to bendDo you like Mozart's music? |
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