JLPT N5 People & Family vocabulary
38 words from JLPT N5 that relate to People & Family, ordered by real-world frequency. Words that have an example sentence show it alongside.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 人一人だ。 | man, personI'm alone. |
| 若い若そう。 | youngHe looks young. |
| お姉さん | older sister (formal) |
| 私私の番？ | I (formal), myself, private affairsIs it my turn? |
| お兄さん | (someone else's) older brother (formal) |
| 自分自分でやれ。 | myself, oneselfDo it yourself. |
| 誰彼は誰？ | whoWho is he? |
| 誰か誰か家にいますか。 | someoneIs anybody home? |
| あなたあなたの本？ | youIs the book yours? |
| みんなみんな。 | all, everyone, everybodyEverybody. |
| 男ゲス男。 | man, maleJerk. |
| 女女です。 | woman, femaleI'm a woman. |
| 子供子供好き？ | child(ren)Do you like kids? |
| 名前お名前は？ | nameMay I have your name? |
| 結婚結婚しよう。 | marriage (get married)Let's get married. |
| 友達友達でしょ？ | friendAre you friends? |
| 女の子この女の子は誰？ | girlWho is this girl? |
| 家族大家族なの？ | family, members of a familyDo you have a big family? |
| 大人トムは大人だ。 | adultTom is an adult. |
| 皆さん皆さんはお元気？ | all of you, everyoneHow is everyone? |
| 外国人 | foreigner |
| 妹妹は美人だ。 | younger sister (humble)My sister is pretty. |
| 弟弟のです。 | younger brotherIt's my brother's. |
| 兄兄がいます。 | (my) older brother (humble)I have an older brother. |
| 姉姉はいない。 | (my) older sister (humble)I don't have an older sister. |
| 兄弟兄弟はいるか。 | siblings (humble), brothers and sistersDo you have any brothers? |
| 隣隣どうぞ。 | next to, next door toCome sit next to me. |
| お母さんお母さんはどこ？ | mother (formal)Where is mother? |
| 両親両親が離婚した。 | parents (lit., both parents)My parents got divorced. |
| 男の子男の子ですよ。 | boyIt's a boy. |
| お父さんお父さんはどこ？ | father (formal)Where's your father? |
| 奥さん奥さんはお元気？ | (someone else's) wife (hon.)How is the wife? |
| どなたどなた？ | whoWho is it? |
| 伯父さんおじさんの家族は多い。 | (hon.) middle-aged gentleman, uncleMy uncle has a large family. |
| おばあさんおばあさんはバスから降りた。 | grandmother, female senior-citizenThe old lady got down from the bus. |
| 伯母さんトムはおばさん好きなのよ。 | auntTom likes mature women. |
| お祖父さんおじいさんの世話をする。 | grandfather, male senior citizenI take care of my grandfather. |
| お祖母さんおばあさんはバスから降りた。 | grandmother, female senior-citizenThe old lady got down from the bus. |
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