JLPT N5 Minna no Nihongo Vocabulary (Lessons 1–25) (Free PDF)
Free PDF of all 1,023 Minna no Nihongo vocabulary words from Lessons 1–25, sorted by lesson with kanji and English meanings for JLPT N5 study.
Minna no Nihongo N5 Vocabulary (Lessons 1–25)
All 1,023 words from Minna no Nihongo (初級1), sorted lesson by lesson — kana, kanji, and English meanings, ready to print.
Every word that appears in Minna no Nihongo I (初級1) is in this PDF — all 1,023 of them, sorted the same way the textbook introduces them, Lesson 1 through Lesson 25. If you’re working through the book chapter by chapter, or cramming vocabulary before JLPT N5, it saves you from building your own word list from scratch.
What’s inside the PDF
- Vocabulary — written in hiragana or katakana, the way it’s first introduced
- Kanji — shown where the textbook introduces one; plenty of early N5 words stay in kana only, and the list keeps them that way instead of forcing kanji that isn’t in the source material
- Meaning — a short English gloss, not a full dictionary entry
Nothing is reordered or grouped by topic — it follows Minna no Nihongo’s own lesson sequence, so you can jump to whatever lesson you’re currently on and see exactly what’s new.
What a page looks like
Here’s the actual first page, Lesson 1, unedited:
| Vocabulary | Kanji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| はい | — | Yes |
| いいえ | — | is not |
| はじめまして | 初めまして | Nice to meet you (first time) |
| どうぞよろしくおねがいします | どうぞよろしく[お願いします] | Nice to meet you |
| こちらは〜さんです | — | This is Mr/Ms/… |
| にほん | 日本 | Japan |
Who this is for
Anyone working through “Minna no Nihongo I” who wants the vocabulary in one place instead of flipping to the back of each chapter — whether that’s for a class, self-study, or last-minute N5 review. It’s not a substitute for the official JLPT vocabulary list; it’s the textbook’s own words, in the textbook’s own order.
FAQ
Does this match the official JLPT N5 vocabulary list? Not exactly. This follows Minna no Nihongo’s lesson order, so it includes some words the JLPT doesn’t test, and it won’t cover every word on the official N5 list if you haven’t studied the whole textbook.
Is romaji included? No. Words are shown as they appear in the textbook — kana, plus kanji once it’s introduced — with an English meaning next to each one.
For more N5 vocabulary with example sentences, browse our N5 Vocabulary section.
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