N5 Vocabulary · Test 1
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1.あしたは 雨ですか。
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Answer: 2. あめ
雨'rain', kun'yomi あめ, on'yomi ウ in compounds
あしたは 雨ですか。
Is it going to rain tomorrow?
The underlined kanji 雨 means rain and is read あめ, which is its kun'yomi. The clue あしたは ...ですか asks about tomorrow's weather, so a weather word is needed. あめ gives the correct reading for rain.
Remember
Remember 雨 alone as あめ, and on'yomi ウ in compounds like 雨天 meaning rainy weather.
Why not the others
Words
- あしたtomorrow
- 雨rain
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2.きょうしつで 書いて ください。
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Answer: 3. かいて
書いてte-form of 書く 'to write', kun'yomi か
きょうしつで 書いて ください。
Please write it in the classroom.
書く means to write and uses kun'yomi か. Its te-form is 書いて. The clue きょうしつで ...ください is a polite request to do something in the classroom, so to write fits the context.
Remember
Remember verbs ending in く change く to いて in the te-form: 書く to 書いて, and 聞く to 聞いて.
Why not the others
Words
- 教室classroom
- 書くto write
- くださいplease do
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3.しゃしんは はこの 中に あります。
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Answer: 2. なか
中'inside', kun'yomi なか, on'yomi チュウ and ジュウ
しゃしんは はこの 中に あります。
The photos are inside the box.
The underlined kanji 中 means inside and is read なか, which is its kun'yomi. The clue はこの ...にあります describes where the photos are, and はこ means box. なか gives inside the box.
Remember
Remember 中 as なか for physical inside, and on'yomi チュウ or ジュウ in compounds like 一日中 meaning all day.
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Words
- 写真photo
- 箱box
- 中inside
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4.この いすは 小さいです。
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Answer: 3. ちいさい
小さいi-adjective 'small', spelled ちい not し
この いすは 小さいです。
This chair is small.
小さい means small and is read ちいさい. It starts with ち, not し, and has the long ii sound spelled with double い. The clue この いすは ...です describes the chair, so small fits.
Remember
Remember the pair 小さい meaning small and 大きい meaning big. Both spell the long ii with double い.
Why not the others
Words
- いすchair
- 小さいsmall
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5.あしたは 火よう日です。
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Answer: 1. かようび
火曜日'Tuesday', 火 is on'yomi か in days of week
あしたは 火よう日です。
Tomorrow is Tuesday.
火よう日 means Tuesday. In days of the week, 火 uses on'yomi か. The clue あしたは ...です asks what day tomorrow is, so かようび gives the correct day name.
Remember
Remember the first kanji of the weekdays: 日, 月, 火, 水, 木, 金, 土, all plus ようび.
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Words
- あしたtomorrow
- 火よう日(かようび)Tuesday
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6.この わいしゃつを ください。
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Answer: 2. ワイシャツ
ワイシャツ (わいしゃつ)'dress shirt', katakana loanword with small ャ and final ツ
この ワイシャツを ください。
I'll take this dress shirt.
わいしゃつ is a loanword from English 'white shirt', so it is written in katakana. The correct form is ワイシャツ, with ワイ for 'wai', シャ with small ャ for 'sha', and ツ for 'tsu'. The clue をください asks for an item, and dress shirt fits that shopping request.
Remember
For katakana look-alikes, count the top ticks: ツ has two, ソ has one. Also watch small ャ in シャ, チャ, ジャ, which marks a combined sound.
Why not the others
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- ワイシャツ(わいしゃつ)dress shirt
- くださいplease give me
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7.わたしの くにには かわが おおいですね
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Answer: 1. 川
川 (かわ)'river', three flowing lines, not tree, mountain or flower
わたしの くにには 川が おおいですね
There are many rivers in my country, aren't there?
The underlined かわ reads as 川, which means 'river'. The deciding clue is おおいですね, 'there are many', which counts rivers in a country. Only 川 matches both the reading かわ and that meaning.
Remember
Learn N5 nature kanji as reading sets: 川 river, 山 mountain, 木 tree, 花 flower. The exam often swaps them.
Why not the others
Words
- 国country
- 川river
- 多いmany, numerous
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8.ヤンさんの がっこうは どこですか。
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Answer: 2. 学校
学校 (がっこう)'school', 学 'learn' + 校 'school building'
ヤンさんの 学校は どこですか。
Where is Yan's school?
がっこう means 'school' and is written with two kanji: 学 'learn' plus 校 'school'. The clue どこですか, 'where is it', asks for a place, and school fits. Only option 2 combines both correct kanji in the correct order.
Remember
学 means 'learn' as in 学校, 学生, 大学. 校 means 'school' as in 学校, 高校. 宇 and 枚 never mean school.
Why not the others
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- 学校school
- どこwhere
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9.この ざっしを みて ください。
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Answer: 1. 見て
見て (みて)te-form of 見る 'to see, look at', kanji 見 'see'
この ざっしを 見て ください。
Please look at this magazine.
みて is the te-form of 見る, 'to see, look at'. The kanji 見 means 'see'. The clue is ざっしを plus ください: を marks what you look at, and てください makes a polite request, so 'please look' fits.
Remember
Separate 見る to see (verb) from 目 eye (noun), and 貝 shell from 買う to buy. Godan verbs ending in う, つ, る change to って in the te-form, as in 買って, while ichidan verbs like 見る just add て as in 見て.
Why not the others
Words
- 雑誌magazine
- 見るto see, to look at
- くださいplease do (after te-form)
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10.この カメラは たかいですね。
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Answer: 3. 高い
高い (たかい)i-adjective 'expensive, high', opposite of 安い
この カメラは 高いですね。
This camera is expensive, isn't it?
たかい is 高い, an i-adjective meaning 'expensive' or 'high'. The kanji 高 means 'high, tall'. The clue is カメラは plus ね, commenting on price, so 'expensive' fits.
Remember
Learn N5 adjectives in opposite pairs: 高い expensive, high vs 安い cheap, and 新しい new vs 古い old.
Why not the others
Words
- カメラ(かめら)camera
- 高いexpensive; high
- 安いcheap
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