This block begins after the first 50 words. It expands what you can recognize without pretending that a 100-word foundation is complete N5 vocabulary. Every item below is the exact form used by the interactive course.
Before You Begin
- Romaji is support. Keep returning to the Japanese form so the Latin spelling does not become the only cue.
- Say it like is approximate. It helps with a first attempt but cannot show Japanese pitch, vowel length, or the Japanese R sound precisely.
- Short English meanings are memory cues. Context and grammar can change the best translation.
- This is not an official JLPT list. It is a practical beginner sequence built from the site's existing kana-first vocabulary seed.
Unit 6: Places And Daily Needs
Connect common places, transportation, money, and everyday errands.
- いえ - ie
home / house
Say it like: ee-eh - みせ - mise
shop
Say it like: mee-seh - がっこう - gakkou
school
Say it like: gahk-koh - びょういん - byouin
hospital
Say it like: byoh-een - ぎんこう - ginkou
bank
Say it like: geen-koh - ゆうびんきょく - yuubinkyoku
post office
Say it like: yoo-been-kyoh-koo - くるま - kuruma
car
Say it like: koo-roo-mah - じてんしゃ - jitensha
bicycle
Say it like: jee-ten-shah - おかね - okane
money
Say it like: oh-kah-neh - てがみ - tegami
letter
Say it like: teh-gah-mee
Unit 7: Time And Routine
Add time words that support simple plans, habits, and daily conversations.
- きょう - kyou
today
Say it like: kyoh - あした - ashita
tomorrow
Say it like: ah-shee-tah - きのう - kinou
yesterday
Say it like: kee-noh - いま - ima
now
Say it like: ee-mah - あさ - asa
morning
Say it like: ah-sah - ひる - hiru
noon / daytime
Say it like: hee-roo - よる - yoru
night
Say it like: yoh-roo - まいにち - mainichi
every day
Say it like: my-nee-chee - まいあさ - maiasa
every morning
Say it like: my-ah-sah - まいばん - maiban
every night
Say it like: my-bahn
Unit 8: Numbers One Through Ten
Learn one beginner-friendly reading for each number before adding counters and alternate readings.
- いち - ichi
one
Say it like: ee-chee - に - ni
two
Say it like: nee - さん - san
three
Say it like: sahn - よん - yon
four
Say it like: yohn - ご - go
five
Say it like: goh - ろく - roku
six
Say it like: roh-koo - なな - nana
seven
Say it like: nah-nah - はち - hachi
eight
Say it like: hah-chee - きゅう - kyuu
nine
Say it like: kyoo - じゅう - juu
ten
Say it like: joo
Four, seven, and nine also have other common readings. This first pass uses yon, nana, and kyuu; counters and alternate readings belong in a later focused lesson.
Unit 9: Everyday Descriptions
Describe familiar things with a small group of common beginner adjectives.
- いい - ii
good
Say it like: ee - おおきい - ookii
big
Say it like: oh-kee - ちいさい - chiisai
small
Say it like: chee-sah-ee - あたらしい - atarashii
new
Say it like: ah-tah-rah-shee - ふるい - furui
old (not a person's age)
Say it like: foo-roo-ee - たかい - takai
expensive / tall
Say it like: tah-kah-ee - やすい - yasui
cheap
Say it like: yah-soo-ee - あつい - atsui
hot
Say it like: aht-soo-ee - さむい - samui
cold
Say it like: sah-moo-ee - おいしい - oishii
delicious
Say it like: oh-ee-shee
いい is common in conversation and is related to よい, which appears in some forms. The kana あつい can represent different written words depending on whether the heat is weather, an object, or another context. This course introduces the spoken form before those Kanji distinctions.
Unit 10: More Actions And Questions
Extend simple exchanges with reading, writing, existence, meeting, waiting, and question words.
- よむ - yomu
to read
Say it like: yoh-moo - かく - kaku
to write
Say it like: kah-koo - ある - aru
to exist / have
Say it like: ah-roo - いる - iru
to exist / be there (living things)
Say it like: ee-roo - あう - au
to meet
Say it like: ah-oo - まつ - matsu
to wait
Say it like: maht-soo - つかう - tsukau
to use
Say it like: tsoo-kah-oo - だれ - dare
who
Say it like: dah-reh - いつ - itsu
when
Say it like: ee-tsoo - どうして - doushite
why
Say it like: doh-shee-teh
Use ある for nonliving things and いる for people and animals in this beginner distinction. Complete sentences still need particles and context, which the grammar path introduces separately.
A Five-Session Routine
- Session 1: Places.
Complete Unit 6 and picture one real errand or destination for each place word.
- Session 2: Time.
Complete Unit 7 and say three true statements using today, tomorrow, or a daily routine word.
- Session 3: Numbers.
Complete Unit 8, then recall the sequence forward and backward without treating this as a counter lesson.
- Session 4: Descriptions.
Complete Unit 9 and pair each adjective with one familiar object or experience.
- Session 5: Actions and questions.
Complete Unit 10, review returned misses, and notice where ある and いる differ.
What Comes After 100 Words
The larger roadmap still targets about 840 beginner words. Reaching 100 means you completed two finite foundations, not that you mastered N5 vocabulary. Continue through the first grammar block, Grammar Lessons 6-10, and the five-scene Hiragana reading practice while this vocabulary remains active.
Continue With Unit 6
If the first 50 words are complete in this browser, the course resumes at Unit 6 automatically. Otherwise, it keeps the earlier locked sequence intact.