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Kanji: Verbs & Actions in Japanese · JLPT N5

20 Japanese words and phrases for kanji: verbs & actions, at JLPT N5 level. Each entry shows the word, how to read it, what it means, and a full example sentence with translation.

  1. 行 いく iku
    to go; to conduct; to carry out

    旅行

    りょこう

    travel; trip

  2. 来 くる kuru
    to come; coming; next

    来週

    らいしゅう

    next week

  3. 見 みる miru
    to see; to look; view

    見学

    けんがく

    field trip; observation visit

  4. 聞 きく kiku
    to hear; to listen; to ask

    新聞

    しんぶん

    newspaper

  5. 言 いう iu
    to say; word; speech

    言語

    げんご

    language

  6. 話 はなす hanasu
    to speak; to talk; story

    会話

    かいわ

    conversation

  7. 読 よむ yomu
    to read

    読書

    どくしょ

    reading (books)

  8. 書 かく kaku
    to write; book; document

    辞書

    じしょ

    dictionary

  9. 食 たべる taberu
    to eat; food; meal

    食事

    しょくじ

    meal; dining

  10. 飲 のむ nomu
    to drink

    飲食

    いんしょく

    food and drink; eating and drinking

  11. 買 かう kau
    to buy; to purchase

    売買

    ばいばい

    buying and selling; trade

  12. 立 たつ tatsu
    to stand; to establish

    独立

    どくりつ

    independence

  13. 入 はいる hairu
    to enter; to put in

    入学

    にゅうがく

    school enrollment; admission

  14. 出 でる deru
    to go out; to take out; to leave

    外出

    がいしゅつ

    going out; outing

  15. 会 あう au
    to meet; meeting; society

    会議

    かいぎ

    meeting; conference

  16. 休 やすむ yasumu
    to rest; break; holiday

    休日

    きゅうじつ

    holiday; day off

  17. 学 まなぶ manabu
    to learn; study; school

    学校

    がっこう

    school

  18. 生 いきる ikiru
    life; to live; to be born; raw

    学生

    がくせい

    student

  19. 分 わかる wakaru
    to divide; to understand; minute; part

    半分

    はんぶん

    half

  20. 上 あがる agaru
    up; above; to rise; top

    上手

    じょうず

    skillful; good at

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