Vocabulary · JLPT N5
Position & direction
30 words, with the reading in kana and the English meaning. Every one of them is on the N5 list.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 上 | うえ | above, on | |
| 下 | した | below, under | |
| 中 | なか | inside | |
| 外 | そと | outside | |
| 前 | まえ | in front, before | |
| 後ろ | うしろ | behind | |
| 右 | みぎ | right | |
| 左 | ひだり | left | |
| 隣 | となり | next to | |
| 間 | あいだ | between | |
| 近く | ちかく | nearby | |
| 向こう | むこう | over there | |
| 横 | よこ | side | |
| 真ん中 | まんなか | the middle | |
| 東 | ひがし | east | |
| 西 | にし | west | |
| 南 | みなみ | south | |
| 北 | きた | north | |
| 真っ直ぐ | まっすぐ | straight ahead | |
| 角 | かど | corner | |
| 先 | さき | ahead | |
| 奥 | おく | the back, interior | |
| 表 | おもて | front side | |
| 裏 | うら | back side | |
| こちら | こちら | this way | |
| そちら | そちら | that way | |
| あちら | あちら | that way over there | |
| どちら | どちら | which way | |
| 辺り | あたり | vicinity | |
| 場所 | ばしょ | place |