Vocabulary · JLPT N5
Position & direction
30 words, with the reading in kana, the rōmaji under it and the English meaning. Every one of them is on the N5 list.
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Rōmaji help
| Hear | Word | Reading | Meaning | Your stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 上 | うえue | above, on | ||
| 下 | したshita | below, under | ||
| 中 | なかnaka | inside | ||
| 外 | そとsoto | outside | ||
| 前 | まえmae | in front, before | ||
| 後ろ | うしろushiro | behind | ||
| 右 | みぎmigi | right | ||
| 左 | ひだりhidari | left | ||
| 隣 | となりtonari | next to | ||
| 間 | あいだaida | between | ||
| 近く | ちかくchikaku | nearby | ||
| 向こう | むこうmukō | over there | ||
| 横 | よこyoko | side | ||
| 真ん中 | まんなかmannaka | the middle | ||
| 東 | ひがしhigashi | east | ||
| 西 | にしnishi | west | ||
| 南 | みなみminami | south | ||
| 北 | きたkita | north | ||
| 真っ直ぐ | まっすぐmassugu | straight ahead | ||
| 角 | かどkado | corner | ||
| 先 | さきsaki | ahead | ||
| 奥 | おくoku | the back, interior | ||
| 表 | おもてomote | front side | ||
| 裏 | うらura | back side | ||
| こちら | こちらkochira | this way | ||
| そちら | そちらsochira | that way | ||
| あちら | あちらachira | that way over there | ||
| どちら | どちらdochira | which way | ||
| 辺り | あたりatari | vicinity | ||
| 場所 | ばしょbasho | place |