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JLPT N5 Study Hub

Study JLPT N5 Japanese with free beginner grammar and vocabulary lessons, structured lesson clusters, and review-focused practice.

Start here if you are studying beginner Japanese for JLPT N5

Use this hub as your structured path for JLPT N5. Start with the featured beginner lessons below, then move through grammar, vocabulary, reading practice, and review so each new topic builds on the previous one.

These focused lessons target specific JLPT and beginner Japanese questions, so students can enter from Google and continue into the full roadmap.

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JLPT N5 grammar lessons

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Basic Particles (は vs が)

Beginner-friendly explanation, examples, FAQ schema, and guided review for Basic Particles (は vs が).

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Action Particles (を, に, へ, で, と)

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Grammar: Requests (てください)

Beginner-friendly explanation, examples, FAQ schema, and guided review for Grammar: Requests (てください).

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Time & Expressions

Beginner-friendly explanation, examples, FAQ schema, and guided review for Time & Expressions.

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Grammar: Being/Existence (います / あります)

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Grammar: Te-form Verbs (〜て)

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Grammar: Adjectives (〜くない / 〜かった)

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Grammar: Desire (〜たい)

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Grammar: Giving & Receiving

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Grammar: Invitations & Suggestions (ませんか / ましょう)

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Grammar: Ordering at a Restaurant

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JLPT N5 vocabulary lessons

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Greetings & Basics

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Numbers 1-10

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Common Pronouns

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Colors

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Locations / Places

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N5 Verbs (Masu form)

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Days of the Week

Beginner-friendly explanation, examples, FAQ schema, and guided review for Days of the Week.

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Months of the Year

Beginner-friendly explanation, examples, FAQ schema, and guided review for Months of the Year.

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Animals

Beginner-friendly explanation, examples, FAQ schema, and guided review for Animals.

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Basic Adjectives

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Body Parts

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Family Members

Beginner-friendly explanation, examples, FAQ schema, and guided review for Family Members.

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Katakana Loanwords

Beginner-friendly explanation, examples, FAQ schema, and guided review for Katakana Loanwords.

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Reading N5 Kanji

Beginner-friendly explanation, examples, FAQ schema, and guided review for Reading N5 Kanji.

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Positions & Directions

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Vocabulary: Home & Furniture

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Vocabulary: Hobbies & Activities

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Vocabulary: Classroom & Study Tools

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Vocabulary: Shopping & Money

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Food & Drinks

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Telling Time

Beginner-friendly explanation, examples, FAQ schema, and guided review for Telling Time.

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