Are you preparing for the JLPT N5 and looking for reading practice that feels like the real exam? You’re in the right place! In this post, we’ll go through realistic N5-level passages complete with kanji, furigana, questions, and clear explanations. You’ll also get the answers and grammar tips along the way.
Whether you’re a beginner or just brushing up, this post will help you feel confident and prepared for the JLPT N5 reading section.
๐ What to Expect in the JLPT N5 Reading Section
The JLPT N5 Reading section tests your ability to understand basic Japanese used in daily life. Youโll see:
- Short passages about daily topics (family, weather, school, shopping)
- Use of N5 grammar and vocabulary
- Simple kanji with furigana
- Multiple-choice questions
Letโs dive into the practice!
๐ Practice Passage 1: ใใใใใใณใฎใใฌใผใณใ (Birthday Present)
๐ Passage:
ใใฎใใ็งใฏๅ(ใจใ)ใ ใกใฎใใใใใใณใใผใใฃใผใซ่ก(ใ)ใใพใใใ
ใใฌใผใณใใฏๅฐ(ใกใ)ใใใใพใฎใฌใใใใฟใงใใ
ๅ(ใจใ)ใ ใกใฏใใใใใจใ๏ผใใจ่จ(ใ)ใฃใฆใใใใใใใงใใใ
ใฑใผใญใ้ฃ(ใ)ในใฆใใฟใใชใงใใใใใใใพใใใ
๐ Vocabulary:
- ๅใ ใก๏ผใจใใ ใก๏ผ โ friend
- ่กใใพใใ๏ผใใใพใใ๏ผ โ went
- ๅฐใใ๏ผใกใใใ๏ผ โ small
- ใฌใใใใฟ โ stuffed toy
- ่จใใพใใ๏ผใใใพใใ๏ผ โ said
- ใใใใใ โ seemed happy
- ้ฃในใพใใ๏ผใในใพใใ๏ผ โ ate
- ๆญใใพใใ๏ผใใใใพใใ๏ผ โ sang
โ Questions:
Q1. ใ ใใฎใใใใใใณใงใใใ๏ผ
A. ใใใ
B. ใจใใ ใก
C. ใฏใฏ
D. ใใใใจ
Q2. ใใฌใผใณใใฏไฝใงใใใ๏ผ
A. ใฑใผใญ
B. ๆฌ
C. ใใพใฎใฌใใใใฟ
D. ใฏใช
โ Answers:
Q1. B. ใจใใ ใก
๐ The passage says: ใๅใ ใกใฎใใใใใใณใใผใใฃใผใ โ so itโs the friendโs birthday.
Q2. C. ใใพใฎใฌใใใใฟ
๐ It says: ใใใฌใผใณใใฏๅฐใใใใพใฎใฌใใใใฟใงใใ โ the gift is a small bear plushie.
๐ก Grammar Points:
- ใใใซ่กใใพใใใ โ “Went to ~” โ ใใผใใฃใผใซ่กใใพใใ = I went to a party
- ใใใ้ฃในใพใใใ โ “Ate ~” โ ใฑใผใญใ้ฃในใพใใ = Ate cake
- ใใใจ่จใใพใใใ โ “Said ~” โ ใใใใใจใ๏ผใใจ่จใใพใใ = Said โthank you!โ
๐ Practice Passage 2: ใในใใจใ
๐ Passage:
ใพใๆฅ(ใซใก)ใๆฏ(ใฏใฏ)ใฏใใๆฉ(ใฏใ)ใใใใฆใใในใใจใใไฝ(ใคใ)ใฃใฆใใใพใใ
ใใซใใใใใพใใใใใใใใใใใพใใ
็งใฏๆฏ(ใฏใฏ)ใฎในใใจใใๅคงๅฅฝ(ใ ใใ)ใใงใใ
๐ Vocabulary:
- ๆฏ๏ผใฏใฏ๏ผ โ mother
- ไฝใฃใฆใใใพใ๏ผใคใใฃใฆใใใพใ๏ผ โ makes (for me)
- ใใซใใ โ rice ball
- ใใพใใใ โ Japanese omelette
- ใใใ โ vegetables
- ๅคงๅฅฝใ๏ผใ ใใใ๏ผ โ love
โ Questions:
Q1. ใ ใใใในใใจใใไฝ(ใคใ)ใใพใใ๏ผ
A. ใใใ
B. ใฏใฏ
C. ใกใก
D. ใจใใ ใก
Q2. ใในใใจใใฎไธญใซไฝใใใใพใใ๏ผ
A. ใใ ใใฎใจใใณ
B. ใซใใจในใผใ
C. ใใซใใใใใพใใใ
D. ใใใฟใจใใฏใ
โ Answers:
Q1. B. ใฏใฏ
๐ The passage says: ใๆฏใฏใในใใจใใไฝใฃใฆใใใพใใ โ Mom makes the lunchbox.
Q2. C. ใใซใใใใใพใใใ
๐ It says: ใใใซใใใใใพใใใใใใใใใใใพใใ โ There are rice balls, tamagoyaki, and veggies.
๐ก Grammar Tips:
- ใใใฆใใใพใใ โ Someone does something for you (kind act)
- ใใใ โ Means “and” (for listing) โ ใใซใใใใใพใใใ = rice balls and tamagoyaki
- ใๅคงๅฅฝใใ โ Strongly like/love
๐ค๏ธ Practice Passage 3: ๅคฉๆฐ๏ผใฆใใ๏ผ
๐ Passage:
ไปๆฅ(ใใใ)ใฏใใใงใใใใใใใฃใฆใใใพใใ
ใใฎใใฏใฏใใงใใใใใคใใฃใใงใใ
ใงใใใใใใฏใใใใงใใใใใใใใใใใใใพใใใ
๐ Vocabulary:
- ไปๆฅ๏ผใใใ๏ผ โ today
- ใใ โ rain
- ใใ โ umbrella
- ใฏใ โ sunny
- ใใคใ โ hot
- ใใใ โ cloudy
- ใใใใ โ cool
โ Questions:
Q1. ไปๆฅ(ใใใ)ใฎๅคฉๆฐ(ใฆใใ)ใฏไฝใงใใ๏ผ
A. ใฏใ
B. ใใ
C. ใใใ
D. ใใ
Q2. ใใใใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผ
A. ใฏใ
B. ใใใ
C. ใใ
D. ใใคใ
โ Answers:
Q1. B. ใใ
๐ It says: ใไปๆฅใฏใใใงใใ โ Today is rainy.
Q2. B. ใใใ
๐ It says: ใใใใใฏใใใใงใใใใ โ It will probably be cloudy.
๐ก Grammar Tips:
- ใใใงใใใใ โ Probably (used to express guess based on some info)
- ใใใใใใใพใใใ โ Might / May (less certain)
- ใใใฃใฆใใใพใใ โ To bring (something)
๐ฑ Practice Passage 4: ใญใใใใใงใ (I Like Cats)
๐ Passage:
ใใใใฎใใใซใฏใใญใใไบ(ใซ)ใฒใใใพใใ
ๅๅ(ใชใพใ)ใฏใใใฑใใจใใฏใญใใงใใ
ใใฑใฏ็ฝ(ใใ)ใจใกใใใใงใใใใญใฆใใพใใ
ใฏใญใฏๅฐ(ใกใ)ใใใฆใๅ
ๆฐ(ใใใ)ใงใใ
ใพใๆฅ(ใซใก)ใใใฃใใใซใใใใงใใจใฆใใใฎใใใงใใ
๐ Vocabulary:
- ใใ โ house/home
- ใญใ โ cat
- ไบใฒใ๏ผใซใฒใ๏ผ โ two (small animals)
- ๅๅ๏ผใชใพใ๏ผ โ name
- ็ฝ๏ผใใ๏ผ โ white
- ใกใใใ โ brown
- ๅฐใใ๏ผใกใใใ๏ผ โ small
- ๅ ๆฐ๏ผใใใ๏ผ โ energetic/healthy
- ใใฃใใใซ โ together
- ใใใถ โ to play
- ใใฎใใ โ fun
โ Questions:
Q1. ใญใใฏใชใใณใใใพใใ๏ผ
A. ไธใดใ
B. ไบใฒใ
C. ไธใณใ
D. ๅใฒใ
Q2. ใฏใญใฏใฉใใชใญใใงใใ๏ผ
A. ๅคงใใใฆใใใใงใใ
B. ๅฐใใใฆๅ
ๆฐใงใใ
C. ใญใฆใฐใใใใพใใ
D. ใใใใฆใใใใงใใ
โ Answers:
Q1. B. ไบใฒใ
๐ It says: ใใญใใไบใฒใใใพใใ โ There are two cats.
Q2. B. ๅฐใใใฆๅ
ๆฐใงใใ
๐ The passage says: ใใฏใญใฏๅฐใใใฆใๅ
ๆฐใงใใ โ Kuro is small and energetic.
๐ก Grammar & Usage Notes:
- ใใใใใพใใ โ Used for living things (like people or animals)
โ ใญใใใใพใ = There is a cat - ใใใฒใใ โ Counter for small animals
โ ไบใฒใ = two small animals - ใใใใฆใ โ Connecting adjectives
โ ๅฐใใใฆๅ ๆฐใงใ = small and energetic - ใใใฃใใใซใใใณใพใใ โ to play together
๐พ Extra Tip:
Want to practice more with animal counters (ใใฒใ, ใใณใ, ใใดใ)? Here’s a quick cheat sheet:
| Number | Counter (ใฒใ-form) |
|---|---|
| 1 | ใใฃใดใ |
| 2 | ใซใฒใ |
| 3 | ใใใณใ |
| 4 | ใใใฒใ |
| 5 | ใใฒใ |
๐ Practice Passage 5: ใใฃใใใฎไธๆฅ๏ผใใกใซใก๏ผ
(A Day at School)
๐ Passage:
ใใใใฏๆฏๆฅ(ใพใใซใก)ใๅ
ซๆ(ใฏใกใ)ใซใใฃใใใธ่ก(ใ)ใใพใใ
ใใฃใใใฏๅฎถ(ใใ)ใฎใกใใใซใใใพใใใใใใฆๅไบๅ(ใใ
ใใใตใ)ใใใใงใใ
ไธๆ้็ฎ(ใใกใใใใ)ใฏๅฝ่ช(ใใใ)ใงใใใใใใใฎ่ฉฑ(ใฏใชใ)ใใใ่(ใ)ใใพใใ
ใฒใไผ(ใใ)ใฟใซใฏๅ(ใจใ)ใ ใกใจใใฃใใใซใๅผๅฝ(ในใใจใ)ใ้ฃ(ใ)ในใพใใ
ๅญฆๆ ก(ใใฃใใ)ใฏไธๆๅ(ใใใใฏใ)ใซใใใใพใใ
๐ Vocabulary:
- ๆฏๆฅ๏ผใพใใซใก๏ผ โ every day
- ๅ ซๆ๏ผใฏใกใ๏ผ โ 8 oโclock
- ๅฎถ๏ผใใ๏ผ โ home
- ่ฟใ๏ผใกใใ๏ผ โ nearby
- ๆญฉใใฆ๏ผใใใใฆ๏ผ โ on foot
- ๅไบๅ๏ผใใ ใใใตใ๏ผ โ 15 minutes
- ไธๆ้็ฎ๏ผใใกใใใใ๏ผ โ first period
- ๅฝ่ช๏ผใใใ๏ผ โ Japanese language class
- ่ฉฑ๏ผใฏใชใ๏ผ โ speech/talk
- ่ใใพใ๏ผใใใพใ๏ผ โ to listen
- ๆผไผใฟ๏ผใฒใใใใฟ๏ผ โ lunch break
- ๅใ ใก๏ผใจใใ ใก๏ผ โ friend
- ใๅผๅฝ๏ผใในใใจใ๏ผ โ lunchbox
- ไธๆๅ๏ผใใใใฏใ๏ผ โ 3:30
โ Questions:
Q1. ใใฃใใใธใฉใใใฃใฆ่ก(ใ)ใใพใใ๏ผ
A. ใในใง่กใใพใใ
B. ่ปใง่กใใพใใ
C. ใใใใฆ่กใใพใใ
D. ใใฆใใใใง่กใใพใใ
Q2. ไธๆ้็ฎใฏใชใใฎใใ
ใใใใงใใ๏ผ
A. ใใใใ
B. ๅฝ่ช(ใใใ)
C. ใใใ
D. ใใ
Q3. ๆผไผใฟใซไฝใใใพใใ๏ผ
A. ในใใใใใใพใใ
B. ในใใผใใใใพใใ
C. ใญใพใใ
D. ใในใใจใใ้ฃในใพใใ
โ Answers:
Q1. C. ใใใใฆ่กใใพใใ
๐ The passage says: ใใใใใฆๅไบๅใใใใงใใ โ It takes 15 minutes on foot.
Q2. B. ๅฝ่ช
๐ ใไธๆ้็ฎใฏๅฝ่ชใงใใ โ The first period is Japanese language class.
Q3. D. ใในใใจใใ้ฃในใพใใ
๐ ใๅใ ใกใจใใฃใใใซใๅผๅฝใ้ฃในใพใใ โ I eat lunch with my friend.
๐ก Grammar and Sentence Tips:
- ใใใธ่กใใพใใ โ โgo to ~โ โ ๅญฆๆ กใธ่กใใพใ = go to school
- ใใใฎใกใใใซใใใพใใ โ โis near ~โ โ ๅฎถใฎใกใใใซใใใพใ = it is near my house
- ใใๅ๏ผใตใ๏ผใ โ minute counter โ ๅไบๅ = 15 minutes
- ใใใจใใฃใใใซใ โ โtogether with ~โ โ ๅใ ใกใจใใฃใใใซ = with my friend
- ใใใ้ฃในใพใใ โ โeat ~โ โ ใในใใจใใ้ฃในใพใ = eat lunchbox
๐ Review Challenge
Can you try answering this without looking back?
๐ ๅญฆๆ กใฏไฝๆใซใใใใพใใ๏ผ
(What time does school finish?)
๐ญ Hint: Look for the word ใใใใพใ.
Answer: ไธๆๅ๏ผใใใใฏใ๏ผ = 3:30 PM
โ
The sentence was: ใๅญฆๆ กใฏไธๆๅใซใใใใพใใใ
๐ฏ Final Tips for JLPT N5 Reading
- Practice reading every day โ even simple manga or signs can help!
- Learn kanji with context โ donโt just memorize, read them in sentences.
- Focus on particles like ใฏ, ใ, ใซ โ they help you understand the meaning.
- Read slowly and look for subject/topic first, then the verb.
- Don’t worry if you donโt understand every word โ try to get the main idea!
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