N5-oriented practice companion · 70 lessons
This is not the official N5 syllabus. These are Kotoba Street lessons for beginner grammar and real-life communication alongside N5 study. Choose the job you need today; you do not have to scan or finish all 70 first.
Official test · editorial collection
Official JLPT N5
N5 is the easiest of the five official JLPT levels. Its official description covers understanding some basic Japanese through reading and listening, supported by language knowledge.
Kotoba Street
The phrase, situation, and essential-communication lessons here support real-life use. Their inclusion does not mean that each situation, phrase, word, or form is tested at N5.
For the test itself, use the official level summary, test sections and item types, FAQ, and sample questions. The JLPT does not publish a comprehensive fixed vocabulary, kanji, and grammar list for the current test.
One need · one lesson
These four jobs are Kotoba Street’s way of organizing the collection, not official test sections and not a required sequence. Each choice takes you to one visible starting lesson; the rest stays folded until you ask for it.
All 70 lessons · grouped by job
The four starters are the earliest published lesson in each job, not official recommendations. Within each folded list, lesson numbers preserve Kotoba Street’s full Roadmap order.
A phrase you can carry · 10 lessons
Begin with a short expression you can recognize, say, and repair when the exchange does not go as planned.
Can-do: Choose an appropriate Japanese greeting for the time and relationship.
Words and forms · 11 lessons
Compare forms, particles, and context words by the decision they help you make—not by a detached rule list.
Can-do: Point to nearby and distant objects with the correct Japanese demonstrative.
Everyday exchanges · 33 lessons
Choose a shop, journey, home, workplace, or community scene and follow the exchange from opening line to repair.
Can-do: Move through a simple store interaction from finding an item to paying.
Important situations · 16 lessons
Review language for health, safety, food needs, and public services before a stressful moment. Language study must not delay urgent help.
Can-do: State a food allergy, ask about ingredients and shared preparation as separate facts, and decide whether to order from the restaurant's current answer.