N5 lessons
N5 Japanese lesson catalogue
Browse all published N5 Japanese lessons in the Readnihongo catalogue, then pair each concept with related reading practice.
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N5 lessons focus on the sentence patterns, particles, and core grammar that make your first graded readings easier to follow.
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80 N5 lessons
Open full catalogueLocation Words and Position Phrases
Kana & script
Learn common position words such as うえ, した, まえ, うしろ, and なか so you can read location phrases smoothly.
Sequence: それから / そして
Sentence building
Connect short sentences smoothly with それから and そして to show order and addition.
From / Until: から / まで
Particles
Use から and まで to express ranges in time and place, and understand when only から is needed.
Superlatives: いちばん
Foundations
Use いちばん to say that something is the most, best liked, or highest within a group.
Requests with 〜てください
Verb forms
Make polite everyday requests with the て-form plus ください.
While Doing with ながら
Foundations
Connect two actions by the same subject and express that one happens while the other is in progress.
Doing Various Things with たり〜たりする
Sentence building
Use たり〜たりする to describe several representative actions without presenting them as a strict sequence.
Listing Examples with や / など
Foundations
Show non-exhaustive lists naturally and avoid the common mistake of using と when you only mean examples.
Saying What Someone Said or Thought
Sentence building
Move beyond exact quotation and report speech or thoughts naturally with と言う and と思う.
Sentence Enders: よ / ね / よね
Particles
Use sentence-ending particles like よ and ね to sound more natural and to catch the speaker’s tone in everyday Japanese.
Giving Reasons with から
Sentence building
Use から to give reasons clearly and connect a cause to a result in short N5 sentences.
Also and Too: も
Foundations
Use も to say “also” and “too,” and read repeated も naturally in beginner sentences.