JLPT N5 Reading Practice — 6 Free Passages with Answers
Real N5-level passages with furigana romaji, English translations, and comprehension questions — the same format as the official reading section.
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Reading is the section N5 candidates most often under-practice. These six passages are written at genuine N5 difficulty — everyday topics, short sentences, and vocabulary drawn from the core N5 word list — so you can build real comprehension speed before exam day. Read each passage first without the translation, answer the questions, then check yourself.
Watashi no kazoku wa yonin desu. Chichi to haha to ani to watashi desu. Chichi wa kaishain de, haha wa sensei desu. Ani wa koukousei desu. Maishuu nichiyoubi ni kazoku de kouen e ikimasu.
My family has four people. My father, mother, older brother, and me. My father is a company employee, and my mother is a teacher. My older brother is a high school student. Every Sunday my family goes to the park.
Konshuu no doyoubi, tomodachi to eiga o mimasu. Eiga no ato de, resutoran de gohan o tabemasu. Nichiyoubi wa uchi de hon o yondari, souji o shitari shimasu.
This Saturday, I'm watching a movie with a friend. After the movie, we'll eat at a restaurant. On Sunday, I'll do things like reading books and cleaning at home.
Tanaka-san, genki desu ka. Nihon wa samui desu ga, watashi no kuni wa atsui desu. Raigetsu, nihon e ikimasu. Kuukou ni mukae ni kite kudasaimasen ka. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.
Tanaka, how are you? Japan is cold, but my country is hot. I'm coming to Japan next month. Could you come pick me up at the airport? Thank you in advance.
The official JLPT N5 reading section has around 20 questions across short passages, notices, and simple texts, to be completed within the combined reading and language knowledge time limit.
Yes. Aim for roughly 1-2 minutes per short passage once you're comfortable with the vocabulary, since the real exam rewards pacing as much as comprehension.
No. N5 passages mostly use the 100 core N5 kanji plus hiragana and katakana, so strong hiragana reading speed matters just as much as kanji recognition.