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The question words of Japanese: what, who, where, when, why, how, which, how many and how much, from the JLPT vocabulary lists with readings and meanings. Learn these first and you can ask for everything else.
In Lock&Learn Japanese these words sit in their level packs (JLPT N5, JLPT N3, JLPT N1), one per glance on the widget: a word waits in kanji, the way the test shows it; one tap reveals the reading, the meaning and a real sentence. JLPT N5 is free; every other pack opens with a free preview and another word unlocks daily.
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ใใใ | how, polite way | JLPT N5 | ใ่ถใฏใใใใงใใใใใกใใฏใใใใงใใใWould you like some tea? | |
| ใใใค | how many items | JLPT N5 | ใใใใฏใใใคใใใพใใใใใใใฏใใใคใใใพใใใHow many apples are there? | |
| ใใใ | how much money | JLPT N5 | ใใใฏใใใใงใใใใใใฏใใใใงใใใHow much is this? | |
| ใใค | when | JLPT N5 | ใใคๆฅๆฌใธ่กใใพใใใใใคใซใปใใธใใใพใใใWhen will you go to Japan? | |
| ่ชฐ | ใ ใ | who | JLPT N5 | ใใใฏ่ชฐใงใใใใใใฏใ ใใงใใใWho is that? |
| ใฉใ | how | JLPT N5 | ใใใใใฉใใใพใใใใใใใใฉใใใพใใใWhat will you do from now on? | |
| ใฉใใใฆ | why | JLPT N5 | ใฉใใใฆๅญฆๆ กใซ่กใใชใใฎใงใใใใฉใใใฆใใฃใใใซใใใชใใฎใงใใใWhy are you not going to school? | |
| ใฉใ | where | JLPT N5 | ใใคใฌใฏใฉใใงใใใใจใใใฏใฉใใงใใใWhere is the restroom? | |
| ใฉใกใ | which one polite | JLPT N5 | ใฉใกใใๅ ็ใงใใใใฉใกใใใใใใใงใใใWhich one is the teacher? | |
| ใฉใฃใก | which one (casual) | JLPT N5 | ใฉใฃใกใๅฅฝใใงใใใใฉใฃใกใใใใงใใใWhich do you like? | |
| ใฉใชใ | who polite | JLPT N5 | ใใฎๆนใฏใฉใชใใงใใใใใฎใใใฏใฉใชใใงใใใWho is that person? | |
| ใฉใฎ | which (noun/determiner) | JLPT N5 | ใฉใฎๅใงใใใใฉใฎใใใงใใใWhich umbrella is it? | |
| ใฉใ | which one | JLPT N5 | ใฉใใใใชใใฎๅใงใใใใฉใใใใชใใฎใใใงใใใWhich one is your umbrella? | |
| ใฉใใช | what kind of | JLPT N5 | ใฉใใช้ฃใน็ฉใๅฅฝใใงใใใใฉใใชใในใใฎใใใใงใใใWhat kind of food do you like? | |
| ใชใ | why | JLPT N5 | ใชใๅๅผทใใใฎใงใใใใชใในใใใใใใใฎใงใใใWhy do you study? | |
| ไฝ | ใชใ; ใชใซ | what | JLPT N5 | ไฝใฎๆฌใ่ชญใฟใพใใใใชใใฎใปใใใใฟใพใใใWhat kind of book are you going to read? |
| ไฝ | ใชใ | what kind of | JLPT N5 | ไฝใฎๆฌใงใใใใชใใฎใปใ ใงใใใWhat kind of book is it? |
| ใใใ | which one | JLPT N3 | ||
| ไฝใง | ใชใใง | why | JLPT N3 | |
| ใใใซ | how; in what way; (in negative/rhetorical contexts) however much | JLPT N1 |
Word lists: the widely used JLPT N5 to N1 sets after Jonathan Waller's tanos.co.uk lists (the JLPT publishes no official lists). Definitions adapted from JMdict by the EDRDG, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.
The table lists the 20 interrogatives on the JLPT vocabulary lists with their readings and meanings, each beginner-level one with a real sentence that shows where it sits in the question.
17 from JLPT N5, 2 from JLPT N3, 1 from JLPT N1. The level chip on each row says where the word sits, so you can stop at your level or read ahead. Beginner-level words carry a real example sentence; the rest show word, reading and meaning, with their sentences in the app.
Install Lock&Learn Japanese, then touch and hold your Lock Screen, tap Customize, tap the widget area and choose Lock&Learn Japanese. Enable the level packs these words come from (JLPT N5, JLPT N3, JLPT N1). A word waits in kanji, the way the test shows it; one tap reveals the reading, the meaning and a real sentence.
Yes. The app is free on iOS: JLPT N5 is free, every other pack opens with a free preview, and another word unlocks daily. Lock&Learn+ is an optional upgrade that opens every pack at once, offered as a yearly plan or a one-time lifetime purchase.