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Japanese Vocabulary for Adjectives

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When you begin to study Japanese vocabulary, no doubt you will come across
the part on adjectives.

This section is dedicated to the most common vocabulary for adjectives.

Without adjectives you cannot describe things you see, give more information

on objects, express your own feelings.

Japanese people are in particularly more concern on personal feelings. Hence

there are quite a number of adjectives used to describe emotions.

You might have already learned that there are 2 groups of Japanese
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adjectives, i-adjectives and na-adjectives.

i-adjectives are adjectives ended with "い", whereas na-adjectives are mostly
adjectives ended without "い", though there are some exceptions.

I will divide the Japanese vocabulary list into these 2 groups.

Japanese Vocabulary for i-Adjectives

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Kanji Hiragana Romaji Meaning

1. 新しい あたらしい atarashii New

2. 古い ふるい furui Old

3. 厚い あつい atsui Thick (books)

4. 薄い うすい usui Thin

5. 暑い あつい atsui Hot (weather)

6. 寒い さむい samui Cold / Chilly (weather) Learn Japanese FAQ

7. 暖かい あたたかい atatakai Warm (weather)

8. 涼しい すずしい suzushii Cool (weather)

9. 熱い あつい atsui Hot (drink)

10. 冷たい つめたい tsumetai Cold (drink)

11. 温かい あたたかい atatakai Warm (drink)

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12. ⼤きい おおきい ookii Big

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13. ⼩さい ちいさい chiisai Small

14. 重い おもい omoi Heavy

15. 軽い かるい karui Light (weight)

16. ⾯⽩い おもしろい omoshiroi Interesting

17. 詰まらない つまらない tsumaranai Dull / Boring

18. 広い ひろい hiroi Wide

19. 狭い せまい semai Narrow

20. ⾼い たかい takai High / Tall (height)

21. 低い ひくい hikui Low / Short (height)

22. ⾼い たかい takai Expensive

23. 安い やすい yasui Cheap

24. ⻑い ながい nagai Long (length)

25. 短い みじかい mijikai Short (length)

26. 太い ふとい futoi Fat/Thick

27. 細い ほそい hosoi Thin / Slender / Narrow

28. 美味しい おいしい oishii Tasty

29. 不味い まずい mazui Unappetizing / Tasteless

30. 難しい むずかしい muzukashii Difficult

31. 易しい やさしい yasashii Easy / Simple

32. 良い いい / よい ii / yoi Good / Nice / OK / Prefer

33. 悪い わるい warui Bad / Wicked

34. 可愛い かわいい kawaii Cute / Pretty

35. ⾚い あかい akai Red

36. ⻘い あおい aoi Blue

37. ⽩い しろい shiroi White

38. ⿊い くろい kuroi Black

39. 丸い まるい marui Round

40. ⽢い あまい amai Sweet

41. ⾟い からい karai Hot / Spicy (taste)

42. 固い かたい katai Hard

43. 柔らかい やわらかい yawarakai Soft

44. 近い ちかい chikai Near

45. 遠い とおい tooi Far

46. 早い はやい hayai Early

47. 速い はやい hayai Fast / Quick

48. 遅い おそい osoi Late / Slow

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49. 明るい あかるい akarui Bright / Light

50. 暗い くらい kurai Dark / Gloomy

51. 忙しい いそがしい isogashii Busy

52. 楽しい たのしい tanoshii Enjoyable / Fun

53. 多い おおい ooi Many / Plenty

54. 少ない すくない sukunai Few / Little

55. 汚い きたない kitanai Dirty

56. 眠い ねむい nemui Sleepy

57. 若い わかい wakai Young

58. 強い つよい tsuyoi Strong / Tough

59. 弱い よわい yowai Weak

60. 痛い いたい itai Painful

61. 危ない あぶない abunai Dangerous

62. 正しい ただしい tadashii Correct / Right

Japanese Vocabulary for na-Adjectives

Kanji Hiragana Romaji Meaning

1. 賑やか にぎやか nigiyaka Lively / Bustling / Busy

2. 静か しずか shizuka Quiet

3. 奇麗 きれい (*) kirei Beautiful / Clean

4. 好き すき suki Like / Love / Favorite

5. 嫌い きらい (*) kirai Dislike / Hate / Least Favorite

6. 丈夫 じょうぶ joubu Strong / Robust / Healthy

7. ⾊々 いろいろ iroiro Various

8. 親切 しんせつ shinsetsu Kind

9. 元気 げんき genki Healthy / Vigorous / Energetic

10. 便利 べんり benri Convenient

11. 簡単 かんたん kantan Simple / Easy

12. 複雑 ふくざつ fukuzatsu Complicated

13. 暇 ひま hima Free (time)

14. 上⼿ じょうず jouzu Skillfull / Good at

15. 下⼿ へた heta Unskillful / Poor at

16. 新鮮 しんせん shinsen Fresh

17. 素敵 すてき suteki Wonderful / Lovely / Cool

18. ⼤丈夫 だいじょうぶ daijoubu All Right / No Problem

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19. 丁寧 ていねい teinei Polite

20. 有名 ゆうめい (*) yuumei Famous

21. 変 へん hen Strange / Odd

22. 残念 ざんねん zannen Regrettable / Sorry / Pity

23. 安全 あんぜん anzen Safe

Note: na-adjectives with (*) sign are those ended with "い"

The Japanese vocabulary for adjectives shown above should be adequate for
people studying the basic course.

But if are interested to find out what is the best adjective that describes your
personality and how to make sentence using it, make sure you check out
these additional adjectives that best describe one's personalities.

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