Adjectives Flashcards

This deck includes both “i” and “na” adjectives. These adjectives will allow you to describe people, places, things, ideas, and emotions.

1
Q

blue

A

あおい

青い

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red

A

あか

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3
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yellow

A

きいろい

黄色い

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white

A

しろ

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warm

Refers to something that feels warm to the touch, often used for objects or substances like water or metal.

A

あたたかい

温かい

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hot

Describes hot weather or a hot environment.

A

あつい

暑い

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cold

Describes cold weather or a cold environment.

A

さむい

寒い

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cold

Refers to something that feels cold to the touch, often used for objects or substances like water or metal.

A

つめたい

冷たい

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9
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sweet

Describes something that tastes sweet, like sugar or candy.

A

あまい

甘い

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10
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tasty, delicious

A

おいしい

美味しい

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11
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hot, spicy

A

からい

辛い

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12
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new

A

あたらしい

新しい

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thick

Refers to the physical thickness of an object.

A

あつい

厚い

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14
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dangerous

A

あぶない

危ない

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light, bright

Often refers to brightness in terms of light or mood.

A

あかるい

明るい

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16
Q

good

A

いい / よい

良い

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17
Q

dislike, hate

Although a verb in English, this word is used as an adjective in Japanese.

A

きらい

嫌い

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18
Q

to be busy

A

いそがしい

忙しい

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19
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light

As in, not heavy.

A

かるい

軽い

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20
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to be painful

A

いたい

痛い

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21
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not likable, unpleasant

A

いや

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22
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various

Can refer to variety or diversity in situations or things.

A

いろいろ

色々

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23
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interesting, funny

A

おもしろい

面白い

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24
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thin

A

うすい

薄い

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25
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cute, pretty

A

かわいい

可愛い

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26
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dirty

A

きたない

汚い

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27
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black

A

くろい

黒い

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28
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small

A

ちいさい

小さい

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29
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big

A

おおきい

大きい

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30
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late, slow

A

おそい

遅い

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31
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same

A

おなじ

同じ

32
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heavy

A

おもい

重い

33
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beautiful, clean

A

きれい

34
Q

dark

A

くらい

暗い

35
Q

fine, all right

Can also mean “enough” or “sufficient” in certain contexts.

A

けっこう

36
Q

this sort of, this kind of

Often used before nouns to describe “this sort of” or “like this”.

A

こんな

37
Q

quiet

A

しずか

静か

38
Q

to be good at something

Opposite of “へた” and often used in the context of skills or abilities.

A

じょうず

上手

39
Q

to be strong, durable

A

じょうぶ

丈夫

40
Q

cool

Indicates a pleasantly cool or refreshing temperature, often used to describe a mild, cool breeze or evening.

A

すずしい

涼しい

41
Q

narrow

A

せまい

狭い

42
Q

OK

Can also mean “safe” or “uninjured” depending on the context.

A

だいじょうぶ

大丈夫

43
Q

very important

A

たいせつ

大切

44
Q

very, serious

Can also mean “tough” or “hardship” in certain contexts.

A

たいへん

大変

45
Q

high, expensive

A

たかい

高い

46
Q

fun

A

たのしい

楽しい

47
Q

near, close

A

ちかい

近い

48
Q

uninteresting

A

つまらない

詰らない

49
Q

strong

A

つよい

強い

50
Q

far

A

とおい

遠い

51
Q

short

Can be used to describe a length of an object, or a length of time.

A

みじかい

短い

52
Q

long

Can be used to describe a length of an object, or a length of time.

A

ながい

長い

53
Q

lively, busy, crowded

A

にぎやか

賑やか

54
Q

early

Refers to time, as in arriving early.

A

はやい

早い

55
Q

fast, quick

Refers to speed, as in moving quickly.

A

はやい

速い

56
Q

low

A

ひくい

低い

57
Q

wide, spacious

A

ひろい

広い

58
Q

thick, fat

A

ふとい

太い

59
Q

young

A

わかい

若い

60
Q

old

A

ふるい

古い

61
Q

not good at something

Often used in the context of skills or abilities.

A

へた

下手

62
Q

convenient

A

べんり

便利

63
Q

to want something

A

ほしい

欲しい

64
Q

thin, fine

A

ほそい

細い

65
Q

bad tasting

A

まずい

不味い

66
Q

round

A

まるい

丸い

67
Q

difficult

A

むずかしい

難しい

68
Q

gentle

A

やさしい

優しい

69
Q

cheap, inexpensive

A

やすい

安い

70
Q

splendid

A

りっぱ

立派

71
Q

bad

A

わるい

悪い

72
Q

like

Example: “I like your car.”

A

すき

好き

73
Q

really like, to be really fond of

Example: “I really like you car.”

A

だいすき

大好き

74
Q

this one

A

この

75
Q

that one

Refers to something close to the listener but away from the speaker.

A

その

76
Q

that one over there

Used to indicate something distant from both the speaker and listener.

A

あの

77
Q

which one?

A

どの