Japanese adjectives Flashcards
ながい みじかい
Nagai mijikai
long short
i adjective
おもい かるい
Omoi karui
Heavy light
うるさい
Urusai
Noisy
i adjective
きびしい
Kibishii
Serious
i adjective
へん
Ex:へんなひと
Hen
Strange
na adjective
Ex. Strange person
すき
Suki
Favourite
i adjective
ねむい
Nemui
Tired
i adjective
あぶない
Abunai
Dangerous
i adjective
ふべん
Fuben
Inconvenient
Na adjective
ふしんせつな
Fushinsetsuna
Unfriendly
Na adjective
あたたかい
Atatakai
Warm (food, clothes, weather)
i adjective
あつかん
Atsukan
Hot (drink)
Na adjective
つめたい
Tsumetai
Cold (to the touch)
i adjective
Also unfriendly person
ひどい
Hidoi
Terrible
おそい <> はやい
Osoi <> hayai
Slow, late <> quick, early
すごい
Sugoi
Nice, cool, amazing…
しんせつ
Shinsetsu
Kind, helpful
くらい ⇔ あかるい
Kurai <> akarui
Dark <> light
ひろい ⇔ せまい
Hiroi <> semai
Wide <> narrow
ひくい ⇔ たかい
Hikui <> takai
Low <> High (height, but also price)
たいへん
Taihen
Very much, extremely
(Also used as “oh dear” or “sorry to hear that”
Also: tough, difficult
べんり
Benri
Convenient
やさしい
Yasashii
Easy
むづかしい
Muzukasii
Difficult
すずしい
Suzushii
Cool (temperature) as in comfortable, pleasantly cool
ゆっくり
ゆっくりします
ごゆっくりどうぞ
Yukkuri - slow
Yukkuri shimasu - to be slow
Go yukkuri dōzo - please take your time (eg. In restaurant)
つみます
Tsumimasu To pick (eg. Fruit, flowers)
すんでいます
Sundeimasu
To live
おわります
Owarimasu
To finish
おくれます
Okuremasu
To be delayed (used for train, bus)
おそく なります
Osoku narimasu
To become late, i.e. Will be late…
