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Adjectives describe people or things. You’ll need them whenever you want to describe what something or somebody is like. The car is old, the hotel is cheap. You get it. Memorize the Japanese adjectives below and you’ll be well equipped for most basic conversations.
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This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Japanese“.
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Important adjectives
| English | Japanese | Japanese (Hiragana) | Japanese (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| good | 良い | よい | yoi | |
| bad | 悪い | わるい | warui | |
| new | 新しい | あたらしい | atarashii | |
| old | 古い | ふるい | furui | |
| small | 小さい | ちいさい | chiisai | |
| large / big | 大きい | おおきい | ookii | |
| long | 長い | ながい | nagai | |
| short | 短い | みじかい | mijikai | |
| cheap | 安い | やすい | yasui | |
| expensive | 高価な | こうかな | kouka na | |
| light / clear | 明るい | あかるい | akarui | |
| dark | 暗い | くらい | kurai | |
| late | 遅い | おそい | osoi | |
| early | 早い | はやい | hayai | |
| interesting | 面白い | おもしろい | omoshiroi | |
| boring | 退屈な | たいくつな | taikutsu na | |
| tired | 疲れた | つかれた | tsukareta | |
| easy / simple | 簡単 | かんたん | kantan | |
| for free | 無料 | むりょう | muryou | |
| right / correct | 正しい | ただしい | tadashii | |
| wrong | 間違い | まちがい | machigai | |
| strong | 強い | つよい | tsuyoi | |
| weak | 弱い | よわい | yowai |
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