Adjectives
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Vocabulary Words (100)
大きい
/oːkii/
big / large
小さい
/tɕiːsai/
small / little
良い
/joːi/
good
悪い
/ɡaɾɯʲi/
bad
新しい
/neɣiɕi/
new
古い
/curaɪ/
old
高い
/taɕiɕi/
high / expensive
安い
/anɕi/
cheap / inexpensive
多い
/oɔɪ/
many / much
少ない
/sukunai/
few / little
難しい
/muzukashii/
difficult
簡単
/kantɑ̃ɴ/
easy / simple
面白い
/oꜜmoʃiroi/
interesting / funny
綺麗
/kʲireː/
beautiful / clean
好き
/sɯki/
like / favorite
嬉しい
/ɯɾeɕiɪ/
happy / glad
悲しい
/kanɕiɪ/
sad
楽しい
/taɲoɕiɪ/
fun / enjoyable
怖い
/koɯai/
scary / frightening
恥ずかしい
/hazukashii/
embarrassing / shy
寂しい
/sabishii/
lonely
眠い
/nemui/
sleepy
痛い
/itai/
painful / ouch
甘い
/amai/
sweet
辛い
/karai/
spicy / hot
苦い
/kui/
bitter
酸っぱい
/sappai/
sour
熱い
/nei/
hot (to the touch)
冷たい
/samai/
cold (to the touch)
暑い
/atsui/
hot (weather)
寒い
/samui/
cold (weather)
暖かい
/ata takai/
warm
涼しい
/suzushi i/
cool / refreshing
重い
/o moi/
heavy
軽い
/ka rui/
light (weight)
硬い
/ka tai/
hard / firm
柔らかい
/ya wa rakai/
soft
速い
/haɲai/
fast / quick
遅い
/oɕi/
slow / late
長い
/nagai/
long
短い
/mijikai/
short (length)
広い
/hiroi/
wide / spacious
狭い
/semai/
narrow / cramped
深い
/fukai/
deep
浅い
/asai/
shallow
近い
/chikai/
close / near
遠い
/tooi/
far
強い
/tsuyoi/
strong
弱い
/yowai/
weak
明るい
/akarui/
bright / cheerful
暗い
/kurai/
dark / gloomy
静か
/shizuka/
quiet / calm
賑やか
/nigiyaka/
lively / bustling
丁寧
/teinei/
polite / careful
親切
/shinsetsu/
kind
優しい
/jaɕaɕi/
gentle / kind
厳しい
/kibisiɪ/
strict / harsh
正しい
/tadɕiɪ/
correct / right
おかしい
/okɕiɪ/
strange / funny
変
/hen/
strange / weird
大切
/taiseɕu/
important / precious
便利
/ben'ri/
convenient
不便
/fu'ben/
inconvenient
危ない
/a'bu'nai/
dangerous
有名
/yuu'mei/
famous
人気
/nin'ki/
popular
珍しい
/me'zurashi/
rare / unusual
普通
/futsuu/
ordinary / normal
特別
/tokubetsu/
special
違う
/chigau/
different / wrong
複雑
/fukuzatsu/
complex / complicated
明らか
/akiraka/
clear / obvious
曖昧
/aimai/
vague / ambiguous
積極的
/sekkyokuteki/
proactive / positive
現実的
/genjitsuteki/
realistic
理想的
/risouteki/
ideal
効果的
/koukateki/
effective
効率的
/kourisuteki/
efficient
柔軟
/juunan/
flexible
真剣
/ɕin̪kẽɴ/
serious / earnest
素直
/sunɔʲt͡ɕi/
honest / obedient
頑固
/ɡaŋkod͡ʑi/
stubborn
賢い
/kaɕi̥koi̥/
wise / clever
上手
/d͡ʑoːdzɯ/
skilled / good at
下手
/heɾa/
unskilled / poor at
得意
/tokui/
good at / specialty
苦手
/nigate/
not good at / weak
完璧
/kanpeki/
perfect
勤勉
/kinben/
diligent / hardworking
正確
/seikaku/
accurate / exact
適切
/tekisetsu/
appropriate / suitable
具体的
/gutaiteki/
concrete / specific
抽象的
/chuushouteki/
abstract
自然
/shizen/
natural
人工
/jinkou/
artificial / man-made
古典的
/kotenteki/
classic / classical
現代的
/gendaiteki/
modern / contemporary
個人的
/koʥinteki/
personal / individual
社会的
/ɕaɸaiteki/
social
経済的
/keizaiteki/
economic / economical
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