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Adjectives for Japanese Language Proficiency Test N4

i-adjectives

Level 1

interesting, fun

big

boring

small

shallow

expensive

deep

narrow

cheap

new, fresh

old

Level 3

good

bad

difficult

long

easy

short

kind, gentle, sweet

far

fast, early

slow, late

near, close

heavy

good, tasty

light

bad-tasting

strong

busy

weak

Level 2

low

high, tall

wide, spacious

hot

dark
bright

cold

(temperature)

cheerful

cold

(object)

scary

warm

cute, pretty

cool

sleepy

hard

Level 4

soft

sweet
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hot, spicy

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tasty, good

bitter

yellow

thick

severe, strict, hard

thin

weak

black

detailed, fine, small

thick

thin

white

wonderful, marvelous

brown

lukewarm, tepid

a few

ashamed, be embarrassed

many, much

terrible

painful

round, circular

rare

good

young

Level 5

dirty, messy

+ Noun

dangerous

great

noisy

correct

happy

sad

+ Noun

lonely

big ...
small ...

Notes

+ Noun

+ Noun

(polite, respect)

na-adj.

pleasant

funny, strange, odd

want

Noun + Noun

blue

+ Noun + Noun

(noun) +

Others

red

beautiful

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na-adjectives

Level 1

complicated

beautiful, clean

skillful

rude, impolite

famous

Others

polite

hard, desperately

like(preference), favorite

dangerous, risky

dont like, hate

regrettable, unlucky

quiet

kind

worry, concern

free, liberty

free

enough

lively

like very much

convenient, useful

suitable, appropriate

unskillful

inconvenient

special

well, healthy

enthusiastic

various

necessary, essential

serious, earnest

straight

Level 2

strange

safe

impossible

okay

excellent, magnificent

no good

healthy, strong

hard

easy, comfortable

nasty, disgusting

important

important

easy, simple
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Notes

: same

ex.

+ Noun different ...

ex.

be different, differ dictionary form

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