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ADJECTIVES

I. Adjectives (tastes, colors)

Japanese English
1. amai sweet
2. shoppai salty
3. suppai sour
4. nigai bitter
5. oishii delicious
6. mazui tasteless
7. karai hot
8. shiroi white
9. kuroi black
10. akai red
11. kiiroi yellow
12. aoi blue
13. chairo brown
14. midori green
15. murasaki purple
16. haiiro gray
17. momoiro pink
18. daidai orange
19. mizuiro light blue
20. sakurairo pale pink
21. akaneiro crimson
22, shuiro vermilion
23. yamabukiiro orange yellow
24. uguisuiro olive green
25. kimidori yellow green
26. hukamidori deep green
27. aiiro dark blue
28. kon-iro dark purlish blue
29. hujiiro lavender
30. oodoiro yellow orchre
31. kogecha dark brown
II. Adjectives (Personality,feelings)
1. atama ga yoi bright, intelligent
2. atama ga waruii dull
3. rikoo na clever
4. kashikoi wise
5. baka na foolish, stupid
6. kinben na industrious
7. namake mono no lazy
8. warui bad
9. kawaii cute
10. miwakuteki na seductive
11. hansamu na handsome
12. shinsetsuana kind
13. shoojiki na honest
14. hiniku na sarcastic
15. reigi tadashii polite
16. burei na rude
17. darashii nai untidy
18. uchiki na shy
19. hazukashii ashamed
20. yasashii kind
21. wanpaku na naughty
22. kachiki na generous
23. riko na smart
24. wagamama na selfish
25. kiyoo na clever
26. kanashige na sad
27. bukiyoo na kind
28. shoojiki na honest
29. reigi tadashii polite
30. burei na rude
31. darashii nai untidy
32. hazukashii be ashamed
33. yasashii kind
34. wanpaku na naughty
35. kachiki na competitive
36. wagamama na selfish
37. kiyoo na skillful
38. bukiyoo na unskillful
39. kooman na boastful
40. ibatta arrogant
41. usotsuki a liar
42. uwakimono a play boy
43. futotta fat
44. yaseta thin
45. ureshii happy
46. kanashii sad
47. sabishii lonely
48. shiawase na happy
49. kooun na lucky
50. fu-un na unlucky
51. chuui-bukai careful
52. sosokkashii careless
53. okotta angry
54. kowai afraid
55. yorokonda glad
56. sekkyoku-teki na positive
57. shookyoku-teki na conservative
58. joohin na elegant
59. gehin na vulgar
60. kawai soo na pitiful

III. Adjectives (general)


Japanese English
1. ookii big, large
2. chiisai short
3. takai expensive
4. yasui cheap
5. yoi good
6. warui bad
7. se ga takai tall
8. se ga hikui short
9. utsukushii beautiful
10. minikui ugly
11. fukai deep
12. asai shallow
13. hiroi wide
14. semai narrow
15. atarashii new
16. furuii old
17. shinsen na fresh
18. kusatta rotten
19. atsui hot
20. samui cold (weather)
21. nagai long
22. mijikai short
23. atsui thick
24. usui thin
25. omoi heavy
26. karui light (weight)
27. akarui light
28. kurai dark
29. katai hard
30. yawarakai soft
31. kitanai dirty
32. kirei na clean
33. chikai near
34. tooi far
35. hayai fast
36. osoi slow
37. tsuyoi strong
38. yowai weak
39. muzukashii difficult
40. yasashii easy
41. abunai dangerous
42. anzenna safe
43. kawaita dry
44. nureta wet
45. tadashii correct
46. machigatta wrong
47. kantan na simple
48. fukuzatsu na complicated
49. tashika na sure
50. hontou no true
51. uso no false
52. saisho no first
53. saigo no last
54. tsugi no next
55. zenbu no all
56. maimai each time
57. yaku ni tatsu usefull
58. shizuka na quite
59. urusai noisy
60. meiwaku na troublesome
61. juubun na enough
62. tarinai lacking
63. ippai no full
64. isogashii busy
65. tadano free
66. sukoshi no a little bit
67. takusan no plenty
68. okane-mochi no rich
69. binboo na poor
70. onaka ga suita hungry
71. nodo ga kawaita thirsty
72. iya na nasty
73. daiji na important
74. marui round
75. nioi ga yoi a good smell
76. kusai bad odor

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