Adjectives in Japanese

Adjectives are a key part of any language. The Japanese adjectives listed below will help you learn common Japanese adjectives in no time. Together with other basic nouns and verbs, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in Japanese. For even more Japanese adjectives, take a look at our learning resources for Japanese at the end of the page.

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Basic Adjectives in Japanese
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Basic Adjectives in Japanese

English	Japanese
heavy in Japanese	重い (omoi)
light in Japanese	軽い (karui)
correct in Japanese	正しい (tadashī)
wrong in Japanese	間違った (machigatta)
difficult in Japanese	難しい (muzukashī)
easy in Japanese	簡単な (kantan na)
few in Japanese	少ない (sukunai)
many in Japanese	多い (ōi)
new in Japanese	新しい (atarashī)
old in Japanese	古い (furui)
slow in Japanese	遅い (osoi)
quick in Japanese	速い (hayai)
poor in Japanese	貧しい (mazushī)
rich in Japanese	豊富な (hōfu na)

Colours in Japanese

English	Japanese
white in Japanese	白 (shiro)
black in Japanese	黒 (kuro)
grey in Japanese	灰色 (haiiro)
green in Japanese	緑 (midori)
blue in Japanese	青 (ao)
red in Japanese	赤 (aka)
pink in Japanese	桃色 (momoiro)
orange in Japanese	橙 (daidai)
purple in Japanese	紫 (murasaki)
yellow in Japanese	黄色 (kiiro)
brown in Japanese	茶色 (chairo)

Feelings in Japanese

English	Japanese
good in Japanese	良い (yoi)
bad in Japanese	悪い (warui)
weak in Japanese	弱い (yowai)
strong in Japanese	強い (tsuyoi)
happy in Japanese	嬉しい (ureshī)
sad in Japanese	悲しい (kanashī)
healthy in Japanese	健康的な (kenkōteki na)
sick in Japanese	病気の (byōki no)
hungry in Japanese	腹ペコ (harapeko)
thirsty in Japanese	渇く (kawaku)
lonely in Japanese	寂しい (sabishī)
tired in Japanese	疲れた (tsukareta)

Space in Japanese

English	Japanese
short in Japanese	短い (mijikai)
long in Japanese	長い (nagai)
small in Japanese	小さい (chīsai)
big in Japanese	大きな (ōkina)
high in Japanese	高い (takai)
low in Japanese	低い (hikui)
steep in Japanese	急な (kyū na)
flat in Japanese	平らな (taira na)
shallow in Japanese	浅い (asai)
deep in Japanese	深い (fukai)
narrow in Japanese	狭い (semai)
broad in Japanese	幅広い (habahiroi)

Other Important Adjectives in Japanese

English	Japanese
cheap in Japanese	安い (yasui)
expensive in Japanese	高い (takai)
soft in Japanese	柔らかい (yawarakai)
hard in Japanese	固い (katai)
empty in Japanese	空っぽ (karappo)
full in Japanese	満タン (mantan)
dirty in Japanese	汚い (kitanai)
clean in Japanese	きれい (kirei)
sweet in Japanese	甘い (amai)
sour in Japanese	酸っぱい (suppai)
young in Japanese	若い (wakai)
old in Japanese	年寄り (toshiyori)
cold in Japanese	寒い (samui)
warm in Japanese	暖かい (atatakai)

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Adjectives in Japanese

Basic Adjectives in Japanese

Colours in Japanese

Feelings in Japanese

Space in Japanese

Other Important Adjectives in Japanese

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