This is a Japanese vocabulary list of Adjective(s) you need to know in order to pass the JLPT N4.
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References:
- N4 な-adjective list.
- N4 い-adjective list.
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| # | 形容詞 | Adjective | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 安心 | anshin あんしん | peace of mind |
| 2 | 安全 | anzen あんぜん | safety; security |
| 3 | 浅い | asai あさい | shallow |
| 4 | 大事 | daiji だいじ | important; serious; crucial |
| 5 | 不便 | fuben ふべん | inconvenience |
| 6 | 深い | fukai ふかい | deep |
| 7 | 複雑 | fukuzatsu ふくざつ | complexity; complication |
| 8 | 反対 | hantai はんたい | opposition |
| 9 | 恥ずかしい | hazukashii はずかしい | embarrassed |
| 10 | 変 | hen へん | strange; peculiar; weird |
| 11 | 酷い | hidoi ひどい | terrible; awful |
| 12 | 久しぶり | hisashiburi ひさしぶり | after a long time |
| 13 | いっぱい | ippai | full |
| 14 | 一生懸命 | isshoukenmei いっしょうけんめい | very hard; with utmost effort |
| 15 | 自由 | jiyuu じゆう | freedom |
| 16 | 十分 | juubun じゅうぶん | enough; sufficient; plenty; adequate; satisfactory |
| 17 | 悲しい | kanashii かなしい | sad |
| 18 | 簡単 | kantan かんたん | simple; easy |
| 19 | 硬い | katai かたい | hard |
| 20 | 厳しい | kibishii きびしい | strict |
| 21 | 危険 | kiken きけん | danger |
| 22 | 細かい | komakai こまかい | small, fine |
| 23 | 怖い | kowai こわい | frightening |
| 24 | 急 | kyuu きゅう | sudden; abrupt; unexpected |
| 25 | 珍しい | mezurashii めずらしい | unusual; rare |
| 26 | 無理 | muri むり | impossible |
| 27 | 眠い | nemui ねむい | sleepy |
| 28 | 苦い | nigai にがい | bitter |
| 29 | 可笑しい | okashii おかしい | strange or funny |
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| 30 | 寂しい | sabishii さびしい | lonely |
| 31 | 盛ん | sakan さかん | popularity; prosperous |
| 32 | 親切 | shinsetsu しんせつ | kindness |
| 33 | 素晴らしい | subarashii すばらしい | wonderful |
| 34 | 凄い | sugoi すごい | terrific |
| 35 | 正しい | tadashii ただしい | right; correct |
| 36 | たいてい | taitei | usually |
| 37 | 楽しみ | tanoshimi たのしみ | looking forward to |
| 38 | 丁寧 | teinei ていねい | polite |
| 39 | 適当 | tekitou てきとう | suitable |
| 40 | 特別 | tokubetsu とくべつ | special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional |
| 41 | 嬉しい | ureshii うれしい | happy |
| 42 | 美しい | utsukushii うつくしい | beautiful |
| 43 | 優しい | yasashii やさしい | kind |
| 44 | 柔らかい | yawarakai やわらかい | soft |
| 45 | 残念 | zannen ざんねん | regrettable; unfortunate |
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