This is a Japanese vocabulary list of Adjective(s) you need to know in order to pass the JLPT N5.
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References:
- N5 な-adjective list.
- N5 い-adjective list.
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| # | 形容詞 | Adjective | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 危ない | abunai あぶない | dangerous |
| 2 | 赤い | akai あかい | red; crimson; scarlet |
| 3 | 明るい | akarui あかるい | bright; light |
| 4 | 甘い | amai あまい | sweet; sweet-tasting; sugary; naive; indulgent |
| 5 | 青い | aoi あおい | blue; azure |
| 6 | 新しい | atarashii あたらしい | new; novel; fresh; recent; latest |
| 7 | 暖かい | atatakai あたたかい | warm |
| 8 | 熱い | atsui あつい | hot |
| 9 | 厚い | atsui あつい | thick |
| 10 | 暑い | atsui あつい | hot; sultry |
| 11 | 便利 | benri べんり | convenient; handy; useful |
| 12 | 小さい | chiisai ちいさい | small; little; tiny |
| 13 | 近い | chikai ちかい | near; close |
| 14 | 大丈夫 | daijoubu だいじょうぶ | OK; okay; alright; problem free |
| 15 | 大好き | daisuki だいすき | love; like; like very much |
| 16 | 古い | furui ふるい | old (not used for people) |
| 17 | 太い | futoi ふとい | fat; thick |
| 18 | 元気 | genki げんき | lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy |
| 19 | 速い | hayai はやい | fast; quick; hasty; brisk |
| 20 | 早い | hayai はやい | fast; early |
| 21 | 下手 | heta へた | unskillful; poor; awkward |
| 22 | 低い | hikui ひくい | short,low |
| 23 | 暇 | hima ひま | free time |
| 24 | 広い | hiroi ひろい | spacious; vast; wide |
| 25 | 本当 | hontou ほんとう | truth; reality; actuality; fact |
| 26 | 欲しい | hoshii ほしい | want |
| 27 | 細い | hosoi ほそい | thin; slender |
| 28 | 色々 | iroiro いろいろ | various |
| 29 | 忙しい | isogashii いそがしい | busy |
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| 30 | 痛い | itai いたい | painful; sore |
| 31 | 嫌 | iya いや | unpleasant |
| 32 | 丈夫 | joubu じょうぶ | strong, durable |
| 33 | 上手 | jouzu じょうず | skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at) |
| 34 | 辛い | karai からい | spicy |
| 35 | 軽い | karui かるい | light |
| 36 | 可愛い | kawaii かわいい | cute |
| 37 | 結構 | kekkou けっこう | splendid, enough |
| 38 | 黄色い | kiiroi きいろい | yellow |
| 39 | 嫌い | kirai きらい | hate |
| 40 | 綺麗 | kirei きれい | pretty; lovely; beautiful |
| 41 | 汚い | kitanai きたない | dirty |
| 42 | 暗い | kurai くらい | dark; gloomy; murky |
| 43 | 黒い | kuroi くろい | black |
| 44 | 丸い | marui まるい | round,circular |
| 45 | 真っ直ぐ | massugu まっすぐ | straight ahead,direct |
| 46 | 不味い | mazui まずい | unpleasant |
| 47 | 短い | mijikai みじかい | short |
| 48 | 難しい | muzukashii むずかしい | difficult |
| 49 | 長い | nagai ながい | long (distance); long (time); lengthy. |
| 50 | 賑やか | nigiyaka にぎやか | bustling,busy |
| 51 | 温い | nurui ぬるい | luke warm |
| 52 | 美味しい | oishii おいしい | delicious |
| 53 | 重い | omoi おもい | heavy |
| 54 | 面白い | omoshiroi おもしろい | interesting |
| 55 | 多い | ooi おおい | many; numerous; a lot; large quantity; frequent |
| 56 | 大きい | ookii おおきい | big; large; great; important |
| 57 | 遅い | osoi おそい | slow; time-consuming; late |
| 58 | 立派 | rippa りっぱ | splendid |
| 59 | 寒い | samui さむい | cold |
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| 60 | 狭い | semai せまい | narrow |
| 61 | 白い | shiroi しろい | white |
| 62 | 静か | shizuka しずか | quiet |
| 63 | 好き | suki すき | like |
| 64 | 少ない | sukunai すくない | few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom |
| 65 | 涼しい | suzushii すずしい | refreshing, cool |
| 66 | 多分 | tabun たぶん | perhaps; probably |
| 67 | 大変 | taihen たいへん | very; greatly; terribly; serious; difficult |
| 68 | 大切 | taisetsu たいせつ | important; necessary; indispensable; beloved |
| 69 | 高い | takai たかい | high; tall; expensive; above average |
| 70 | 沢山 | takusan たくさん | many |
| 71 | 楽しい | tanoshii たのしい | enjoyable; fun |
| 72 | 遠い | tooi とおい | far |
| 73 | 詰まらない | tsumaranai つまらない | boring |
| 74 | 冷たい | tsumetai つめたい | cold to the touch |
| 75 | 強い | tsuyoi つよい | powerful |
| 76 | 煩い | urusai うるさい | noisy, annoying |
| 77 | 薄い | usui うすい | thin; weak |
| 78 | 若い | wakai わかい | young |
| 79 | 悪い | warui わるい | bad; poor; undesirable |
| 80 | 易しい | yasashii やさしい | easy, simple |
| 81 | 安い | yasui やすい | cheap; inexpensive |
| 82 | 良い | yoi/ii よい/いい | good |
| 83 | 弱い | yowai よわい | weak |
| 84 | 有名 | yuumei ゆうめい | famous |
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