Here is our vocabulary list of lessons for all of the Adjective(s) you need to know in order to pass the JLPT N5.
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| # | 形容詞 | Adjective | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 赤い | akai あかい | red; crimson; scarlet |
| 2 | 明るい | akarui あかるい | bright; light |
| 3 | 甘い | amai あまい | sweet; sweet-tasting; sugary; naive; indulgent |
| 4 | 青い | aoi あおい | blue; azure |
| 5 | 新しい | atarashii あたらしい | new; novel; fresh; recent; latest |
| 6 | 便利 | benri べんり | convenient; handy; useful |
| 7 | 病気 | byouki びょうき | illness; disease; sickness |
| 8 | 小さい | chiisai ちいさい | small; little; tiny |
| 9 | 小さな | chiisana ちいさな | small; little; tiny |
| 10 | 大丈夫 | daijoubu だいじょうぶ | OK; okay; alright; problem free |
| 11 | 大好き | daisuki だいすき | love; like; like very much |
| 12 | 元気 | genki げんき | lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy |
| 13 | 早い | hayai はやい | fast; early |
| 14 | 速い | hayai はやい | fast; quick; hasty; brisk |
| 15 | 下手 | heta へた | unskillful; poor; awkward |
| 16 | 痛い | itai いたい | painful; sore |
| 17 | 上手 | jouzu じょうず | skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at) |
| 18 | 長い | nagai ながい | long (distance); long (time); lengthy. |
| 19 | 多い | ooi おおい | many; numerous; a lot; large quantity; frequent |
| 20 | 大きい | ookii おおきい | big; large; great; important |
| 21 | 大きな | ookina おおきな | big; large; great |
| 22 | 大勢 | oozei おおぜい | crowd of people; great number of people |
| 23 | 遅い | osoi おそい | slow; time-consuming; late |
| 24 | 白い | shiroi しろい | white |
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| 25 | 少ない | sukunai すくない | few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom |
| 26 | 大切 | taisetsu たいせつ | important; necessary; indispensable; beloved |
| 27 | 高い | takai たかい | high; tall; expensive; above average |
| 28 | 上 | ue うえ | above; up; over; top; surface |
| 29 | 悪い | warui わるい | bad; poor; undesirable |
| 30 | 安い | yasui やすい | cheap; inexpensive |
| 31 | 有名 | yuumei ゆうめい | famous |
JLPT N5 vocab List total: (31)
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