This is a Japanese vocabulary list of い-adjective(s) you need to know in order to pass the JLPT N5.
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| # | い形容詞 | い-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 | 厚い | atsui あつい | thick |
| 9 | 暑い | atsui あつい | hot; sultry |
| 10 | 熱い | atsui あつい | hot |
| 11 | 小さい | chiisai ちいさい | small; little; tiny |
| 12 | 近い | chikai ちかい | near; close |
| 13 | 古い | furui ふるい | old (not used for people) |
| 14 | 太い | futoi ふとい | fat; thick |
| 15 | 早い | hayai はやい | fast; early |
| 16 | 速い | hayai はやい | fast; quick; hasty; brisk |
| 17 | 低い | hikui ひくい | short,low |
| 18 | 広い | hiroi ひろい | spacious; vast; wide |
| 19 | 欲しい | hoshii ほしい | want |
| 20 | 細い | hosoi ほそい | thin; slender |
| 21 | 忙しい | isogashii いそがしい | busy |
| 22 | 痛い | itai いたい | painful; sore |
| 23 | 辛い | karai からい | spicy |
| 24 | 軽い | karui かるい | light |
| 25 | 可愛い | kawaii かわいい | cute |
| 26 | 黄色い | kiiroi きいろい | yellow |
| 27 | 汚い | kitanai きたない | dirty |
| 28 | 暗い | kurai くらい | dark; gloomy; murky |
| 29 | 黒い | kuroi くろい | black |
| 30 | 丸い | marui まるい | round,circular |
| 31 | 不味い | mazui まずい | unpleasant |
| 32 | 短い | mijikai みじかい | short |
| 33 | 難しい | muzukashii むずかしい | difficult |
| 34 | 長い | nagai ながい | long (distance); long (time); lengthy. |
| 35 | 温い | nurui ぬるい | luke warm |
| 36 | 美味しい | oishii おいしい | delicious |
| 37 | 重い | omoi おもい | heavy |
| 38 | 面白い | omoshiroi おもしろい | interesting |
| 39 | 多い | ooi おおい | many; numerous; a lot; large quantity; frequent |
| 40 | 大きい | ookii おおきい | big; large; great; important |
| 41 | 遅い | osoi おそい | slow; time-consuming; late |
| 42 | 寒い | samui さむい | cold |
| 43 | 狭い | semai せまい | narrow |
| 44 | 白い | shiroi しろい | white |
| 45 | 少ない | sukunai すくない | few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom |
| 46 | 涼しい | suzushii すずしい | refreshing, cool |
| 47 | 高い | takai たかい | high; tall; expensive; above average |
| 48 | 楽しい | tanoshii たのしい | enjoyable; fun |
| 49 | 遠い | tooi とおい | far |
| 50 | 詰まらない | tsumaranai つまらない | boring |
| 51 | 冷たい | tsumetai つめたい | cold to the touch |
| 52 | 強い | tsuyoi つよい | powerful |
| 53 | 煩い | urusai うるさい | noisy, annoying |
| 54 | 薄い | usui うすい | thin; weak |
| 55 | 若い | wakai わかい | young |
| 56 | 悪い | warui わるい | bad; poor; undesirable |
| 57 | 易しい | yasashii やさしい | easy, simple |
| 58 | 安い | yasui やすい | cheap; inexpensive |
| 59 | 良い | yoi/ii よい/いい | good |
| 60 | 弱い | yowai よわい | weak |
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