Most Common Japanese Adjectives
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A complete list of the most useful adjectives in Japanese with their translation in English. Ideal to help you develop your Japanese vocabulary!
| ENGLISH | ROMAJI | JAPANESE |
| a lot, many | takusan | 沢山 |
| able | younô | 有能 |
| admirable | rippana | 立派な |
| aged, old | furui | 古い |
| amusing, interesting, funny | omoshiroi | 面白い |
| annoying | tsumaranai | 詰らない |
| appalling | osoroshî | 恐ろしい |
| approximate (noun), approximately | ooyoso | おおよそ |
| astonished (verb) | bikkuri | びっくり |
| attentive | chuuibukai | 注意深い |
| attractive | miryoku tekina | 魅力的な |
| automatic | jidouteki | じどうてき |
| bad | warui | 悪い |
| banal, common | heibon | 平凡 |
| bearable | taerareru | 耐えられる |
| beautiful | kirei | 綺麗 |
| big | ôkii | 大きい |
| bitter | nigai | 苦い |
| bored | tsumaranasô | つまらなそう |
| broken | kowareta | 壊れた |
| bulky | buatsui | 分厚い |
| busy | senyū | 占有 |
| calm, quiet | shizuka | 静か |
| captivating | miryokuteki | 魅力的 |
| careful | shinchōna | 慎重な |
| catastrophic | hisan | 悲惨 |
| charming | itoshi | 愛しい |
| cheap, inexpensive | yasui | 安い |
| classic | kotenteki | 古典的 |
| clean | kirei | きれい |
| clear | akarui | 明るい |
| clever, intelligent | kashikoi | 賢い |
| close, near | chikai | 近い |
| closed | tojita | 閉じた |
| clumsy | ugoki ga nibui | 動きが鈍い |
| cold (object) | tsumetai | 冷たい |
| cold (weather) | samui | 寒い |
| colored | iro azayaka | 色鮮やか |
| comfortable | kaiteki | 快適 |
| commercial | eiriteki | 営利的 |
| common | futsuu | 普通 |
| complex | fukuzatsu | 複雑 |
| confident | tsuyoki | 強気 |
| convenient | benri | べんり |
| convincing | settoku jôzu | 説得上手 |
| cool (weather) | suzushii | 涼しい |
| correct, good | seikaku | 正確 |
| courageous, brave | isamashî | 勇ましい |
| crazy (expression) | atama ga okashî | 頭がおかしい |
| credible | mottomorashii | 尤もらしい |
| cultural | bunkateki | 文化的 |
| curious | koukishinousei | 好奇心旺盛 |
| cute | kawaii | 可愛い |
| dangerous | abunai | 危ない |
| dark | kurai | 暗い |
| dazzling | mabushii | 眩しい |
| dead | nai | 亡い |
| deadly | chimeiteki | 致命的 |
| deep | fukaku | 深く |
| delicious | oishii | 美味しい |
| democratic | minshuteki | 民主的 |
| depressed, disgusted, heavy-hearted; reluctant (expression) | ki ga omoii | 気が重い |
| determined | kitsui | きつい |
| different | betsu | 別 |
| difficult | muzukashii | 難しい |
| dirty | kitanai | 汚い |
| salted | shiozuke no | 塩漬けの |
| disgusting | kimochi warui | 気持ち悪い |
| distant | tooi | 遠い |
| dry | kansō | 乾燥 |
| dynamic | douteki | 動的 |
| easy | yasashii | 優しい |
| ecological (an expression rather than an adjective) | chikyuu ni yasashii | 地球に優しい |
| economic | keizaiteki | 経済的 |
| edible | shukuyou | 食用 |
| effective | koukateki | 効果的 |
| electric | denkishiki | でんきしき |
| electronic | denshi teki | 電子的 |
| elegant | miyabiyaka | 雅やか |
| empty | kūkyona | 空虚な |
| energetic | kappatsuna | 活発な |
| enthusiastic | nesshin | 熱心 |
| enviable, that makes you jealous | urayamashii | うらやましい |
| equivalent | hitoshî | 等しい |
| exact | seikaku | 正確 |
| excellent, good, beautiful, pleasant, OK | yoi | 良い |
| exceptional, particular, special | tokubestu | 特別 |
| expensive | takaii | 高い |
| far | toi | 遠い |
| fearful | osoroshī | 恐ろしい |
| filled | manpai no | 満杯の |
| former | furui | 古い |
| fortunate | kôunna | 幸運な |
| fragile | moroi | 脆い |
| frequent | arigachi | ありがち |
| friendly | yasashii (pas de traduction du mot amical, yasashii qui est un adjectif concernant une « bonne personne » est le plus approprié) | 優しい |
| full, complete | kanzen’na | 完全な |
| funny | okashii | 可笑しい |
| generous | kandai | 寛大 |
| gifted | tensaiteki | 天才的 |
| gigantic | kyodai | 巨大 |
| global | sekaiteki | 世界的 |
| gorgeous | subarashī | 素晴らしい |
| great | sūpā | スーパー |
| guilty | ushirometai | 後ろめたい |
| happy | ureshii | 嬉しい |
| happy | ureshî | 嬉しい |
| hard | taihen | 大変 |
| heavy | omoi | 重い |
| high | takai | 高い |
| historic, traditional | rekishiteki | 歴史的 |
| honest | shôjiki | 正直 |
| horrible | osoroshî | 恐ろしい |
| hot | atsui | 暑い |
| huge | kyudai | 巨大 |
| ideal | sairyô | 最良 |
| identical | onaji | 同じ |
| idiot | baka | 馬鹿 |
| illegal | ihô | 違法 |
| immediate | chokusetsu | 直接 |
| immense | kyodai | 巨大 |
| important | taisetsu | 大切 |
| impossible | fukanô | 不可能 |
| impressive | inshôteki | 印象的 |
| independent | jishuteki | 自主的 |
| injured, wounded | teoi | ておい |
| innocent | muko | むこ |
| insignificant | kudaranai | 下らない |
| insufficient | tarinai | たりない |
| interesting | omoshiroi | 面白い |
| international | kokusaiteki | 国際的 |
| inventive | dokusôteki | 独創的 |
| jealous | urayamashî | 羨ましい |
| kind | yasashii | 優しい |
| large | hiroi | 広い |
| latest | saishuu | 最終 |
| lazy, worthless | guutara | ぐうたら |
| legal | gôhôteki | 合法的 |
| light | karui | 軽い |
| little | sukoshi | 少し |
| living | seikatsu | 生活 |
| local, traditional | dentôteki | 伝統的 |
| long | nagai | 長い |
| low | yowai | 弱い |
| low, down | hikui | 低い |
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