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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