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This is a list of adjectives in Japanese. This can enable you describe different sizes and a variety of qualities such as (easy, difficult...).
| Big: 大きい ookii |
Small: 小さい chiisai |
Long: 長い nagai |
Short: 短い mijikai |
| Tall: 背の高い se no takai |
Thick: 厚い atsui |
Thin: 薄い usui |
Wide: 広い hiroi |
This table provides a list of adjectives of quality shown below. These are some of the most used adjectives in Japanese.
| Bad: 悪い warui |
Good: 良い yoi |
Easy: 簡単な kantan na |
Difficult: 難しい muzukasii |
| Expensive: 高い takai |
Cheap: 安い yasui |
Fast: 速い hayai |
Slow: 遅い osoi |
| Old: 年よりの（若いの反語） toshiyori no (wakai no hango) |
Old: 古い（新しいの反語） furui (atarashii no hango) |
Young: 若い wakai |
New: 新しい atarasii |
| Heavy: 重い omoi |
Light: 軽い karui |
Empty: 空の kara no |
Full: いっぱい ippai |
| Right: 正しい tadasii |
Wrong: 間違った machigat ta |
Strong: 強力な kyooryoku na |
Weak: 弱い yowai |
These samples show how adjectives are used in Japanese. Used in these examples with nouns, prepositions and pronouns.
| Is this a new or old book?: これは新書、それとも古本？ Kore wa shinsho, soretomo furuhon? |
Is the test easy or difficult?: そのテストは簡単、それとも難しい？ Sono tesuto wa kantan, soretomo mutsukasii? |
| Am I right or wrong?: 私は正しい、それとも間違っている？ Watashi wa tadasii, soretomo machigatte iru? |
This is very expensive: 非常に高価です。 Hijyou ni kouka desu. |
| Is he younger or older than you?: 彼はあなたより若い、それとも年寄？ Kare wa anata yori wakai, soretomo tosiyori? |
Is she tall?: 彼女は背が高いですか？ Kanojo wa se ga takai desuka? |
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