Japanese adjectives

あかるい; 明るい

light; bright

あたらしい; 新しい

new; fresh

あたたかい; 暖かい

warm

あつい; 暑い; 熱い

hot

いい; よい

good

いや

disagreeable; unpleasant; awful; bad; disgusting; horrible

おいしい

delicious; yummy; tasty

おもい; 重い

heavy

いろいろ; 色々; いろいろな; 色々な

various; many

いたい; 痛い

painful; ouch; sore; hurt; hurts

ゆうめい; 有名

famous; well known

うるさい; 煩い

noisy; loud; annoying

うつくしい; 美しい

beautiful; gorgeous; pretty

おそい; 遅い

slow; late

ぜんぶ; 全部

all; everything

おおきい; 大きい

big; large

きらい; 嫌い

dislike; hate

きれい; 綺麗

pretty; clean; beautiful

こわい; 怖い

scary; frightening; be afraid of something

やさしい; 優しい; 易しい

kind; gentle; sweet; easy; nice

やすい; 安い

cheap

ながい; 長い

long

かならず; 必ず

without fail; always; certainly; definitely

かなしい; 悲しい

sad; sorrowful

ほしい; 欲しい

want; to want

にがて; 苦手

no good at; poor at; not good at; bad at

にぎやか

lively; bustling; busy

げんき; 元気

healthy; lively; well; good; happy; fine

くもり; 曇り

cloudy

ねむい; 眠い

sleepy; tired

よわい; 弱い

weak

さむい; 寒い

cold

ざんねん; 残念

pity; too bad; unfortunate; shame

むしあつい; 蒸し暑い

humid; muggy; hot and humid

おかしい; 可笑しい

strange; unusual; funny; odd; weird

しずか; 静か

quiet

おもしろい; 面白い

interesting; fun

しんぱい; 心配

worry; concern

みじかい; 短い

short; small

じょうず; 上手

skillful; good at; skilled

すき; 好き

like; favourite; to like

すこし; 少し

a little bit; a little; little; few

すずしい; 涼しい

cool

まずい

awful; unpleasant; bad; disgusting; gross; bad tasting

むずかしい; 難しい

difficult; hard

せまい; 狭い

narrow; cramped; small

せ; 背; せい

height; a person's build; back

かるい; 軽い

light

かわいい; 可愛い

cute; sweet; pretty

たかい; 高い

high; tall; expensive

たいせつ; 大切

important

たいへん; 大変

burden; awful; very; bad; terrible

たのしい; 楽しい

enjoyable; fun

たくさん

many; lots; a lot

わるい; 悪い

bad

だめ

no good; not permitted; forbidden

だいじょうぶ; 大丈夫

all right; OK; fine; don't worry

かんたん; 簡単

easy; simple

ちかい; 近い

close; near; nearby

ちいさい; 小さい

little; small

ちょっと

a bit; a little

つまらない

boring; dull

かっこいい

good-looking; handsome; cool; attractive

ゆっくり

slowly; carefully

つよい; 強い

strong

とおい; 遠い

far away; distant

はやい; 早い; 速い

early; fast; quick

おとなしい; 大人しい

quiet; well-behaved; calm; mature

とくい; 得意; じょうず; 上手

good at; skilled

はれ; 晴れ

fine weather; nice weather; clear; sunny

ハンサム

handsome

はっきり

clear; clearly

とても

very; really

ひま; 暇

free time; spare time

ひくい; 低い

low; short

ひろい; 広い

spacious; wide; big

びょうき; 病気

sick; ill; sickness; illness; unwell

ふるい; 古い

old

ふべん; 不便

inconvenient

へた; 下手

unskilled; not skilled; bad

へん; 変

strange; unusual; odd

べんり; 便利

convenient; useful