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Japanese Adjectives

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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