Japanese Adjectives for Beginners

In the Japanese language, the adjectives are divided into two types: the i-adjectives and the na-adjectives. In beginner Japanese classes, you will learn these words in hiragana.

Here are a list of Japanese adjectives for beginners written in kanji and romaji.

i-Adjectives

• いい (ii) good
• 早い (hayai) early
• 新しい (atarashii) new
• 古い (furui) old
• 熱い (atsui) hot (thing)
• 冷たい (tsumetai) cold (thing)
• 暑い (atsui) hot (weather)
• 暖かい (atatakai) warm (weather)
• 涼しい (suzushii) cool (weather)
• 寒い (samui) cold (weather)
• 忙しい (isogashii) busy
• 大きい (ookii) big
• 小さい (chiisai) small
• 面白い (omoshiroi) interesting
• 楽しい (tanoshii) fun
• つまらない (tsumaranai) boring
• がっこいい (gakkoii) good looking
• 怖い (kowai) frightening
• 高い (takai) expensive
• 安い (yasui) cheap
• やさしい (yasachii) easy, kind
• 難しい (muzukashii) difficult
• かわいい (kawaii) cute
• 頭がいい (atama ga ii) smart
• 背が高い ( se ga takai) tall
• 背が低い (se ga hikui) short
• 長い (nagai) long
• 短い (mijikai) short
• 速い (hayai) fast
• 遅い (osoi) slow, late
• 青い (aoi) blue
• 赤い (akai) red
• 黒い (kuroi) black
• 白い (shiroi) white
• 若い (wakai) young
• 寂しい (sabishii) lonely
• 眠い (nemui) sleepy

na-Adjectives