N4 Vocabulary: Adjectives — 46 words with readings
The Adjectives topic has 46 common N4 words. Each entry shows the reading, romaji and English meaning.
| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| うまい | うまい | umai | delicious; skillful; fortunate |
| うれしい | うれしい | ureshii | to be happy; to be glad |
| おかしい | おかしい | okashii | strange; odd; funny |
| だめ | だめ | dame | useless, no good, hopeless |
| ひどい | ひどい | hidoi | terrible, awful, unfair, cruel |
| よろしい | よろしい | yoroshii | (hon.) good, OK, all right |
| 丁寧 | ていねい | teinei | polite, courteous, careful |
| 不便 | ふべん | fuben | inconvenience |
| 優しい | やさしい | yasashii | kind (person), gentle (person), easy (problem) |
| 凄い | すごい | sugoi | terrific, great |
| 別 | べつ | betsu | distinction, different |
| 十分 | じゅうぶん | jūbun | enough |
| 危険 | きけん | kiken | danger, risk, hazard |
| 厳しい | きびしい | kibishii | hard; rigorous; strict |
| 国際 | こくさい | kokusai | international |
| 堅; 硬; 固い | かたい | katai | solid, hard, firm |
| 変 | へん | hen | strange, odd |
| 大事 | だいじ | daiji | important, valuable, serious matter |
| 寂しい | さびしい | sabishii | lonely, lonesome |
| 必要 | ひつよう | hitsuyō | necessary |
| 怖い | こわい | kowai | scary, frightening |
| 急 | きゅう | kyū | urgent, sudden; steep |
| 恥ずかしい | はずかしい | hazukashii | ashamed, embarrassed |
| 悲しい | かなしい | kanashii | sad, sorrowful |
| 普通 | ふつう | futsū | common; usual |
| 柔らかい | やわらかい | yawarakai | soft (in reference to texture), tender |
| 正しい | ただしい | tadashii | correct |
| 残念 | ざんねん | zannen | regret; regrettable |
| 浅い | あさい | asai | shallow, superficial |
| 深い | ふかい | fukai | deep, profound |
| 無理 | むり | muri | unreasonable, impossible |
| 特別 | とくべつ | tokubetsu | special |
| 珍しい | めずらしい | mezurashii | unusual, rare |
| 盛ん | さかん | sakan | prosperous, active, thriving |
| 真面目 | まじめ | majime | diligent, serious |
| 眠い | ねむい | nemui | sleepy, drowsy |
| 確か | たしか | tashika | if I remember correctly; certain, definite |
| 簡単 | かんたん | kantan | simple |
| 素晴らしい | すばらしい | subarashii | wonderful; terrific |
| 細かい | こまかい | komakai | small; fine, minute |
| 美しい | うつくしい | utsukushii | beautiful, lovely |
| 苦い | にがい | nigai | bitter |
| 複雑 | ふくざつ | fukuzatsu | complexity, complication |
| 親切 | しんせつ | shinsetsu | kindness |
| 適当 | てきとう | tekitō | fitness, suitability |
| 邪魔 | じゃま | jama | hindrance, intrusion |
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