N5 Vocabulary: Adjectives — 84 words with readings
The Adjectives topic has 84 common N5 words. Each entry shows the reading, romaji and English meaning.
| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 青い | あおい | aoi | blue |
| 赤い | あかい | akai | red |
| 明るい | あかるい | akarui | bright (in reference to personality or weather); cheerful |
| 暖かい | あたたかい | atatakai | warm |
| 新しい | あたらしい | atarashii | new |
| 暑い | あつい | atsui | hot (in reference to weather), warm |
| 熱い | あつい | atsui | hot (objects) |
| 厚い | あつい | atsui | kind, warm(hearted), thick, deep |
| 危ない | あぶない | abunai | dangerous, critical |
| 甘い | あまい | amai | generous, sweet |
| いい; よい | いい; よい | ii; yoi | good |
| 忙しい | いそがしい | isogashii | busy (people, days) |
| 痛い | いたい | itai | hurt; painful; sore |
| 嫌 | いや | iya | disagreeable, detestable, unpleasant |
| 色々 | いろいろ | iroiro | various |
| 薄い | うすい | usui | thin, weak |
| うるさい | うるさい | urusai | noisy; annoying |
| 美味しい | おいしい | oishii | delicious, tasty |
| 多い | おおい | ōi | many; there are a lot |
| 大きい | おおきい | ōkii | big, large |
| 大きな | おおきな | ōkina | big |
| 遅い | おそい | osoi | slow; (to be) late |
| 同じ | おなじ | onaji | same, identical |
| 重い | おもい | omoi | heavy; serious |
| 面白い | おもしろい | omoshiroi | interesting, amusing |
| 辛い | からい | karai | hot and spicy; salty |
| 軽い | かるい | karui | light, non-serious, minor |
| 可愛い | かわいい | kawaii | cute, adorable |
| 黄色 | きいろ | kiiro | yellow |
| 黄色い | きいろい | kiiroi | yellow |
| 汚い | きたない | kitanai | dirty, unclean, filthy |
| 嫌い | きらい | kirai | dislike |
| 綺麗 | きれい | kirei | pretty, clean, tidy |
| 暗い | くらい | kurai | dark, gloomy |
| 黒 | くろ | kuro | black |
| 黒い | くろい | kuroi | black; dark |
| 元気 | げんき | genki | health(y), energetic |
| 寒い | さむい | samui | cold (in reference to weather) |
| 静か | しずか | shizuka | quiet, calm |
| 上手 | じょうず | jōzu | be good at, skillful |
| 丈夫 | じょうぶ | jōbu | strong, solid, durable |
| 白い | しろい | shiroi | white |
| 好き | すき | suki | liking, fondness, love |
| 少ない | すくない | sukunai | a little; a few |
| 涼しい | すずしい | suzushii | cool, refreshing (in reference to weather) |
| 狭い | せまい | semai | narrow; not spacious |
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ | daijoubu | It's ok (all right); No need to worry; Everything is under control |
| 大好き | だいすき | daisuki | very like-able, like very much |
| 大切 | たいせつ | taisetsu | important |
| 高い | たかい | takai | tall, high; expensive |
| 楽しい | たのしい | tanoshii | enjoyable, fun |
| 小さい | ちいさい | chiisai | small, little |
| 小さな | ちいさな | chiisana | small, little |
| 近い | ちかい | chikai | near, close by, short |
| つまらない | つまらない | tsumaranai | boring, dull; insignificant |
| 冷たい | つめたい | tsumetai | cold (things, people) |
| 強い | つよい | tsuyoi | strong, powerful |
| 遠い | とおい | tooi | far (away), distant |
| ない | ない | nai | there isn't, doesn't have |
| 長い | ながい | nagai | long, lengthy |
| にぎやか | にぎやか | nigiyaka | bustling, busy |
| 温い | ぬるい | nurui | lukewarm |
| 早い | はやい | hayai | early |
| 速い | はやい | hayai | fast, quick |
| 低い | ひくい | hikui | short, low |
| 広い | ひろい | hiroi | spacious; wide; broad |
| 太い | ふとい | futoi | fat, thick |
| 古い | ふるい | furui | old (in reference to objects, not people), aged, ancient |
| 下手 | へた | heta | unskillful, poor |
| 便利 | べんり | benri | convenient, handy |
| 欲しい | ほしい | hoshii | to want, in need of |
| 細い | ほそい | hosoi | thin, slender, fine |
| 本当 | ほんとう | hontō | real, true |
| まずい | まずい | mazui | terrible (in reference to food), unappetizing, unpleasant (taste) |
| 丸い; 円い | まるい; まるい | marui; marui | round, circular |
| 短い | みじかい | mijikai | short (length) |
| 難しい | むずかしい | muzukashii | difficult |
| 易しい | やさしい | yasashii | easy, plain, simple |
| 安い | やすい | yasui | inexpensive; cheap (things) |
| 有名 | ゆうめい | yūmei | famous |
| 弱い | よわい | yowai | weak |
| りっぱ | りっぱ | rippa | splendid, fine |
| 若い | わかい | wakai | young |
| 悪い | わるい | warui | bad, sinful; inferior |
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