List: adjective (keiyoushi)
Adjectives finishing in い before they modify a noun.
popular JLPT N1 い adjective adjective (generic)
- seductive, carnal, enchanting
- troubling, difficult, thorny, hard
- anxious, uneasy
popular ateji rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form い adjective adjective (generic)
- grave, serious, alarming
popular JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone い adjective adjective (generic)
- easy, plain, simple
popular search-only kana form JLPT N5 い adjective adjective (generic) interjection
- dangerous, risky, hazardous, perilous, precarious
- in danger, in jeopardy, critical, grave, at risk
- uncertain, unreliable, insecure, unsteady, doubtful
- close (call), narrow (escape)
- look out!, watch out!, be careful!
popular い adjective adjective (generic)
- womanly, ladylike, feminine
popular JLPT N1 い adjective adjective (generic)
- heartening, reassuring
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N1 い adjective adjective (generic)
- smelling of fish, fishy, smelling of blood, bloody
- degenerate (of a monk), depraved, corrupt, fallen
- worldly, mundane, secular, common, ordinary
- fishy, suspicious, questionable
popular JLPT N2 い adjective adjective (generic)
- regrettable, disappointing, unfortunate
- precious, dear, valuable
- too good for, deserving better
- almost (but not quite), close (but no cigar)
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 い adjective adjective (generic)
- remarkable, striking, brilliant, splendid, spectacular, wonderful, conspicuous, outstanding, amazing
popular い adjective adjective (generic)
- (feeling) impatient, irritated, irritating, frustrated, frustrating, vexed, vexing