List: adjective (keiyoushi)
Adjectives finishing in い before they modify a noun.
popular search-only kanji form い adjective adjective (generic)
- nagging, faultfinding, carping, captious
popular JLPT N5 い adjective adjective (generic)
- dark, gloomy, murky
- depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood)
- dark (in colour), dull
- ill-boding, dark (e.g. past), suspicious
- unlikely (to succeed), hopeless, unpromising
- unfamiliar (with), ignorant (of)
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 い adjective adjective (generic)
- astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart
- austere, elegant (and unobtrusive), refined, quiet (and simple), sober, sombre, subdued, tasteful (in a quiet way), understated
- sour (look), glum, grim, sullen, sulky
- stingy, tight-fisted
popular JLPT N3 い adjective adjective (generic)
- coarse, rough
popular い adjective adjective (generic)
- heavy (feeling, etc.), gloomy (weather, etc.), oppressive (atmosphere, etc.), stifling, strained
popular expression い adjective adjective (generic)
- half-cooked, vague, halfhearted, indecisive
popular い adjective adjective (generic)
- turning in one's grave, cannot rest in peace
popular い adjective adjective (generic)
- lovely, cute, charming, sweet
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 い adjective adjective (generic)
- clean, clear
- pure, honest, clean, innocent, platonic, chaste
popular JLPT N1 い adjective adjective (generic)
- troublesome, annoying, complicated