List: adjective (generic)
All kinds of Japanese adjectives
popular search-only kana form JLPT N4 usually written using kana alone い adjective adjective (generic) colloquial adverb
- terrible, dreadful
- amazing (e.g. of strength), great (e.g. of skills), wonderful, terrific
- to a great extent, vast (in numbers)
- awfully, very, immensely
popular JLPT N3 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) colloquial abbreviation prefix archaic
- raw, uncooked, fresh
- natural, as it is, unedited, unprocessed
- unprotected (sex), raw, bareback
- live (i.e. not recorded)
- inexperienced, unpolished, green, crude
- impudence, sauciness
- unpasteurized beer, draft beer, draught beer
- blank (e.g. disk), unused
- just a little, somehow, vaguely, partially, somewhat, half-, semi-
- insufficient, incomplete, half-baked, half-hearted, perfunctory
- cash
- tipsiness
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone い adjective adjective (generic)
- brittle, fragile, weak, frail
- tender-hearted, sentimental, easily moved
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 い adjective adjective (generic)
- painful, heartrending, trying
- oppressive, suffocating, miserable
popular irregular okurigana JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun (suffix)
- point, tip, end, nozzle
- head (of a line), front
- first, before, ahead (of)
- (the way) ahead, beyond
- future
- previous, prior, former, recent, last
- destination, address, place where you do something
- rest (e.g. of a story), continuation, remaining part
- the other party
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 い adjective adjective (generic)
- envious, jealous
- enviable (position, etc.)
前まえmaepopular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) adverb suffix colloquial
- in front (of), before (e.g. a building)
- before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour)
- (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line)
- forward, ahead
- (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone)
- previous (e.g. page), prior (e.g. engagement), first (e.g. half), former (e.g. example)
- portion, helping
- front (of one's body or clothing), breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.)
- privates, private parts
- criminal record, previous conviction, (a) prior
popular JLPT N3 adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) usually written using kana alone interjection
- really, truly, entirely, completely, wholly, perfectly
- indeed
- good grief
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- negligent, neglectful, careless, remiss
popular JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic)
- fresh, refreshing, invigorating, pleasant, delightful
- clear (voice), fluent (speech), eloquent