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JLPT N1 adjectives (188)
Every adjective on the N1 list, marked i- or na-. Tap one for its full conjugation table — negative, past, te-form, adverb, conditional and ~なる/~すぎる/~そう, plain and polite. New to this? Start with the conjugation guide.
| Adjective | Reading | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 浅ましい | あさましい asamashii | shameful, mean, despicable | i-adjective |
| 鮮やか | あざやか azayaka | vivid, clear | na-adjective |
| あっけない | あっけない akkenai | not enough, too quick (short, long, etc.) | i-adjective |
| 甘口 | あまくち amakuchi | sweet flavor | na-adjective |
| あやふや | あやふや ayafuya | uncertain, vague, ambiguous | na-adjective |
| 荒っぽい | あらっぽい arappoi | rough, rude | i-adjective |
| いい加減 | いいかげん iikagen | random, irresponsible | na-adjective |
| 著しい | いちじるしい ichijirushii | remarkable, considerable | i-adjective |
| 一様 | いちよう ichiyou | uniform, similar, equal | na-adjective |
| 卑しい | いやしい iyashii | greedy, vulgar, shabby | i-adjective |
| 陰気 | いんき inki | gloom, melancholy | na-adjective |
| 円滑 | えんかつ enkatsu | harmony, smoothness | na-adjective |
| 婉曲 | えんきょく enkyoku | euphemistic, indirect, insinuating | na-adjective |
| 円満 | えんまん enman | harmony, peace, smoothness | na-adjective |
| 大柄 | おおがら oogara | large build, large pattern | na-adjective |
| 大幅 | おおはば oohaba | full width, large scale, drastic | na-adjective |
| 臆病 | おくびょう okubyou | cowardice, timidity | na-adjective |
| 厳か | おごそか ogosoka | majestic, dignified | na-adjective |
| おっかない | おっかない okkanai | frightening, scary | i-adjective |
| 愚か | おろか oroka | foolish, stupid | na-adjective |
| 温和 | おんわ onwa | gentle, mild, moderate | na-adjective |
| かすか | かすか kasuka | faint, dim, weak | na-adjective |
| 活発 | かっぱつ kappatsu | vigor, active | na-adjective |
| 簡易 | かんい kani | simplicity, easiness, quasi- | na-adjective |
| 簡潔 | かんけつ kanketsu | brevity, concise, simple | na-adjective |
| 肝心 | かんじん kanjin | essential, fundamental, crucial | na-adjective |
| 簡素 | かんそ kanso | simplicity, plain | na-adjective |
| 完ぺき | かんぺき kanpeki | perfection, completeness, flawless | na-adjective |
| 頑固 | がんこ ganko | stubbornness, obstinacy | na-adjective |
| 頑丈 | がんじょう ganjou | solid, firm, strong | na-adjective |
| 気軽 | きがる kigaru | cheerful, buoyant, lighthearted | na-adjective |
| きざ | きざ kiza | affectation, conceit, snobbery | na-adjective |
| 几帳面 | きちょうめん kichoumen | methodical, punctual, steady | na-adjective |
| 生真面目 | きまじめ kimajime | serious, sincerity | na-adjective |
| 華奢 | きゃしゃ kyasha | delicate, slender | na-adjective |
| 窮屈 | きゅうくつ kyuukutsu | narrow, tight, formal | na-adjective |
| 強硬 | きょうこう kyoukou | firm, vigorous, stubborn | na-adjective |
| 強烈 | きょうれつ kyouretsu | strong, intense, severe | na-adjective |
| 清らか | きよらか kiyoraka | clean, pure, chaste | na-adjective |
| 勤勉 | きんべん kinben | industry, diligence | na-adjective |
| 軽快 | けいかい keikai | lively, casual, light | na-adjective |
| 軽率 | けいそつ keisotsu | thoughtless, careless, hasty | na-adjective |
| 煙たい | けむたい kemutai | smoky, feeling awkward | i-adjective |
| 健在 | けんざい kenzai | in good health, well | na-adjective |
| 健全 | けんぜん kenzen | health, soundness, wholesome | na-adjective |
| 賢明 | けんめい kenmei | wisdom, intelligence, prudence | na-adjective |
| 厳密 | げんみつ genmitsu | strict, close | na-adjective |
| 高尚 | こうしょう koushou | high, noble, refined | na-adjective |
| 好調 | こうちょう kouchou | satisfactory, in good shape | na-adjective |
| 巧妙 | こうみょう koumyou | ingenious, skillful, clever | na-adjective |
| 小柄 | こがら kogara | small, diminutive | na-adjective |
| 心強い | こころづよい kokorozuyoi | heartening, reassuring | i-adjective |
| 心細い | こころぼそい kokorobosoi | helpless, hopeless, discouraging | i-adjective |
| 快い | こころよい kokoroyoi | pleasant, agreeable | i-adjective |
| 滑稽 | こっけい kokkei | funny, humorous, comical | na-adjective |
| 粉々 | こなごな konagona | in very small pieces | na-adjective |
| 好ましい | このましい konomashii | nice, likable, desirable | i-adjective |
| 細やか | こまやか komayaka | meager, modest | na-adjective |
| 雑 | ざつ zatsu | rough, crude | na-adjective |
| 残酷 | ざんこく zankoku | cruelty, harshness | na-adjective |
| 質素 | しっそ shisso | simplicity, modesty, frugality | na-adjective |
| しとやか | しとやか shitoyaka | graceful | na-adjective |
| しなやか | しなやか shinayaka | supple, flexible, elastic | na-adjective |
| しぶとい | しぶとい shibutoi | tenacious, stubborn | i-adjective |
| 柔軟 | じゅうなん juunan | flexible | na-adjective |
| 迅速 | じんそく jinsoku | quick, fast, prompt | na-adjective |
| 健やか | すこやか sukoyaka | vigorous, healthy, sound | na-adjective |
| すばしこい | すばしこい subashikoi | nimble, smart, quick | i-adjective |
| 素早い | すばやい subayai | fast, quick | i-adjective |
| 誠実 | せいじつ seijitsu | sincere, honest, faithful | na-adjective |
| 清純 | せいじゅん seijun | purity, innocence | na-adjective |
| 正常 | せいじょう seijou | normalcy, normality, normal | na-adjective |
| 盛大 | せいだい seidai | grand, prosperous, magnificent | na-adjective |
| 静的 | せいてき seiteki | static | na-adjective |
| 正当 | せいとう seitou | just, due, proper | na-adjective |
| 精密 | せいみつ seimitsu | precise, exact, detailed, minute | na-adjective |
| 切実 | せつじつ setsujitsu | compelling, serious, severe, acute | na-adjective |
| 切ない | せつない setsunai | painful, trying, sad | i-adjective |
| 先天的 | せんてんてき sententeki | inherent, congenital, hereditary | na-adjective |
| 善良 | ぜんりょう zenryou | goodness, excellence, virtue | na-adjective |
| 相応 | そうおう souou | suitability, fitness | na-adjective |
| 早急 | そうきゅう soukyuu | urgent | na-adjective |
| 壮大 | そうだい soudai | magnificent, grand, majestic | na-adjective |
| そっけない | そっけない sokkenai | cold, short, curt, blunt | i-adjective |
| 素朴 | そぼく soboku | simplicity, artlessness, naivety | na-adjective |
| ぞんざい | ぞんざい zonzai | rude, careless, slovenly | na-adjective |
| 巧み | たくみ takumi | skill, cleverness | na-adjective |
| 達者 | たっしゃ tassha | skillful, in good health | na-adjective |
| 多様 | たよう tayou | diversity, variety | na-adjective |
| 単一 | たんいつ tanitsu | single, simple, sole | na-adjective |
| 単調 | たんちょう tanchou | monotony, monotone, dullness | na-adjective |
| 大胆 | だいたん daitan | bold, daring, audacious | na-adjective |
| 台無し | だいなし dainashi | mess, spoiled, (come to) nothing | na-adjective |
| だぶだぶ | だぶだぶ dabudabu | loose, baggy | na-adjective |
| 知的 | ちてき chiteki | intellectual | na-adjective |
| 重宝 | ちょうほう chouhou | convenient, useful | na-adjective |
| 著名 | ちょめい chomei | well-known, noted, celebrated | na-adjective |
| 痛切 | つうせつ tsuusetsu | keen, deep | na-adjective |
| 手軽 | てがる tegaru | easy, simple, cheap | na-adjective |
| 適宜 | てきぎ tekigi | suitability | na-adjective |
| 手近 | てぢか tejika | near, handy, familiar | na-adjective |
| でかい | でかい dekai | huge | i-adjective |
| 尊い | とうとい toutoi | precious, valuable, noble | i-adjective |
| 乏しい | とぼしい toboshii | meager, scarce, hard up, poor | i-adjective |
| 動的 | どうてき douteki | dynamic, kinetic | na-adjective |
| 同等 | どうとう doutou | equality, equal, same rank | na-adjective |
| 鈍感 | どんかん donkan | thickheadedness, stolidity | na-adjective |
| 和やか | なごやか nagoyaka | mild, calm, harmonious | na-adjective |
| 情無い | なさけない nasakenai | miserable, pitiable, shameful | i-adjective |
| 情深い | なさけぶかい nasakebukai | tender-hearted, compassionate | i-adjective |
| 名高い | なだかい nadakai | famous, celebrated, well-known | i-adjective |
| 何気ない | なにげない nanigenai | casual, unconcerned | i-adjective |
| 生臭い | なまぐさい namagusai | smelling of fish or blood, fish or meat | i-adjective |
| 生温い | なまぬるい namanurui | lukewarm, halfhearted | i-adjective |
| 滑らか | なめらか nameraka | smoothness, glassiness | na-adjective |
| 悩ましい | なやましい nayamashii | seductive, melancholy, languid | i-adjective |
| 馴々しい | なれなれしい narenareshii | familiar, make free with | i-adjective |
| 眠たい | ねむたい nemutai | sleepy | i-adjective |
| 望ましい | のぞましい nozomashii | desirable, hoped for | i-adjective |
| 華々しい | はなばなしい hanabanashii | brilliant, magnificent, spectacular | i-adjective |
| 華やか | はなやか hanayaka | brilliant, gorgeous, florid | na-adjective |
| はるか | はるか haruka | far, far-away, distant | na-adjective |
| 久しい | ひさしい hisashii | long, long-continued, old (story) | i-adjective |
| 悲惨 | ひさん hisan | tragedy, disaster; misery, wretched, pitiful | na-adjective |
| 密か | ひそか hisoka | secret, private, surreptitious | na-adjective |
| 人柄 | ひとがら hitogara | personality, character | na-adjective |
| 平たい | ひらたい hiratai | flat, even, level | i-adjective |
| 貧弱 | ひんじゃく hinjaku | poor, meager, insubstantial | na-adjective |
| 頻繁 | ひんぱん hinpan | frequency | na-adjective |
| びっしょり | びっしょり bisshori | wet through, drenched | na-adjective |
| 敏感 | びんかん binkan | sensibility, susceptibility, sensitive (to) | na-adjective |
| 貧乏 | びんぼう binbou | poverty, destitute, poor | na-adjective |
| 不意 | ふい fui | sudden, abrupt, unexpected | na-adjective |
| 不可欠 | ふかけつ fukaketsu | indispensable, essential | na-adjective |
| 不吉 | ふきつ fukitsu | ominous, sinister, bad luck, ill omen | na-adjective |
| 不順 | ふじゅん fujun | irregularity, unseasonableness | na-adjective |
| 不当 | ふとう futou | injustice, impropriety, unfair | na-adjective |
| 不明 | ふめい fumei | unknown, ambiguous | na-adjective |
| ふんだん | ふんだん fundan | plentiful, abundant, lavish | na-adjective |
| 無難 | ぶなん bunan | safety, security | na-adjective |
| ぺこぺこ | ぺこぺこ pekopeko | fawn, be very hungry | na-adjective |
| 紛らわしい | まぎらわしい magirawashii | confusing, misleading, ambiguous | i-adjective |
| 待ち遠しい | まちどおしい machidooshii | looking forward to | i-adjective |
| 真ん丸い | まんまるい manmarui | perfectly circular | i-adjective |
| 真ん円い | まんまるい manmarui | perfectly round | i-adjective |
| 見苦しい | みぐるしい migurushii | unsightly, ugly | i-adjective |
| 未熟 | みじゅく mijuku | inexperience, unskilled, immature | na-adjective |
| 身近 | みぢか mijika | near oneself, close to one, familiar | na-adjective |
| 密接 | みっせつ missetsu | connected, close, intimate | na-adjective |
| 無意味 | むいみ muimi | nonsense, no meaning | na-adjective |
| 無口 | むくち mukuchi | reticence | na-adjective |
| 無邪気 | むじゃき mujaki | innocence, simple-mindedness | na-adjective |
| 無茶 | むちゃ mucha | absurd, unreasonable | na-adjective |
| むちゃくちゃ | むちゃくちゃ muchakucha | confused, jumbled, mixed up, unreasonable | na-adjective |
| 空しい | むなしい munashii | vacant, futile, vain | i-adjective |
| 無用 | むよう muyou | useless, needlessness, unnecessariness | na-adjective |
| 明白 | めいはく meihaku | obvious, clear | na-adjective |
| 明瞭 | めいりょう meiryou | clarity | na-adjective |
| 明朗 | めいろう meirou | bright, clear, cheerful | na-adjective |
| 目覚しい | めざましい mezamashii | brilliant, remarkable | i-adjective |
| 猛烈 | もうれつ mouretsu | violent, vehement, rage | na-adjective |
| 物足りない | ものたりない monotarinai | unsatisfied, unsatisfactory | i-adjective |
| もろい | もろい moroi | brittle, fragile, tender-hearted | i-adjective |
| 安っぽい | やすっぽい yasuppoi | cheap-looking, tawdry | i-adjective |
| ややこしい | ややこしい yayakoshii | puzzling, tangled, complicated, complex | i-adjective |
| 有益 | ゆうえき yuueki | beneficial, profitable | na-adjective |
| 勇敢 | ゆうかん yuukan | bravery, heroism, gallantry | na-adjective |
| 優美 | ゆうび yuubi | grace, refinement, elegance | na-adjective |
| 有望 | ゆうぼう yuubou | good prospects, full of hope, promising | na-adjective |
| 有力 | ゆうりょく yuuryoku | influence, prominence; potent | na-adjective |
| 緩やか | ゆるやか yuruyaka | lenient | na-adjective |
| 欲深い | よくふかい yokufukai | greedy | i-adjective |
| 良好 | りょうこう ryoukou | favorable, satisfactory | na-adjective |
| 良質 | りょうしつ ryoushitsu | good quality, superior quality | na-adjective |
| 冷酷 | れいこく reikoku | cruelty, coldheartedness, ruthless | na-adjective |
| 冷淡 | れいたん reitan | coolness, indifference | na-adjective |
| 露骨 | ろこつ rokotsu | blunt, outspoken; conspicuous; broad, suggestive | na-adjective |
| 煩わしい | わずらわしい wazurawashii | burdensome, troublesome, complicated | i-adjective |
| インターナショナル | インターナショナル inta-nashonaru | international | na-adjective |
| エレガント | エレガント ereganto | elegant | na-adjective |
| シック | シック shikku | chic | na-adjective |
| ジャンボ | ジャンボ janbo | jumbo | na-adjective |
| タイムリー | タイムリー taimuri- | timely, run-batted-in (baseball), RBI | na-adjective |
| ドライ | ドライ dorai | dry | na-adjective |
| ベスト | ベスト besuto | best; vest | na-adjective |
| ユニーク | ユニーク yuni-ku | unique | na-adjective |
| ルーズ | ルーズ ru-zu | loose | na-adjective |
| ロマンチック | ロマンチック romanchikku | romantic | na-adjective |