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JLPT N2 adjectives (82)

Every adjective on the N2 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.

AdjectiveReadingMeaningType
青白いあおじろい
aojiroi
palei-adjective
厚かましいあつかましい
atsukamashii
impudent, shameless,i-adjective
危ういあやうい
ayaui
dangerous, criticali-adjective
怪しいあやしい
ayashii
suspicious, dubious, doubtfuli-adjective
荒いあらい
arai
rough, rude, wildi-adjective
粗いあらい
arai
coarse, roughi-adjective
ありがたいありがたい
arigatai
grateful, thankful, appreciatedi-adjective
慌ただしいあわただしい
awatadashii
busy, hurriedi-adjective
安易あんい
ani
easy-goingna-adjective
勇ましいいさましい
isamashii
brave, valianti-adjective
薄暗いうすぐらい
usugurai
dim, gloomyi-adjective
偉いえらい
erai
great, celebrated, remarkable,i-adjective
惜しいおしい
oshii
regrettable, disappointingi-adjective
思い掛けないおもいがけない
omoigakenai
unexpected, casuali-adjective
重たいおもたい
omotai
heavy, massive, seriousi-adjective
清いきよい
kiyoi
clear, pure, noblei-adjective
煙いけむい
kemui
smokyi-adjective
険しいけわしい
kewashii
steep, rugged; severei-adjective
謙虚けんきょ
kenkyo
modesty, humblena-adjective
懸命けんめい
kenmei
eagerness, strenuousna-adjective
下品げひん
gehin
vulgar, indecent, coarsena-adjective
厳重げんじゅう
genjuu
strict, severe, firmna-adjective
恋しいこいしい
koishii
dear, beloved; to missi-adjective
高級こうきゅう
koukyuu
high class; first-ratena-adjective
高等こうとう
koutou
high class, high gradena-adjective
強引ごういん
gouin
forcible, assertive, pushyna-adjective
逆様さかさま
sakasama
reverse, upside downna-adjective
騒がしいさわがしい
sawagashii
noisyi-adjective
塩辛いしおからい
shiokarai
salty (taste)i-adjective
四角いしかくい
shikakui
squarei-adjective
消極的しょうきょくてき
shoukyokuteki
passivena-adjective
純粋じゅんすい
junsui
pure, genuine, unmixedna-adjective
上品じょうひん
jouhin
refined, elegant, well-manneredna-adjective
垂直すいちょく
suichoku
vertical, perpendicularna-adjective
水平すいへい
suihei
level, horizontalna-adjective
素直すなお
sunao
obedient, meek, docilena-adjective
図々しいずうずうしい
zuuzuushii
impudent, shamelessi-adjective
ずるいずるい
zurui
sly, cunningi-adjective
騒々しいそうぞうしい
souzoushii
noisy, boisterousi-adjective
そそっかしいそそっかしい
sosokkashii
careless, thoughtlessi-adjective
卒直そっちょく
socchoku
frank, candid, honestna-adjective
頼もしいたのもしい
tanomoshii
reliable, promisingi-adjective
妥当だとう
datou
proper, appropriatena-adjective
力強いちからづよい
chikarazuyoi
powerful, strong, vigorousi-adjective
茶色いちゃいろい
chairoi
browni-adjective
強気つよき
tsuyoki
firm, strongna-adjective
的確てきかく
tekikaku
precise, accuratena-adjective
手頃てごろ
tegoro
moderate, handyna-adjective
透明とうめい
toumei
transparency, cleannessna-adjective
特殊とくしゅ
tokushu
special, uniquena-adjective
懐かしいなつかしい
natsukashii
dear, desired, missedi-adjective
生意気なまいき
namaiki
impertinent, impudentna-adjective
憎いにくい
nikui
hateful, abominable, detestablei-adjective
憎らしいにくらしい
nikurashii
odious, hatefuli-adjective
鈍いにぶい
nibui
dull (e.g., a knife), thickheaded, slow (opposite of fast), stupidi-adjective
にわかにわか
niwaka
sudden, abrupt, unexpectedna-adjective
のんきのんき
nonki
carefree, optimistic, carelessna-adjective
甚だしいはなはだしい
hanahadashii
extreme, excessive, terriblei-adjective
卑怯ひきょう
hikyou
cowardice, meanness, unfairnessna-adjective
不規則ふきそく
fukisoku
irregularity, unsteadinessna-adjective
不潔ふけつ
fuketsu
unclean, dirtyna-adjective
物騒ぶっそう
bussou
dangerous, disturbed, insecurena-adjective
平気へいき
heiki
coolness, calmness, unconcernna-adjective
平凡へいぼん
heibon
common, ordinaryna-adjective
朗らかほがらか
hogaraka
bright, cheerful, melodiousna-adjective
膨大ぼうだい
boudai
enormous, extensivena-adjective
真っ暗まっくら
makkura
total darknessna-adjective
真っ黒まっくろ
makkuro
pitch blackna-adjective
真っ青まっさお
massao
deep blue, ghastly palena-adjective
真っ白まっしろ
masshiro
pure whitena-adjective
まれまれ
mare
rare, seldomna-adjective
醜いみにくい
minikui
uglyi-adjective
めんどうくさいめんどうくさい
mendoukusai
bother to do, tiresomei-adjective
ものすごいものすごい
monosugoi
earth-shattering, staggering, to a very great extenti-adjective
軟らかいやわらかい
yawarakai
soft, tender, limpi-adjective
緩いゆるい
yurui
loose, lenient, slowi-adjective
余計よけい
yokei
too much, unnecessary, abundance, surplus, excess, superfluityna-adjective
若々しいわかわかしい
wakawakashii
youthful, youngi-adjective
イコールイコール
iko-ru
equalna-adjective
スマートスマート
suma-to
smart, stylish, slimna-adjective
フリーフリー
furi-
freena-adjective
モダンモダン
modan
modernna-adjective