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JLPT N3 adjectives (97)
Every adjective on the N3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 明らか | あきらか akiraka | obvious, clear | na-adjective |
| 新た | あらた arata | new, fresh | na-adjective |
| 意外 | いがい igai | unexpected, surprising | na-adjective |
| 粋 | いき iki | chic, style, purity | na-adjective |
| 異常 | いじょう ijou | strangeness, abnormality, disorder | na-adjective |
| 意地悪 | いじわる ijiwaru | malicious, mean, unkind | na-adjective |
| 偉大 | いだい idai | greatness | na-adjective |
| 羨ましい | うらやましい urayamashii | envious, enviable | i-adjective |
| 幼い | おさない osanai | very young, childish | i-adjective |
| おしゃれ | おしゃれ oshare | smartly dressed, fashion-conscious | na-adjective |
| 恐ろしい | おそろしい osoroshii | terrible, dreadful | i-adjective |
| 穏やか | おだやか odayaka | calm, gentle, quiet | na-adjective |
| おとなしい | おとなしい otonashii | obedient, docile, quiet | i-adjective |
| 温暖 | おんだん ondan | warmth | na-adjective |
| 快適 | かいてき kaiteki | pleasant, agreeable | na-adjective |
| 確実 | かくじつ kakujitsu | certainty, reliability, soundness | na-adjective |
| 賢い | かしこい kashikoi | wise, clever, smart | i-adjective |
| 硬い | かたい katai | hard, firm, solid | i-adjective |
| 可能 | かのう kanou | possible, practicable, feasible | na-adjective |
| かわいそう | かわいそう kawaisou | poor, pitiable, pathetic | na-adjective |
| 可愛らしい | かわいらしい kawairashii | lovely, sweet | i-adjective |
| 完全 | かんぜん kanzen | perfection, completeness | na-adjective |
| 貴重 | きちょう kichou | precious, valuable | na-adjective |
| きつい | きつい kitsui | tight, close, intense | i-adjective |
| 気の毒 | きのどく kinodoku | pitiful, a pity | na-adjective |
| 奇妙 | きみょう kimyou | strange, queer, curious | na-adjective |
| 急激 | きゅうげき kyuugeki | sudden, precipitous, radical | na-adjective |
| 急速 | きゅうそく kyuusoku | rapid (e.g., progress) | na-adjective |
| 強力 | きょうりょく kyouryoku | powerful, strong | na-adjective |
| 巨大 | きょだい kyodai | huge, gigantic, enormous | na-adjective |
| 器用 | きよう kiyou | skillful, handy | na-adjective |
| 臭い | くさい kusai | stinky, smelly, bad-smelling | i-adjective |
| 悔しい | くやしい kuyashii | regrettable, mortifying, vexing | i-adjective |
| 苦しい | くるしい kurushii | tough; physically strenuous | i-adjective |
| 詳しい | くわしい kuwashii | detailed; full; accurate | i-adjective |
| 濃い | こい koi | thick (as of color, liquid), dense, strong | i-adjective |
| 高価 | こうか kouka | high price | na-adjective |
| 高速 | こうそく kousoku | high speed, high gear | na-adjective |
| 豪華 | ごうか gouka | luxurious, gorgeous, extravagance | na-adjective |
| 様々 | さまざま samazama | varied, various | na-adjective |
| 四角 | しかく shikaku | square | na-adjective |
| 親しい | したしい shitashii | intimate, close (e.g., friend) | i-adjective |
| 主要 | しゅよう shuyou | chief, main | na-adjective |
| 正直 | しょうじき shoujiki | honesty, integrity, frankness | na-adjective |
| 真剣 | しんけん shinken | seriousness, earnestness | na-adjective |
| 深刻 | しんこく shinkoku | serious | na-adjective |
| 新鮮 | しんせん shinsen | fresh | na-adjective |
| 慎重 | しんちょう shinchou | careful, prudent, cautious | na-adjective |
| 直 | じき jiki | immediately, soon, shortly | na-adjective |
| 地味 | じみ jimi | quiet, plain, conservative | na-adjective |
| 重大 | じゅうだい juudai | serious, important | na-adjective |
| 重要 | じゅうよう juuyou | important, essential | na-adjective |
| 順調 | じゅんちょう junchou | doing well | na-adjective |
| 鋭い | するどい surudoi | pointed, sharp | i-adjective |
| 正確 | せいかく seikaku | accurate, punctuality, exact | na-adjective |
| 清潔 | せいけつ seiketsu | clean | na-adjective |
| 精巧 | せいこう seikou | elaborate, delicate, exquisite | na-adjective |
| 正式 | せいしき seishiki | official, formal | na-adjective |
| 積極的 | せっきょくてき sekkyokuteki | positive, active, proactive | na-adjective |
| 粗末 | そまつ somatsu | humble, miserable, crude | na-adjective |
| 退屈 | たいくつ taikutsu | tedium, boring | na-adjective |
| 平ら | たいら taira | flatness, level, smooth | na-adjective |
| 単純 | たんじゅん tanjun | simplicity | na-adjective |
| 直接 | ちょくせつ chokusetsu | direct, immediate, firsthand | na-adjective |
| 適切 | てきせつ tekisetsu | appropriate, adequate, relevance | na-adjective |
| 適度 | てきど tekido | moderate | na-adjective |
| 苦手 | にがて nigate | poor (at), weak (in), dislike (of) | na-adjective |
| 激しい | はげしい hageshii | violent, vehement, intense | i-adjective |
| 派手 | はで hade | showy, flashy, gaudy | na-adjective |
| 莫大 | ばくだい bakudai | enormous, vast | na-adjective |
| 必死 | ひっし hisshi | desperation, frantic, inevitable result | na-adjective |
| 等しい | ひとしい hitoshii | equal | i-adjective |
| 微妙 | びみょう bimyou | delicate, subtle | na-adjective |
| 不思議 | ふしぎ fushigi | mystery, curiosity | na-adjective |
| 豊富 | ほうふ houfu | abundance, plenty | na-adjective |
| 貧しい | まずしい mazushii | poor, needy | i-adjective |
| 真っ赤 | まっか makka | deep red, flushed (of face) | na-adjective |
| 見事 | みごと migoto | splendid, magnificent | na-adjective |
| 密 | みつ mitsu | thick, close | na-adjective |
| 妙 | みょう myou | strange, unusual | na-adjective |
| 蒸し暑い | むしあつい mushiatsui | humid, sultry | i-adjective |
| 夢中 | むちゅう muchuu | crush, crazy, be hooked on | na-adjective |
| 明確 | めいかく meikaku | clear, definite | na-adjective |
| 厄介 | やっかい yakkai | trouble, burden, care | na-adjective |
| 有効 | ゆうこう yuukou | valid, effectual | na-adjective |
| 優秀 | ゆうしゅう yuushuu | superiority, excellence | na-adjective |
| 有能 | ゆうのう yuunou | able, capable, efficient | na-adjective |
| 有利 | ゆうり yuuri | advantageous, better | na-adjective |
| 愉快 | ゆかい yukai | pleasant, happy | na-adjective |
| 豊か | ゆたか yutaka | abundant, wealthy, plentiful, rich | na-adjective |
| 良い | よい yoi | good, nice | i-adjective |
| 容易 | ようい youi | easy, simple, plain | na-adjective |
| 陽気 | ようき youki | season, weather, cheerfulness | na-adjective |
| 余分 | よぶん yobun | extra, excess, surplus | na-adjective |
| 利口 | りこう rikou | clever, shrewd, bright | na-adjective |
| わずか | わずか wazuka | only, merely, a little | na-adjective |
| ハンサム | ハンサム hansamu | handsome | na-adjective |