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JLPT N5 adjectives (71)
Every adjective on the N5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 青い | あおい aoi | blue | i-adjective |
| 赤い | あかい akai | red | i-adjective |
| 明るい | あかるい akarui | bright (in reference to personality or weather); cheerful | i-adjective |
| 暖かい | あたたかい atatakai | warm | i-adjective |
| 新しい | あたらしい atarashii | new | i-adjective |
| 厚い | あつい atsui | kind, warm(hearted), thick, deep | i-adjective |
| 暑い | あつい atsui | hot (in reference to weather), warm | i-adjective |
| 熱い | あつい atsui | hot (objects) | i-adjective |
| 危ない | あぶない abunai | dangerous, critical | i-adjective |
| 甘い | あまい amai | generous, sweet | i-adjective |
| 忙しい | いそがしい isogashii | busy (people, days) | i-adjective |
| 痛い | いたい itai | hurt; painful; sore | i-adjective |
| 嫌 | いや iya | disagreeable, detestable, unpleasant | na-adjective |
| いろいろ | いろいろ iroiro | various | na-adjective |
| 薄い | うすい usui | thin, weak | i-adjective |
| おいしい | おいしい oishii | delicious, tasty | i-adjective |
| 多い | おおい ooi | many; there are a lot | i-adjective |
| 大きい | おおきい ookii | big, large | i-adjective |
| 遅い | おそい osoi | slow; (to be) late | i-adjective |
| 重い | おもい omoi | heavy; serious | i-adjective |
| 面白い | おもしろい omoshiroi | interesting, amusing | i-adjective |
| 辛い | からい karai | hot and spicy; salty | i-adjective |
| 軽い | かるい karui | light, non-serious, minor | i-adjective |
| かわいい | かわいい kawaii | cute, adorable | i-adjective |
| 黄色い | きいろい kiiroi | yellow | i-adjective |
| 汚い | きたない kitanai | dirty, unclean, filthy | i-adjective |
| 嫌い | きらい kirai | dislike | na-adjective |
| 綺麗 | きれい kirei | pretty, clean, tidy | na-adjective |
| 暗い | くらい kurai | dark, gloomy | i-adjective |
| 黒い | くろい kuroi | black; dark | i-adjective |
| 結構 | けっこう kekkou | splendid; enough, tolerably | na-adjective |
| 元気 | げんき genki | health(y), energetic | na-adjective |
| 寒い | さむい samui | cold (in reference to weather) | i-adjective |
| 静か | しずか shizuka | quiet, calm | na-adjective |
| 白い | しろい shiroi | white | i-adjective |
| 上手 | じょうず jouzu | be good at, skillful | na-adjective |
| 丈夫 | じょうぶ joubu | strong, solid, durable | na-adjective |
| 好き | すき suki | liking, fondness, love | na-adjective |
| 少ない | すくない sukunai | a little; a few | i-adjective |
| 涼しい | すずしい suzushii | cool, refreshing (in reference to weather) | i-adjective |
| 狭い | せまい semai | narrow; not spacious | i-adjective |
| 大切 | たいせつ taisetsu | important | na-adjective |
| 高い | たかい takai | tall, high; expensive | i-adjective |
| 楽しい | たのしい tanoshii | enjoyable, fun | i-adjective |
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | It's ok (all right); No need to worry; Everything is under control | na-adjective |
| 大好き | だいすき daisuki | very like-able, like very much | na-adjective |
| 小さい | ちいさい chiisai | small, little | i-adjective |
| 近い | ちかい chikai | near, close by, short | i-adjective |
| 冷たい | つめたい tsumetai | cold (things, people) | i-adjective |
| 強い | つよい tsuyoi | strong, powerful | i-adjective |
| 遠い | とおい tooi | far (away), distant | i-adjective |
| 長い | ながい nagai | long, lengthy | i-adjective |
| ぬるい | ぬるい nurui | lukewarm | i-adjective |
| 早い | はやい hayai | early | i-adjective |
| 速い | はやい hayai | fast, quick | i-adjective |
| 低い | ひくい hikui | short, low | i-adjective |
| 広い | ひろい hiroi | spacious; wide; broad | i-adjective |
| 太い | ふとい futoi | fat, thick | i-adjective |
| 古い | ふるい furui | old (in reference to objects, not people), aged, ancient | i-adjective |
| 下手 | へた heta | unskillful, poor | na-adjective |
| 便利 | べんり benri | convenient, handy | na-adjective |
| 欲しい | ほしい hoshii | to want, in need of | i-adjective |
| 細い | ほそい hosoi | thin, slender, fine | i-adjective |
| 短い | みじかい mijikai | short (length) | i-adjective |
| 難しい | むずかしい muzukashii | difficult | i-adjective |
| やさしい | やさしい yasashii | easy, plain, simple | i-adjective |
| 安い | やすい yasui | inexpensive; cheap (things) | i-adjective |
| 有名 | ゆうめい yuumei | famous | na-adjective |
| 弱い | よわい yowai | weak | i-adjective |
| 若い | わかい wakai | young | i-adjective |
| 悪い | わるい warui | bad, sinful; inferior | i-adjective |