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Example sentences (99)

Colours

aoi · blue
The sky is blue.
akai · red
I like the red sweater.
kiiro · yellow
Yellow is my favorite.
kiiroi · yellow (adjective)
I bought yellow bananas.
kuroi · black
There's a black cat.
shiroi · white
I'm wearing a white shirt.
chairo · brown
I'm looking for brown shoes.
murasaki · purple
I bought a purple shirt.

Big & small

atsui · thick
This book is thick.
ōkina · big
Say it in a loud voice.
semai · narrow, cramped
My room is cramped.
chiisana · small
I have a small dog.
hikui · low, short
This desk is low.
hiroi · wide, spacious
It's a spacious park.
kogata · small-sized
We have a small dog.

Long, thin & round

tate · length, vertical
Draw a line vertically.
nagai · long
Your hair is long.
futoi · thick, fat
Do you have a thick pen?
hosoi · thin, slender
We walked down a narrow road.
marui · round
I'd like a round table.
mijikai · short (length)
Short hair suits you too.
yawarakai · soft; tender
This bread is soft.
katai · hard; firm
This meat is tough and hard to eat.
maru · circle; round
I bought a round table.
kyū · ball, sphere
The earth is shaped like a sphere.
rongu · long (length)
I want to grow my hair long.
shōto · short (length)
I got my hair cut short.

Strength, weight & age

atarashii · new
I bought a new phone.
omoi · heavy, serious
This bag is heavy!
karui · light (weight), minor
It's light, so I can carry it.
tsuyoi · strong
The wind is strong.
furui · old (things)
I live in an old house.
yowai · weak
I can't handle alcohol well.
wakai · young
You look young.
kibishii · strict; severe
Our teacher is strict.

Fast, slow & bright

akarui · bright, cheerful
I'd like a bright room.
isogashii · busy
I'm busy this week.
kurai · dark, gloomy
It's dark in here.
osoi · slow, late
Sorry, I'm late.
hayai · early
Tomorrow I have an early start.
hayai · fast
This train is fast.

Good, bad & opinions

ii · good
Nice weather, huh.
omoshiroi · interesting, funny
Was that movie fun?
kawaii · cute
That's a cute bag.
tsumaranai · boring
This book was boring.
hoshii · to want
I want new shoes.
muzukashii · difficult
Kanji are hard.
yasashii · easy
Today's test was easy.
warui · bad
I'm not feeling well.
utsukushii · beautiful
The sunset is beautiful.
subarashii · wonderful; splendid
What wonderful weather.
tadashii · correct; right
Is the answer correct?
okashii · strange; funny
Doesn't this taste a bit off?

Useful な-adjectives

kirei · pretty, clean
What a pretty flower.
shizuka · quiet
It's nice and quiet here.
jōbu · strong, durable
This bag is durable.
suki · liked, fond of
I like cats.
daisuki · love, like a lot
I love ramen.
taisetsu · important
Family is important.
nigiyaka · lively, bustling
It's lively in front of the station.
benri · convenient
This shop is convenient.
yūmei · famous
Is that person famous?
rippa · splendid, fine
What a fine house.
kantan · easy; simple
This problem is easy.
fukuzatsu · complicated
My feelings are complicated.

More い-adjectives

mezurashii · rare; unusual
That's unusual, you came early.
hidoi · terrible; cruel
What terrible rain.
umai · tasty; skilful
This ramen is delicious!
yasashii · kind; gentle
My older sister is a kind person.
fukai · deep
This river is deep, so it's dangerous.
asai · shallow
The sea is shallow, so it's safe.
komakai · small; detailed; fine
I don't have any small change.
surudoi · sharp
This kitchen knife is sharp.
osoroshii · terrible, dreadful
I had a terrible dream.
shitashii · close, intimate
I traveled with a close friend.
osanai · very young
I lived in Hokkaido when I was little.

Character & manner

teinei · polite; careful
He explained it carefully for me.
shinsetsu · kind; helpful
A kind person told me the way.
nesshin · enthusiastic; eager
He's keen on studying.
majime · serious; diligent
You're a diligent student.
muri · impossible; unreasonable
Today is impossible.
dame · no good; useless
You mustn't run.
hen · strange; weird
There's a strange noise.
suteki · lovely, great
What a lovely hat.
oshare · stylish
I found a stylish shop.
sutairu · style, figure
She has a good figure.
zeitaku · luxury
Once in a while I want to treat myself.

States & conditions

sakan · popular; thriving
Farming is thriving in this town.
hitsuyō · necessary
You'll need an umbrella.
daiji · important; precious
I have something important to tell you.
tokubetsu · special
Today is a special day.
fuben · inconvenient
This station is inconvenient.
tekitō · suitable; random, half-hearted
You can just pick whatever.
kyū · sudden; urgent
It suddenly started raining.
betsu · different; separate
Let's go to a different shop.
tashika · certain; if I recall
If I remember right, it's closed today.
jūjitsu · full, fulfilling, well-stocked
It was a fulfilling day.
kari · temporary, provisional
This is a provisional reservation.
mujin · unmanned, empty
Unstaffed checkouts have increased.