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🇯🇵 Common Japanese adjectives

Big and small, hot and cold, good and bad. Adjectives come in pairs, so they are laid out that way here. The adverbs follow. Press any line to hear it.

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Opposites

開いているhirai teiruOpen
閉まっているshima tteiruClosed
新しいatarashiiNew
古いfuruiOld (thing)
重いomoiHeavy
軽いkaruiLight (weight)
高いtakaiTall / high
背が低いsega hikuiShort (height)
速いhayaiQuick
遅いosoiSlow

Describing Things

新品shinpinBrand new
壊れているkoware teiruBroken
重いomoiHeavy
軽いkaruiLight
広いhiroiWide
狭いsemaiNarrow
深いfukaiDeep
浅いasaiShallow
丸いmaruiRound
四角いshikakuiSquare / angular

Adverbs

速くhayakuQuickly
ゆっくりyukkuriSlowly
静かにshizuka niQuietly
しっかりshikkariCarefully / well
一緒にisshoniTogether
一人でhitori deAlone
もう一度mou ichidoAgain
ほとんどhotondoAlmost
いつもitsumoAlways
すぐにsuguniImmediately

Common Adjectives

大きいookiiBig
小さいchiisaiSmall
良いyoiGood
悪いwaruiBad
暑いatsuiHot
寒いsamuiCold (weather)
新しいatarashiiNew
古いfuruiOld (things)
美しいutsukushiiBeautiful
速いhayaiFast
遅いosoiSlow
簡単kantanEasy