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Kanji: Adjectives & Opposites in Japanese · JLPT N2

20 Japanese words and phrases for kanji: adjectives & opposites, at JLPT N2 level. Each entry shows the word, how to read it, what it means, and a full example sentence with translation.

  1. するどい surudoi
    sharp; keen; pointed

    鋭利

    えいり

    sharp; keen-edged

  2. にぶい nibui
    dull; blunt; slow

    鈍感

    どんかん

    insensitive; thick-skinned

  3. せまい semai
    narrow; cramped

    狭い

    せまい

    narrow; cramped

  4. おさない osanai
    very young; infancy; childish

    幼稚園

    ようちえん

    kindergarten

  5. かたい katai
    hard; stiff; firm

    硬貨

    こうか

    coin

  6. やわらかい yawarakai
    soft; gentle; flexible

    柔道

    じゅうどう

    judo

  7. あらい arai
    rough; wild; violent

    荒野

    こうや

    wilderness; wasteland

  8. かわく kawaku
    dry; to dry up

    乾杯

    かんぱい

    a toast; cheers!

  9. 湿 しめる shimeru
    damp; moist; humid

    湿気

    しっけ

    humidity; moisture

  10. くわしい kuwashii
    detailed; full; minute

    詳細

    しょうさい

    details; particulars

  11. えらい erai
    great; eminent; admirable

    偉大

    いだい

    great; mighty

  12. まずしい mazushii
    poor; needy; scanty

    貧乏

    びんぼう

    poverty; poor

  13. じゅん jun
    pure; genuine; innocent

    純粋

    じゅんすい

    pure; genuine

  14. はずかしい hazukashii
    shame; embarrassment

    恥ずかしい

    はずかしい

    embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed

  15. たくみ takumi
    skillful; clever; adroit

    巧妙

    こうみょう

    clever; ingenious

  16. やわらかい yawarakai
    soft; pliable; weak

    柔軟

    じゅうなん

    flexible; supple

  17. ざつ zatsu
    miscellaneous; rough; sloppy

    雑誌

    ざっし

    magazine

  18. ゆたか yutaka
    abundant; rich; plentiful

    豊富

    ほうふ

    abundant; plentiful

  19. おとる otoru
    inferior; to be worse than

    劣等感

    れっとうかん

    inferiority complex

  20. とむ tomu
    wealth; rich; abundant

    豊富

    ほうふ

    abundant; plentiful

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