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Kanji: Adjectives & Opposites in Japanese · JLPT N4

20 Japanese words and phrases for kanji: adjectives & opposites, at JLPT N4 level. Each entry shows the word, how to read it, what it means, and a full example sentence with translation.

  1. 太 ふとい futoi
    thick; fat

    太陽

    たいよう

    the sun

  2. 重 おもい omoi
    heavy; important; to pile up

    重要

    じゅうよう

    important

  3. 軽 かるい karui
    light (in weight); slight

    軽食

    けいしょく

    light meal; snack

  4. 悪 わるい warui
    bad; evil; wrong

    最悪

    さいあく

    the worst

  5. 暗 くらい kurai
    dark; gloomy

    暗記

    あんき

    memorization

  6. 深 ふかい fukai
    deep; profound

    深夜

    しんや

    late at night; midnight

  7. 短 みじかい mijikai
    short; brief

    短所

    たんしょ

    weak point; shortcoming

  8. 黒 くろい kuroi
    black

    黒板

    こくばん

    blackboard

  9. 赤 あかい akai
    red

    赤字

    あかじ

    deficit; being in the red

  10. 青 あおい aoi
    blue; green; unripe

    青年

    せいねん

    youth; young man

  11. 強 つよい tsuyoi
    strong; powerful

    勉強

    べんきょう

    study; studying

  12. 弱 よわい yowai
    weak; feeble

    弱点

    じゃくてん

    weak point; weakness

  13. 遠 とおい tōi
    far; distant

    遠足

    えんそく

    excursion; field trip

  14. 楽 たのしい tanoshii
    fun; comfortable; ease; music

    音楽

    おんがく

    music

  15. 暑 あつい atsui
    hot (weather)

    残暑

    ざんしょ

    lingering summer heat

  16. 遅 おそい osoi
    late; slow

    遅刻

    ちこく

    being late; tardiness

  17. 静 しずか shizuka
    quiet; calm; still

    冷静

    れいせい

    calm; composed

  18. 汚 きたない kitanai
    dirty; polluted

    汚染

    おせん

    pollution; contamination

  19. 難 むずかしい muzukashii
    difficult; trouble

    困難

    こんなん

    difficulty; hardship

  20. 易 やさしい yasashii
    easy; simple

    容易

    ようい

    easy; simple

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