General
| Kanji | Hiragana | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 新しい | あたらしい | New |
| あつい | Hot (thing) | |
| 厚い | あつい | Kind; Cordial; Warm hearted; Serious; Faithful; Thick; Deep; Heavy; Abundant |
| いい / よい | Good, Excellent, Fine, Agreeable, Pleasant We use いい more commonly in speaking, in informal writing, and for describing physical things. | |
| いそがしい | Busy; Hectic; Occupied; Engaged | |
| いたい | Painful; Sore | |
| いや | Unpleasant; Disagreeable; Reluctant | |
| うすい | Thin; Pale; Light; Watery; Dilute; Weak | |
| うるさい | Noisy; Loud; Fussy; Annoying; Troublesome; Importunate; Bossy | |
| おいしい | Delicious | |
| 大きい | おおきい おおきな | Big; Large; Great おおきい has predictive and restrictive usage おおきな is only restrictive . 大 (big) |
| おそい | Slow; Late (as in late at night); Too late | |
| おもい | Heavy; Massive; Serious; Important; Severe; Oppressed | |
| おもしろい | Interesting; Amusing | |
| からい | (1) Spicy; Hot; Tough (on someone); Adverse; Harsh (2) Salty | |
| かるい | Light (not heavy); Feeling light (moving easily); Light footed; Nimble; Agile | |
| かわいい | Cute; Adorable; Charming; Lovely; Pretty; Precious; Darling; Pet; Cute; Tiny; Little | |
| きたない | Dirty; Filthy; Unclean | |
| きらい | Hate; Dislike; Suspicion; Tendency; Smack (of) | |
| きれい | Pretty; Lovely; Beautiful; Fair; Clean; Clear; Pure; Tidy; Neat; Completely; Entirely | |
| たかい | Expensive; High price | |
| 小さな | ちいさな | Little; Small; Tiny 小 (little; small) |
| 速い 早い | はやい | (1) Quick; Fast; Hasty; Brisk (2) Early; (too) soon; (too) early; Not yet; (3) Easy; Simple 早 (early; fast) 速 (early; fast) Use 早 when pertaining to relative time (as in, X is fast because it arrived earlier than expected). Use 速 when pertaining to speed. |
| ひろい | Spacious; Vast; Wide | |
| ふとい | (1) Fat; Thick; Deep (of a voice) (2) Daring; Shameless; Brazen | |
| まずい | Unpleasant (taste, appearance, situation); Unappetizing | |
| みじかい | Short | |
| やさしい | Easy; Plain; Simple | |
| よい | Good, Excellent, Fine, Agreeable, Pleasant We use よい in writing. It is more formal and tends to be used for describing non-physical things | |
| まるい | Spherical; Round; Circular | |
| ほそい | Thin; Slender; Fine | |
| せまい | Narrow; Confined; Small | |
| ならべる | To line up; To set up v1, vt | |
| たいせつ | Important; Valuable; Worthy of care | |
| たのしい | Enjoyable; Fun | |
| わるい | Bad; Poor; Inferior; Evil; Sinful; Unprofitable; Unbeneficial | |
| やすい | Cheap; Inexpensive | |
| へた | Unskillful; Poor; Awkward; Impudent; Untactful |
Colors
| Kanji 色 | Hiragana いろ | Name Color |
|---|---|---|
| あお | Blue; Green | |
| きいろ きいろい | Yellow More technically きいろ means “color of wood” from き (tree) いろ (color) | |
| くろい | Black; Dark; Illicit; Wicked; Underground | |
| みどり | Green | |
| あかい | Red |