{"id":3466,"date":"2014-04-29T20:46:43","date_gmt":"2014-04-29T20:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=3466"},"modified":"2014-06-06T15:14:32","modified_gmt":"2014-06-06T15:14:32","slug":"useful-japanese-adjectives-part-1%e3%81%84-adjectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/useful-japanese-adjectives-part-1%e3%81%84-adjectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Useful Japanese Adjectives &#8211; Part 1(\u3044 Adjectives)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Japanese, adjectives are called Keiyoushi (\u5f62\u5bb9\u8a5e\u3001\u3051\u3044\u3088\u3046\u3057). In any language, I believe that the more adjectives you know, the easier you can communicate. \u00a0In Japanese, this is also true. Even though you might not know how to describe things in a complete sentence, if you know one key adjective, you can easily let the other person know how you are feeling or what you are trying to describe. Below, I have collected some of the most useful Japanese adjectives. The important thing to note\u00a0here is that in Japanese, we have two main types of adjectives: the ones that end with &#8220;I(\u3044)&#8221; &amp; also the ones that end with &#8220;NA(\u306a)&#8221;. Part 1 of the adjective lesson is based on the \u3044 Adjectives.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u5927\u304d\u3044(\u304a\u304a\u304d\u3044\u3001OOKII) &#8211; BIG<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u5927\u304d\u3044\u3000\u4f53\uff08\u304a\u304a\u304d\u3044\u3000\u304b\u3089\u3060\uff09\uff0dOokii karada, Big Body<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u5c0f\u3055\u3044(\u3061\u3044\u3055\u3044\u3001CHIISAI) &#8211; SMALL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u5c0f\u3055\u3044\u3000\u4f53\uff08\u3061\u3044\u3055\u3044\u3000\u304b\u3089\u3060\uff09\uff0dChiisai karada, Small Body<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u6691\u3044(\u3042\u3064\u3044\u3001ATSUI)\u3000\uff0dHOT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u6691\u3044\u590f\u3000\uff08\u3042\u3064\u3044\u3000\u306a\u3064\uff09-Atsui natsu. Hot Summer<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u5bd2\u3044(\u3055\u3080\u3044\u3001SAMUI)\u3000\uff0dCOLD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u5bd2\u3044\u51ac\u3000\uff08\u3055\u3080\u3044\u3000\u3075\u3086\uff09-Samui fuyu. Cold Winter<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u9ad8\u3044(\u305f\u304b\u3044\u3001TAKAI)\u3000\uff0dEXPENSIVE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u9ad8\u3044\u5b9d\u77f3\u3000\uff08\u305f\u304b\u3044\u3000\u307b\u3046\u305b\u304d\uff09\uff0dTakai houseki. Expensive\u00a0jewelry<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u5b89\u3044(\u3084\u3059\u3044\u3001YASUI)\u3000\uff0dCHEAP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u5b89\u3044\u670d\u3000\uff08\u3084\u3059\u3044\u3000\u3075\u304f\uff09\uff0dYasui fuku. Cheap Clothes<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u65b0\u3057\u3044(\u3042\u305f\u3089\u3057\u3044\u3001ATARASHII)\u3000\uff0dNEW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u673a\u3000\uff08\u3042\u305f\u3089\u3057\u3044\u3000\u3064\u304f\u3048\uff09\uff0dAtarashii tsukue. New Desk<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u53e4\u3044(\u3075\u308b\u3044\u3001FURUI)\u3000\uff0dOLD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u53e4\u3044\u5bb6\u3000\uff08\u3075\u308b\u3044\u3000\u3044\u3048\uff09\uff0dFurui ie. Old House<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u7518\u3044(\u3042\u307e\u3044\u3001AMAI)\u3000\uff0dSWEET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u7518\u3044\u30c7\u30b6\u30fc\u30c8\u3000\uff08\u3042\u307e\u3044\u3000\u30c7\u30b6\u30fc\u30c8\uff09\uff0dAmai\u3000Dezart,\u3000Sweet\u3000Dessert<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u8f9b\u3044(\u304b\u3089\u3044\u3001KARAI)\u3000\uff0dSPICY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u8f9b\u3044\u30e9\u30fc\u30e1\u30f3\u3000\uff08\u304b\u3089\u3044\u3000\u30e9\u30fc\u30e1\u30f3\uff09\uff0dKarai\u3000Ramen,\u3000Spicy\u3000Noodle<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u5f37\u3044\uff08\u3064\u3088\u3044\u3001TSUYOI)\u3000\uff0dSTRONG<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u5f37\u3044\u30c1\u30fc\u30e0\u3000\uff08\u3064\u3088\u3044\u3000\u30c1\u30fc\u30e0\uff09\u3000\uff0dTsuyoi\u3000Chi-mu\u3001Strong Team<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u5f31\u3044\uff08\u3088\u308f\u3044\u3001YOWAI)\u3000\uff0dWEAK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u5f31\u3044\u30c1\u30fc\u30e0\u3000\uff08\u3088\u308f\u3044\u3000\u3061\u30fc\u3080\uff09\u3000\uff0dYowai Chi-mu,\u3000Week Team<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u67d4\u3089\u304b\u3044\uff08\u3084\u308f\u3089\u304b\u3044\u3001YAWARAKAI) -SOFT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u67d4\u3089\u304b\u3044\u6bdb\u5e03\u3000\uff08\u3084\u308f\u3089\u304b\u3044\u3000\u3082\u3046\u3075\uff09\uff0dYawarakai\u3000Mo-fu,\u3000Soft Blanket<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u56fa\u3044\uff08\u304b\u305f\u3044\u3001KATAI)\u3000\uff0dHARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u56fa\u3044\u30b1\u30fc\u30ad\u3000\uff08\u304b\u305f\u3044\u3000\u30b1\u30fc\u30ad\uff09\uff0dKatai\u3000Ke-ki,\u3000Hard Cake<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The above adjectives are very useful ones to remember. \ud83d\ude42 It will be a good exercise to create your own short sentence with these adjectives. \u00a0For example, you can create a sentence, such as &#8221; I like ~&#8221; \u79c1\u306f\u3001\u8f9b\u3044\u3046\u3069\u3093\u304c\u597d\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002\uff08\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3001\u304b\u3089\u3044\u3046\u3069\u3093\u304c\u3000\u3059\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002Watashiwa karai udon ga suki desu\uff09\uff0dI like spicy noodles. You can make variety of sentences, using &#8220;I like + the adjectives + noun.&#8221; Enjoy learning! and remember if you have any questions at all, please feel free to let me know anytime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/04\/ben-350x237.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/04\/ben-350x237.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/04\/ben.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>In Japanese, adjectives are called Keiyoushi (\u5f62\u5bb9\u8a5e\u3001\u3051\u3044\u3088\u3046\u3057). 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