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JLPT N2 Adjectives 55

い- and な-adjectives from JLPT N2 vocabulary — upper-intermediate level. Each shows its reading, English and Russian meaning, and links to the dictionary. Filter by adjective type and study the set as flashcards to test readings and meanings.

青白い
い
あおじろいpale; pallid; bluish-white
蒼白い
い
あおじろいpale; pallid; bluish-white
厚かましい
い
あつかましいimpudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
危うい
い
あやういdangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.)
怪しい
い
あやしいsuspicious; dubious; questionable; dodgy; shady
荒い
い
あらいrough; wild; violent; rude; coarse
粗い
い
あらいcoarse; rough
有難い
い
ありがたいgrateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
勇ましい
い
いさましいbrave; valiant; gallant; courageous; stirring
薄暗い
い
うすぐらいdim; gloomy
羨ましい
い
うらやましいenvious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
偉い
い
えらいgreat; excellent; admirable; commendable; laudable
惜しい
い
おしいregrettable; disappointing; unfortunate; precious; dear
思いがけない
い
おもいがけないunexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
重たい
い
おもたいheavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
清い
い
きよいclean; clear; pure; honest; clean
くどい
い
くどいrepetitious; long-winded; tedious; wordy; verbose
悔しい
い
くやしいfrustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; disappointed; bitter
煙い
い
けむいsmoky
険しい
い
けわしいprecipitous; rugged; inaccessible; impregnable; steep
恋しい
い
こいしいyearned for; longed for; missed
騒がしい
い
さわがしいnoisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
塩辛い
い
しおからいsalty (taste); briny
四角い
い
しかくいsquare; rectangular
しつこい
い
しつこいinsistent; obstinate; persistent; tenacious; too rich (taste, etc.)
図々しい
い
ずうずうしいimpudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious
酸っぱい
い
すっぱいsour; acid
済まない
い
すまないinexcusable; unjustifiable; unpardonable; sorry; remorseful
ずるい
い
ずるいsly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair
騒々しい
い
そうぞうしいnoisy; loud; boisterous; clamorous; raucous
そそっかしい
い
そそっかしいcareless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
安易
な
あんいeasy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
イコール
な
イコールequal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
意地悪
な
いじわるmalicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
大雑把
な
おおざっぱrough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; sweeping; loose
希少
な
きしょうscarce; rare
下品
な
げひんvulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
謙虚
な
けんきょmodest; humble
厳重
な
げんじゅうstrict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid
堅調
な
けんちょうfirm (market); bullish; strong (sales, economy, etc.); steady; sound
強引
な
ごういんoverbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
高級
な
こうきゅうhigh-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-end; luxury
高等
な
こうとうhigh class; high grade
爽やか
な
さわやかfresh; refreshing; invigorating; pleasant; delightful
四角
な
しかくquadrilateral; square
地味
な
じみplain; simple; subdued; sober; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.)
純粋
な
じゅんすいpure; true; genuine; unmixed
消極的
な
しょうきょくてきnegative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
垂直
な
すいちょくvertical; perpendicular
水平
な
すいへいhorizontal; level; even
素直
な
すなおobedient; meek; docile; unaffected; honest
スマート
な
スマートsmart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful
正当
な
せいとうjust; justifiable; right; due; proper
正統
な
せいとうlegitimate; orthodox; traditional
率直
な
そっちょくfrank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct

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