Kanji topic · 19 kanji
Kanji for common adjectives
Kanji used in the most common Japanese adjectives, such as 大きい (ōkii, big), 新しい (atarashii, new) and 高い (takai, tall or expensive). In adjectives the kanji carries the meaning, and the kana after it change as the word is conjugated.
- 大
- 小
- 高
- 長
- 新
- 古
- 多
- 少
- 安
- 強
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重
Heavy, Important, Esteem, Respect, Heap Up, Pile Up, Nest Of Boxes, -fold N4
On じゅう、ちょう
Kun え、おもい、おもり、おもなう、かさねる、かさなる、おも
- 広
- 明
- 悪
- 同
- 正
- 真
-
特
Special N4
On とく
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不
Negative, Non-, Bad, Ugly, Clumsy N4
On ふ、ぶ
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