Nihongo Nihongo
JLPT N3 Adjectives
In today’s lesson we will learn about common N3 adjectives.
| Kanji | Hiragana/ Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 幸せな | しあわせな | shiawasena | happy |
| 得意な | とくいな | tokuina | pleased |
| 苦手な | にがてな | nigatena | weak; disliked |
| 熱心な | ねっしんな | nesshin’na | enthusiastic |
| 夢中な | むちゅうな | muchūna | passion |
| 退屈な | たいくつな | taikutsuna | boring |
| 健康な | けんこうな | kenkōna | healthy |
| 苦しい | くるしい | kurushii | painful |
| 平気な | へいきな | heikina | calm; indifferent |
| 悔しい | くやしい | kuyashii | vexing; frustrating |
| 羨ましい | うらやましい | urayamashii | envious |
| 痒い | かゆい | kayui | itchy |
| おとなしい | otonashii | docile; reticent | |
| 我慢強い | がまんづよい | gamanduyoi | persevering |
| 正直な | しょうじきな | shoujikina | honest |
| けらな | kera na | stingy | |
| わがままな | wagamamana | selfish | |
| 積極的な | せっきょくてきな | sekkyoku tekina | positive; proactive |
| 消極的な | しょうきょくてきな | shoukyoku tekina | negative; passive |
| 満足な | まんぞくな | manzokuna | satisfaction; gratification |
| 不満な | ふまんな | fumanna | dissatisfaction; discontent |
| 不安な | ふあんな | fuanna | fear; insecurity |
| 大変な | たいへな | taihenna | difficult |
| 無理な | むりな | murina | Unreasonable; Overwhelmed |
| 不注意な | ふちゅういな | fu chuuina | carelessness; inattention |
| 楽な | らくな | rakuna | comfortable |
| 面倒な | めんどうな | mendouna | trouble; bother |
| 失礼な | しつれいな | shitsureina | impoliteness |
| 当然な | とうぜんな | touzenna | naturally |
| 意外な | いがいな | igaina | unexpected; surprising |
| 結構な | けっこうな | kekkouna | well; well enough |
| 派手な | はでな | hadena | flashy; showy |
| 地味な | じみな | jimina | simple; unobtrusive |
| おしゃれな | osharena | fashionable | |
| 変な | へんな | henna | strange |
| 不思議な | ふしぎな | fushigina | mysterious; mystery |
| 増しな | ましな | mashina | better; like more |
| 無駄な | むだな | mudana | Useless |
| 自由な | じゆうな | jiyūna | Freedom |
| 不自由な | ふじゆう | fujiyūna | Disability; inconvenience; disadvantage |
