List: adjective (keiyoushi)
Adjectives finishing in い before they modify a noun.
archaic い adjective adjective (generic)
- young and immature
archaic い adjective adjective (generic)
- somewhat kind, rather gentle
expression い adjective adjective (generic)
- failing in one's duty (e.g. to someone)
expression い adjective adjective (generic)
- feeling restless, feeling uncomfortable
rarely used kanji form expression い adjective adjective (generic)
- dull, dreary, sullen, depressed
- dissatisfying, disappointing, lackluster, inadequate
- unattractive, unappealing
- boring, uninteresting
search-only kanji form expression い adjective adjective (generic)
- embarrassed, ashamed
idiomatic expression expression い adjective adjective (generic)
- being painfully true (e.g. reprimand), making one's ears burn, striking home (e.g. remark)
- having an earache, feeling pain in one's ear
expression い adjective adjective (generic)
- soft-hearted, susceptible, sentimental, tender-hearted
slang い adjective adjective (generic)
- blisteringly hot, relentlessly hot, scorching
slang usually written using kana alone い adjective adjective (generic)
- dear (old), fondly remembered, beloved, missed, nostalgic