List: adjective (keiyoushi)

popular  い adjective  adjective (generic) 

• unwelcome, nerdish, unpopular

rarely used kanji form  search-only kanji form  JLPT N1  い adjective  adjective (generic) 

• embarrassed, ashamed

search-only kanji form  expression  い adjective  adjective (generic) 

• perfect, ideal, completely satisfactory, leaving nothing to be desired, faultless, impeccable

JLPT N1  い adjective  adjective (generic) 

• difficult, hard

ateji  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N1  usually written using kana alone  い adjective  adjective (generic) 

• gaudy, showy, garish, loud
• crooked, vicious, wicked, nasty, unscrupulous, dishonest

い adjective  adjective (generic) 

• innocent, cherubic, childlike

usually written using kana alone  い adjective  adjective (generic) 

• suspicious, dubious, unreliable
• indecent, unseemly

popular  search-only kanji form  JLPT N3  usually written using kana alone  expression  い adjective  adjective (generic) 

• bad, wrong, naughty
• must not (do, be), should not, ought not to
• useless, no good, bad
• hopeless, beyond hope
• unfortunate, a shame, a pity
• unable to drink (alcohol)
• so as not to ..., so that ... (won't), in case ..., for fear that ..., lest ...

rarely used kana form  い adjective  adjective (generic)  colloquial 

• stingy, petty, pathetic
• lovable, sweet, charming, touching

い adjective  adjective (generic) 

• lovable, sweet, charming
• pitiful, pathetic, touching