List: adjective (keiyoushi)
Adjectives finishing in い before they modify a noun.
usually written using kana alone い adjective adjective (generic)
- irritating, impatient, annoying, frustrating, vexing
JLPT N1 い adjective adjective (generic)
- quick, nimble, agile
- sharp, shrewd, smart, quick-witted
い adjective adjective (generic) obsolete term
- petty, small-minded, stingy, cheap, mean, crafty, sly
- poor (performance, etc.), bad, unskilled
expression い adjective adjective (generic)
- cannot avoid doing, cannot help but (do), is compelled to do, (feel) obliged to (do), has to do
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone い adjective adjective (generic)
- faltering, tottering, halting, unsteady, awkward, clumsy
colloquial い adjective adjective (generic)
- uncool, lame, unfashionable, unstylish, tacky, tasteless, ugly, corny, pathetic (behaviour), sad
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone い adjective adjective (generic)
- slovenly (appearance, work, etc.), sloppy, untidy, undisciplined, careless, loose, slack
- weak, feeble, weak-willed, cowardly, gutless
search-only kana form colloquial い adjective adjective (generic)
- easy, simple
- simple (way of thinking, etc.), simple-minded, obvious (trick)
- soft, lax, slack
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone expression い adjective adjective (generic)
- extravagant, absurd, unbelievable, preposterous, unreasonable
- enormous, tremendous, extraordinary, monumental
proverb expression い adjective adjective (generic)
- the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence