List: adjective (keiyoushi)
Adjectives finishing in い before they modify a noun.
usually written using kana alone い adjective adjective (generic)
- gullible, naive
い adjective adjective (generic)
- honest (appearance), sincere (impression)
expression い adjective adjective (generic)
- in the background, not standing out
expression い adjective adjective (generic)
- nasty, disgusting, detestable, unpleasant, disagreeable, creepy
usually written using kana alone い adjective adjective (generic)
- roguish, impish
い adjective adjective (generic)
- lovely, dear, beloved, darling, dearest
- pitiable, pathetic, piteous, poor
い adjective adjective (generic) Kansai-ben
- interesting, fascinating, intriguing, enthralling
- amusing, funny, comical
colloquial い adjective adjective (generic)
- greedy, grasping, tightfisted, predatory (e.g. business), calculating, avaricious
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone い adjective adjective (generic)
- gaudy, showy, garish, loud
usually written using kana alone colloquial い adjective adjective (generic)
- (really) terrible, awful, (very) nasty, (extremely) harsh, severe