The other day one of my students asked me if there are more i-adjectives than na-adjectives or vice-versa. I don’t know the answer but what I do know is that we often have two adjectives, one i-adjective and one na-adjective, which have quite a similar meaning.
I thought I might list some of them up today.
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i-adjectives |
na-adjectives |
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difficult |
難しい |
むずかしい |
muzukashii |
難解 |
なんかい |
nankai |
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easy |
易しい |
やさしい |
yasashii |
容易 |
ようい |
youi |
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簡単 |
かんたん |
kantan |
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kind |
優しい |
やさしい |
yasashii |
親切 |
しんせつ |
shinsetsu |
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beautiful |
美しい |
うつくしい |
utsukushii |
奇麗 |
きれい |
kirei |
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quiet (person) |
大人しい |
おとなしい |
otonashii |
静か |
しずか |
shizuka |
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wise |
賢い |
かしこい |
kashikoi |
賢明 |
けんめい |
kenmei |
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dangerous |
危ない |
あぶない |
abunai |
危険 |
きけん |
kiken |
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amusing |
楽しい |
たのしい |
tanoshii |
愉快 |
ゆかい |
yukai |
I’m sure there are more. If you can think of any other pair, please write them in the comment section!
