Japanese な (na) Adjectives Collected

02/10/2020Updated 29/12/20214 min read

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Japanese な (na) adjectives collected
In Japanese, adjectives carry meaning and do the work of describing as well as modifying nouns.

A “na” adjective ends in “な” . Most of these adjectives are formed from a noun + the ending “な”.
Adjectives are words that add meaning to a noun, and usually stand after the noun
Japanese has two kinds of adjective: adjectives ending in “i” – い and adjectives ending in “na” – な
Below are the Japanese な adjectives collected.

No.	Japanese	Kanji	Romaji	Meaning
1	すき	好き	Suki	To like, to love
2	ゆうめい	有名	Yuumei	Famous
3	きれい	きれい	Kirei	Beautiful, pretty
4	ていねい	丁寧	teinei	Polite
5	きらい	嫌い	Kirai	To hate
6	しずか	静か	shizuka	Quiet
7	ひま	暇	Hima	Free, at leisure
8	にぎやか	賑やか	nigiyaka	Lively, bustling
9	べんり	便利	Benri	Convenient
10	げんき	元気	genki	Healthy
11	いっしょうけんめい	一生懸命	isshoukenmei	Hard-working, giving your all
12	きけん	危険	kiken	Dangerous
13	ざんねん	残念	zannen	A pity, regrettable
14	しんぱい	心配	shinpai	Worried
15	じゆう	自由	Jiyuu	Free
16	じゅうぶん	十分	jyuubun	Enough, full
17	だいすき	大好き	daisuki	To like very much
18	てきとう	適当	tekitou	Suitable, sensible
19	とくべつ	特別	Tokubetsu	Special
20	ねっしん	熱心	nesshin	Enthusiastic
21	ひつよう	必要	Hitsuyou	Necessary
22	いろいろ	色々	iroiro	Many, varied
23	だいじょうぶ	大丈夫	daijoubu	It's all right
24	じょうぶ	丈夫	Joubu	Strong, sturdy
25	たいへん	大変	Taihen	Hard going
26	らく	楽	Raku	Easy, comfortable
27	いや	嫌	Iya	Dissatisfied
28	たいせつ	大切	Taisetsu	Important
29	じょうず	上手	jyouzu	Good at
30	へた	下手	Heta	Poor at
31	まじめ	真面目	majime	Diligent, serious
32	まっすぐ	真直ぐ	massugu	Straight
33	むり	無理	Muri	Impossible, unsuitable
34	りっぱ	立派	Rippa	outstanding, fine, imposing, magnificent
35	あきらか	明らか	akiraka	bright, clear, plain
36	あざやか	鮮やか	agiyaka	bright, fresh, brilliant, vivid, gorgeous
37	あわれ	哀れ	aware	pitiful
38	あんぜん	安全	anzen	safe
39	いき	粋	iki	elegant, splendid, smart, dapper
40	おごそか	厳か	ogosoka	majestic, solemn, dignified
41	おだやか	穏やか	odayaka	calm, gentle
42	おろか	愚か	oroka	stupid, dull, foolish
43	おろそか	疎か	orosoka	perfunctory, hasty, slapdash
44	かすか	幽か	kasuka	faint, fleeting, barely there
45	かんたん	簡単	kantan	simple
46	きよらか	清らか	kiyoraka	clear, pure, a pure love
47	きらびやか	煌びやか	kirabiyaka	gorgeous, sparkling, glittering
48	ごうか	豪華	gouka	lavish, luxurious
49	さかん	盛ん	sakan	popular, widely developed, widespread, everywhere
50	さわやか	爽やか	kiwayaka	refreshing, pleasant
51	しあわせ	幸せ	shiawase	happy
52	しとやか	淑やか	shitoyaka	demure, gracious, refined
53	しなやか	品やか	shinayaka	supple; elastic; springy; soft
54	しんせつ	親切	shinsetsu	kind, good-hearted
55	しんせん	新鮮	shisen	fresh, new
56	じゃま	邪魔	jama	disturbing; troublesome; interfering
57	すこやか	健やか	sukoyaka	healthy, sound
58	にこやか		nikoyaka	smiling; beaming
59	にがて	苦手	nigate	having no gift for something, not good at it
60	たくみ	巧み	takumi	skilful, exquisite, intricate
61	だめ	駄目	dame	no good, not allowed
62	とくい	得意	tokui	having a gift for something, good at it
63	なごやか	和やか	nagoyaka	calm, tranquil, peaceful, gentle
64	なめらか	滑らか	nameraka	smooth
65	はなやか	花やか	hanayaka	brilliant, splendid, festive
66	はるか	遥か	haruka	far off, distant
67	みょう	妙	myou	odd, peculiar, strange, wonderful, marvellous
68	やっかい	厄介	yakkai	troublesome; complicated; worrying
69	ゆるやか	緩やか	yuruyaka	gentle; unhurried;
70	らく	楽	raku	gentle, comfortable, easy
71	わがまま	我がまま	wagamama	selfish, headstrong, obstinate
72	わずか	僅か	wazuka	rare, few, a small amount
73	ひそか	秘か	hisoka	furtive, concealed
74	ふくざつ	複雑	fukazatsu	complicated
75	ふしあわせ	不幸せ	fushiawase	unfortunate, unlucky
76	ふしぎ	不思議	fushigi	cold
77	ふじゆう	不自由	fujiyuu	having difficulty with, inconvenienced by
78	ふじゅうぶん	不十分	fujuubun	incomplete, not whole
79	ふべん	不便	fuben	inconvenient
80	へいわ	平和	heiwa	peaceful
81	へん	変	hen	strange, odd, out of the ordinary
82	ほがらか	朗らか	hogaraka	bright, hearty, fresh
83	みじめ	惨めな	mijime	wretched, miserable