JLPT N5 na-Adjectives
Master all 35 essential na-adjectives for JLPT N5, organized by themes for intuitive learning. These adjectives use な when modifying nouns and are crucial for descriptive Japanese.
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Emotions & Preferences
4 words
好きsuki
すき
like, love
嫌いkirai
きらい
to not like
大好きdaisuki
だいすき
passionate, love very much
いやiya
unpleasant
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Personal States & Health
3 words
元気genki
げんき
healthy, energetic
丈夫joubu
じょうぶ
healthy, robust
暇hima
ひま
free (time)
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Abilities & Skills
4 words
上手jouzu
じょうず
good at, skilled
下手heta
へた
bad at, unskilled
一生懸命isshoukenmei
いっしょうけんめい
with utmost effort
熱心nesshin
ねっしん
eager, enthusiastic
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Appearance & Beauty
3 words
きれいkirei
きれい
pretty, beautiful
有名yuumei
ゆうめい
famous
立派rippa
りっぱ
excellent, splendid, fine
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Social Atmosphere
3 words
静かshizuka
しずか
quiet
賑やかnigiyaka
にぎやか
lively
丁寧teinei
ていねい
polite
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Quality & Value
4 words
結構kekkou
けっこう
wonderful, enviable
特別tokubetsu
とくべつ
special
適当tekitou
てきとう
proper, suitable
便利benri
べんり
useful, convenient
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Difficulty & Comfort
4 words
楽raku
らく
comfortable, easy
大変taihen
たいへん
terrible, difficult
危険kiken
きけん
dangerous
無理muri
むり
unreasonable, impossible
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Importance & Necessity
3 words
大切taisetsu
たいせつ
important, precious
必要hitsuyou
ひつよう
necessary
十分juubun
じゅうぶん
sufficient
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Character & Attitude
3 words
まじめmajime
serious, earnest
自由jiyuu
じゆう
free, unrestrained
真直ぐmassugu
まっすぐ
straight
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States & Conditions
4 words
大丈夫daijoubu
だいじょうぶ
OK, fine
残念zannen
ざんねん
regrettable, disappointing
心配shinpai
しんぱい
worry, concern
色々iroiro
いろいろ
various, different
💡 na-Adjective Study Tips
Vocabulary Learning:
- • Focus on emotions and abstract concepts first
- • Many are borrowed from Chinese or English
- • Practice with both kanji and hiragana forms
- • Connect to personal experiences and feelings
Memory Techniques:
- • Group by similar meanings (emotions, abilities)
- • Create descriptive sentences about people
- • Compare with opposite meanings
- • Use in daily conversation practice
Grammar Note: na-adjectives use な when modifying nouns directly and です when used as predicates. For usage patterns and conjugation rules, see the na-adjectives grammar section.
