32 Japanese words for opposites
32 Japanese words worth knowing, picked from the topics Opposites and translated into English.
Opposites 32 words
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| 大きい | big |
| 小さい | small |
| 良い | good |
| 悪い | bad |
| 熱い | hot |
| 冷たい | cold |
| 長い | long |
| 短い | short |
| 高い | high |
| 低い | low |
| 速い | fast |
| 遅い | slow |
| 簡単 | easyDone without effort |
| 難しい | difficult |
| 本当 | true |
| 偽り | false |
| いっぱい | full |
| 空 | emptyContainer with nothing in it |
| 開いている | open |
| 閉まっている | closed |
| 豊か | rich |
| 貧しい | poor |
| 若い | young |
| 年老いた | old |
| 強い | strong |
| 弱い | weak |
| 清潔 | clean |
| 汚い | dirty |
| 新しい | newRecently appeared or acquired |
| 以前の | former |
| 重い | heavy |
| 軽い | lightOf little weight |
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