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32 Japanese words for opposites

32 Japanese words worth knowing, picked from the topics Opposites and translated into English.

Opposites 32 words

JapaneseEnglish
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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