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We have grouped a set of 68 JLPT N5 Japanese kotoba that are opposite words. There are 34 pairs.
Note: You must know Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji to learn them.
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List of JLPT N5 words that are Opposite words
| Kanji | Kana | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 安い | やすい | Yasui | Cheap, Inexpensive |
| 高い | たかい | Takai | High, Expensive |
| 良い | いい or よい | Ii or Yoi | Good |
| 悪い | わるい | Warui | Bad |
| 暑い | あつい | Atsui | Hot (Air) |
| 涼しい | すずしい | Suzushii | Cool |
| 温かい | あたたかい | Atatakai | Warm |
| 冷たい | つめたい | Tsumetai | Cold |
| 引く | ひく | Hiku | To Pull |
| 押す | おす | Osu | To Push |
| 上 | うえ | Ue | Top, On, Above |
| 下 | した | Shita | Under, Below |
| 右 | みぎ | Migi | Right |
| 左 | ひだり | Hidari | Left |
| 新しい | あたらしい | Atarashii | New |
| 古い | ふるい | Furui | Old |
| 厚い | あつい | Atsui | Thick |
| 薄い | うすい | Usui | Thin |
| 太い | ふとい | Futoi | Thick, Fat |
| 細い | ほそい | Hosoi | Thin, Fine |
| 狭い | せまい | Semai | Narrow |
| 広い | ひろい | Hiroi | Wide, Spacious |
| 楽しい | たのしい | Tanoshii | Pleasant, Enjoyable |
| 嫌い | きらい | Kirai | Unpleasant, Not Likable |
| 軽い | かるい | Karui | Light (Not Heavy) |
| 重い | おもい | Omoi | Heavy |
| 遅い | おそい | Osoi | Late, Slow |
| 速い | はやい | Hayai | Fast, Quick |
| 早い | はやい | Hayai | Early |
| 遅い | おそい | Osoi | Late, Slow |
| 短い | みじかい | Mijikai | Short |
| 長い | ながい | Nagai | Long |
| 甘い | あまい | Amai | Sweet |
| 辛い | からい | Karai | Hot, Spicy |
| 大きい | おおきい | Ookii | Big |
| 小さい | ちいさい | Chiisai | Small |
| 暗い | くらい | Kurai | Dark |
| 明るい | あかるい | Akarui | Light, Bright |
| 遠い | とおい | Tooi | Far |
| 近い | ちかい | Chikai | Near, Close |
| 賑やか | にぎやか | Nigiyaka | Lively |
| 詰らない | つまらない | Tsumaranai | Uninteresting |
| 美味しい | おいしい | Oishii | Tasty, Delicious |
| 不味い | まずい | Mazui | Bad Tasting |
| 沢山 | たくさん | Takusan | Many, Much |
| 少し | すこし | Sukoshi | A Little |
| 難しい | むずかしい | Muzukashii | Difficult |
| 簡単 | かんたん | Kantan | Easy |
| 強い | つよい | Tsuyoi | Strong |
| 弱い | よわい | Yowai | Weak |
| 同じ | おなじ | Onaji | Same |
| 違う | ちがう | Chigau | Different |
| 高い | たかい | Takai | High, Expensive |
| 低い | ひくい | Hikui | Low |
| 前 | まえ | Mae | Before, In Front Of |
| 後 | あと | Ato | Later, After |
| 前 | まえ | Mae | Before, In Front Of |
| 後ろ | うしろ | Ushiro | Back, Rear, Behind |
| 前 | まえ | Mae | Before, In Front Of |
| 次 | つぎ | Tsugi | Next |
| 便利 | べんり | Benri | Convenient |
| 不便 | ふべん | Fuben | Inconvenient |
| 上手 | じょうず | Jouzu | To Be Good At Something |
| 下手 | へた | Heta | Not Good At Something |
| 縦 | たて | Tate | Vertical |
| 横 | よこ | Yoko | Horizontal |
| 綺麗 | きれい | Kirei | Clean, Pretty |
| 汚い | きたない | Kitanai | Dirty |
| 病気 | びょうき | Byouki | Ill, Sick |
| 元気 | げんき | Genki | Vigor, Health, Vitality |
Now you have completed learning them. Congrats. This is a "small success" and a step ahead to completing all JLPT Level N5 Vocabulary.