Japanese symbol for “adjective”
形容詞
けいようし
Romaji: keiyoushi
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
In Japanese, adjective is 形容詞, read けいようし (keiyoushi).
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Meanings
- n adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese) (gramm)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “adjective”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 形 | けい kei | adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese) |
| アジェクティブ | アジェクティブ ajekutibu | adjective |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 形式 | けいしき keishiki | form (as opposed to substance) |
| 人形 | にんぎょう ningyou | doll; puppet; marionette |
| 形成 | けいせい keisei | formation; molding; making (up) |
| 変形 | へんけい henkei | transformation; variation; metamorphosis |
| 形態 | けいたい keitai | form; shape; figure |
| 山形 | やまがた yamagata | Yamagata (city, prefecture) |
| 内容 | ないよう naiyou | contents; content; substance |
| 容易 | ようい youi | easy; simple; plain |
| 歌詞 | かし kashi | song lyrics; words of a song; libretto |
See also: Chinese symbol for “adjective”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.