Have you ever thought about increasing your vocabulary 2x faster using opposite words? In this article, we will share a list of opposites in japanese for you to learn two words at once and memorize more easily.
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Japanese opposites
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Portuguese | Japanese | português | Japanese |
poor | binbō [貧乏] | rico | yūfuku [裕福] |
down | hikui [低い] | alto | takai [高い] |
punishment | batsu [罰] | crime | tsumi [罪] |
start | saisho [最初] | fim | saigo [最後] |
coward | okubyō [臆病] | valente | yūkan [勇敢] |
short | mijikai [短い] | longo | nagai [長い] |
right | migi no [右] | esquerdo | hidari no [左] |
in silence | damatte [黙って] | em voz alta (ler) | koe ni dashi te [声に出して] |
weak, feeble | yowai [弱い] | forte | tsuyoi [強い] |
cold | samui [寒い] | tépido | atatakai [暖かい] |
inferno | jigoku [地獄] | paraíso | gokuraku [極楽] |
young | wakai [若い] | idoso | toshiue [年上] |
wide | hiroi [広い] | estreito | semai [狭い] |
slowly | osoku [遅く] | rapidamente | hayaku [早く] |
slow | osoi [遅い] | rápido | hayai [速い] |
thin | yase ta [痩せた] | gordo | debu [でぶ] |
want | warui [悪い] | bom, bondoso | yoi [良い] |
want | warui [悪い] | bom | yoi [良い] |
soft | yawarakai [柔らかい] | duro | katai [硬い] |
to die | shinu [死ぬ] | nascer | umareru [生まれる] |
no | īe [いいえ] | sim | hai [はい] |
new | atarashī [新しい] | velho | furui [古い] |
to obey | shitagau [従う] | ordenar | meirei suru [命令する] |
small | chīsai [小さい] | grande | ohkī [大きい] |
to allow | kyoka suru [許可する] | proibir | kinjiru [禁じる] |
close | chikaku ni [近くに] | longe | tōku ni [遠くに] |
little background | asai [浅い] | profundo | fukai [深い] |
next | chikaku [近く] | distante | tōku [遠く] |
are | kenkō [健康] | doente | byōki [病気] |
separately | betsubetsu ni [別々に] | juntos | issho ni [一緒に] |
single | dokushin [独身] | casado | kikon [既婚] |
sad | kanashī [悲しい] | alegre | ureshī [嬉しい] |
last | saigo [最後] | primeiro | dai ichi [第一] |
You can see other opposite words in our article about adjetivos em japonês.