Meanings
nounい-adjective (plural い-adjectives)
plural い-adjectives · alternative i-adjective · alternative -i adjective
- JapanesegrammarAn inflecting Japanese adjective.
Origin
From Japanese い (-i) + adjective, so named because all such adjectives end in い (-i) in their imperfective positive form.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Japanese 形容詞
- 形容詞 (keiyōshi)(Japanese grammar) An inflecting Japanese adjective
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い-adjective. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%E3%81%84-adjective
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“い-adjective.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%E3%81%84-adjective. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “い-adjective,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%E3%81%84-adjective.
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