1The part of speech that describes qualities or states. In Japanese grammar this term most often refers to i-adjectives (e.g. 高い, 楽しい), sometimes distinguished from na-adjectives (形容動詞).
「楽しい」や「高い」は形容詞です。
Words like "tanoshii" and "takai" are adjectives.
形容詞は名詞の前に置いてその性質を説明します。
Adjectives are placed before nouns to describe their qualities.
先生は形容詞の活用について説明してくれた。
The teacher explained how adjectives conjugate.
日本語には形容詞と形容動詞という二種類の「形容詞」がある。
Japanese has two kinds of "adjectives": i-adjectives (keiyoushi) and na-adjectives (keiyoudoushi).