Vocabulary Sprint v10 — size and speed, and two words for はやい

Words this lesson teaches

早い

early — in time; the 早 of 早朝, early morning

速い

fast — in speed; identical in sound to 早い and different in meaning

遅い

late, and slow — one word against the two above

太い

thick, of something long — a rope, a branch; its partner is 細い

細い

narrow, slender — a line, a road, a wrist; not the same thin as 薄い

薄い

thin, of something flat — paper, a slice; also weak, of tea or coffee

広い

wide, spacious — of a room, a road, a view; its partner is 狭い

狭い

narrow, cramped — of a space, and it is what most Tokyo flats are

低い

low, short in height — of a building, a voice, a person; its partner is 高い

丸い

round — 丸い for a ball, 円い for a flat circle, and both are まるい

軽い

light in weight — and of a meal, an illness, a mood; its partner is 重い

重い

heavy — and of an illness or an atmosphere, exactly as English does

短い

short in length or duration — its partner is 長い

強い

strong — of a person, a wind, a taste; its partner is 弱い

弱い

weak — and 〜に弱い means bad at coping with a thing