| A | B |
| Kirei (pretty) | Kirei janai (not pretty) |
| Suteki (beautiful) | Suteki Janai (not beautiful) |
| Ookii (big) | Ookikunai (not big) |
| Chisai (small) | Chisakunai (not small) |
| Semai (narrow) | Semakunai (Not narrow) |
| Takai (tall) | takakunai (not tall) |
| yasui (cheap) | yasukunai (not cheap) |
| tanoshii (fun) | tanoshikunai (not fun) |
| tsumaranai (boring) | tsumaranakunai (not boring) |
| warui (bad) | warukunai (not bad) |
| ii (good) *irr | yokunai (not good) *irr |
| furui (old) | furukunai (not old) |
| MODAN (modern) | MODAN janai (not modern) |
| yuumei (famous) | yuumei janai (not famous) |
| nigiyaka (busy) | nigiyaka janai (not busy) |
| shizuka (quiet) | shizuka janai (not quiet) |
| benri (convenient) | benri janai (not convenient) |
| ikitai (want to go) | ikitakunai (not want to go) |
| tabetai (want to eat) | tabetakunai (not want to eat) |
| mitai (want to see) | mitakunai (not want to see) |