List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- misfortune, ill fate, bad luck, obscurity
popular yojijukugo noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment, playing by ear, ad hoc approach
popular rarely used kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- ferocious, brutal, atrocious, savage, barbarous
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form な adjective adjective (generic)
- broad-minded, open-minded, openhearted, generous, magnanimous
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- without accident
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- devoted, self-sacrificing
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- literary
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- intelligence, cleverness, innate aptitude
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- progressive
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic) Buddhism noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb
- innocence
- insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.)
- free from obstructive thoughts
- to pester someone (for cash, etc.)