List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) mathematics computing
- vague, ambiguous, unclear
- shady, disreputable
- fuzzy
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- funny, comical, humorous, laughable
- ridiculous, silly, absurd
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- emptiness, hollowness, vacancy, void
- inanity, pointlessness, meaninglessness
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb な adjective adjective (generic)
- thrift, economy, frugality
popular JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic)
- miserable, wretched, unhappy, sad, pitiable
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- one's weak point
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- rudeness, impoliteness, discourtesy, insolence
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する
- busyness, a lot of things to do
- frequent use, heavy use (of), many uses
popular search-only kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- haughty, arrogant, insolent, proud, overbearing
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- fine (grain, workmanship, etc.), close (weave), delicate, intricate, elaborate
- precise, accurate, careful, meticulous, close (e.g. observation), minute, elaborate (e.g. plan)