List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular irregular kanji usage な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- pure, innocent, naive, unspoilt, pure-hearted, ingenuous
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun or participle taking the aux. verb する noun (generic) intransitive verb noun
- superficial, shallow
- frivolous, careless, thoughtless
- sliding along a surface, being slippery
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- cheap, inexpensive
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- privacy, secrecy, confidentiality
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) colloquial
- unheard-of, unprecedented
- daring, wild, uninhibited, unconventional, reckless
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- very thin, flimsy, cheap, shallow
popular yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) numeric
- mystery, something inexplicable, wonder, miracle
- unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities)
- 10^64 (or 10^80)
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- dissatisfaction, discontent, displeasure
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- clear explanation
popular search-only kanji form yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb
- living a life of leisure with dignity, living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares, otium cum dignitate