List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- noble, lofty, high-minded, virtuous, upright
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- new form, new formula
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- servile, subservient, obsequious, slavish, self-abasing, grovelling, spineless
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic) mathematics
- minimum, minuscule
- local minimum
popular rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- bone
- firmness (of character), backbone, unyielding spirit
popular formal or literary term noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- fortitude, firmness of character, sturdiness, inner strength, hardihood
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- detailed knowledge, finely detailed
popular yojijukugo noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- selfishness, egotism, egoism, (being) self-centered, without consulting, (doing) as one pleases, one's own free will
popular yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- freely, right and left, as one pleases
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- genuine, authentic, true, pure