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)
- pathetic, sad, sorrowful, grievous
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- thoughtless, indiscreet, lacking in common sense, rashness, betraying one's lack of judgment (judgement), absurd, undignified, compromising, disgraceful
popular Buddhism noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- uncertainty, transiency, impermanence, mutability
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- boorish, inelegant, unpolished, unromantic, tactless
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- eyesore, unpleasant sight, obstructing a view
popular rarely used kanji form な adjective adjective (generic)
- simple and honest, unsophisticated, simpleminded, naive, unspoiled
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- vain, futile, transient, frivolous
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- unexpected (joy, success, etc.), unanticipated, beyond what one hoped, beyond one's expectations
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.), of thin make, light (e.g. coat)
- superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.), shallow, poor
- slight wound, slight cut
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- uncommon, rare, extraordinary, matchless