List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- frank, candid, straightforward, openhearted, direct, outspoken
popular JLPT N3 な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic) shogi
- frantic, frenetic, desperate
- inevitable death
- brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb
- peace of mind, relief, (sense of) security, safety, assurance, confidence
popular JLPT N3 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- abnormal, unusual, extraordinary, remarkable, uncommon
popular JLPT N3 な adjective adjective (generic)
- sudden, abrupt, rapid, sharp, drastic, radical
popular ateji rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 な adjective adjective (generic) adverb archaic noun noun (generic)
- splendid, magnificent, excellent, fine, superb, beautiful, admirable
- utter (esp. defeat), total, complete
- something worth seeing, sight, spectacle
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic) colloquial interjection adverb
- worst
- horrible, horrid, awful, terrible
- in the worst case, if worst comes to worst
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- crime, sin, wrongdoing, indiscretion
- penalty, sentence, punishment
- fault, responsibility, culpability
- thoughtlessness, lack of consideration
popular JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic)
- negative, passive, half-hearted, unmotivated
popular JLPT N3 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- careful, cautious, prudent, discreet, deliberate