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) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb
- excellence, superiority, preeminence, prevalence
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- unspecified, random, indefinite
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- clear, simple
popular rarely used kanji form yojijukugo noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- behaving outrageously as though there were no one around, acting without consideration for others, arrogance, audacity, insolence
popular rarely used kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- robust, brawny, muscular, strong, sturdy
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- reasons, circumstances
- details, particulars, significance, meaning
- hindrance, inconvenience, objection
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- dull, slow, stupid, dull-brained
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- terse, concise, simple and clear
popular obsolete reading な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- fertile, productive, fruitful
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- stormy, threatening