List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- indiscretion, imprudence, rudeness, misbehavior, misconduct, misdeed, immorality
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- failure, abortive (attempt, action)
popular obsolete reading search-only kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- daring, brave, bold, valiant, intrepid, dauntless
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- larva, larvae
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) たる adjective adverb taking the と particle
- stylish, smart, elegant, chic, refined, trim, neat
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- trivial, trifling
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- diminutive, dwarfish, pygmy, stunted, undersized
- narrow (e.g. thinking), small
popular obsolete reading な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) archaic adverb
- grand, luxurious, lavish, sumptuous
- great, large, big (e.g. storm)
- very, greatly, extremely
popular rarely used kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- fascinating, voluptuous, bewitching, captivating
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- wrong (guess or estimate), misdirected, irrelevant, off the point