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)
- extensive knowledge, erudition
- learned, erudite, well-informed, knowledgeable
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- secondary
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- unsociable, unfriendly, blunt, surly, curt, cold, brusque
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- proud, triumphant, boastful, self-satisfied
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- superhuman
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- ordinary (esp. life or behavior), typical, conventional, standard, average
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective abbreviation
- red-hot iron
- swords and guns
- gunfire
- termagancy, violent temper
- gambler
- red flesh of lean tuna
popular prefix な adjective adjective (generic) たる adjective adverb taking the と particle
- the most, the extreme
- prime, conspicuous
popular usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- open, public, overt, free, unreserved, uninhibited
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- thoughtless, rash, hasty, imprudent