List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular JLPT N3 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- zealous, enthusiastic, ardent, fervent, keen, eager
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- instability, insecurity, crankiness
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- insufficient, inadequate, imperfect
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- unfair, unjust, wrongful, improper, unreasonable, unwarranted, unjustified, undeserved, undue
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- unlawful, illegal
- unreasonable, outrageous, unjust, unwarranted
popular JLPT N3 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- abundant, plentiful, rich, ample
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する mathematics
- satisfaction, contentment, gratification
- sufficient, satisfactory, enough, adequate, proper, decent
- satisfying (an equation)
popular JLPT N4 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb colloquial interjection mathematics noun taking the genitive case particle の
- unreasonable, unnatural, unjustifiable
- impossible
- forcible, forced, compulsory
- excessive (work, etc.), immoderate
- to work too hard, to try too hard
- no way, not a chance, never, dream on
- irrational
popular JLPT N3 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- superior, excellent, brilliant, outstanding
popular JLPT N3 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- easy, simple, plain