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List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.

Showing 1411 - 1420 of 5375 words for the list adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi). #adj-na
ぴったりpittari

popular  JLPT N3  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb  adverb taking the と particle  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  verb (generic)  noun (generic)  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

  • tightly, closely
  • exactly, precisely
  • suddenly (stopping)
  • perfectly (suited), ideally
ふらふらfurafura

popular  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb  adverb taking the と particle  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  verb (generic)  noun (generic)  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

  • unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet), shakily, staggering, tottering, reeling, dizzily, giddily
  • wavering (in one's mind), unsteadily, indecisively
  • aimlessly, unconsciously, whimsically, without thinking
ぶかぶかbukabuka

popular  JLPT N1  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  な adjective  adverb  adverb taking the と particle  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  noun (generic) 

  • too large (clothing), baggy, loose-fitting
  • bulging, warping
  • parp, toot, blast
ぶっきら棒ぶっきらぼうbukkirabou

popular  usually written using kana alone  な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun  noun (generic) 

  • curt, blunt, brusque
ぶらぶらburabura

popular  JLPT N1  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb  adverb taking the と particle  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  verb (generic)  noun (generic)  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

  • dangling, swaying, swinging
  • (walking) leisurely, aimlessly, strolling, wandering, rambling
  • idly, lazily, leisurely, aimlessly
ヘトヘトhetoheto

popular  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の 

  • completely exhausted, dead tired, knackered
まあまあmaamaa

popular  JLPT N2  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  な adjective  adverb  interjection  female term 

  • so-so, passable, not (so) bad, reasonable
  • now, now, there, there, there now
  • my, my, oh my!, dear me!
インチキinchiki

popular  noun  noun (generic)  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

  • cheating, fraud, trickery, deception
  • fake, bogus, quack, sham, counterfeit
カサカサkasakasa

popular  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  な adjective  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  noun (generic)  adverb  adverb taking the と particle 

  • dry and rough, desiccated
  • rustling
悪戯いたずらitazura

popular  gikun or jukujikun  search-only kana form  search-only kanji form  JLPT N3  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  transitive verb  intransitive verb  な adjective  adjective (generic)  humble language  euphemistic 

  • mischief, prank, trick, practical joke
  • mischievous, naughty
  • pastime, hobby
  • playing with (e.g. a lighter), fooling around with, messing around with, amusing oneself with, tampering with
  • lewd behaviour, sexual misconduct, sexual assault, molestation, rape

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