List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone adverb な adjective adjective (generic)
- still, as yet, only
- (not) yet
- more, (more) still
- at least, comparatively, relatively
- unfinished, incomplete, not yet done
popular ateji JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) colloquial adverb
- nonsensical, unreasonable, absurd, unrealistic
- awfully, extremely, to excess, senseless, reckless
- disorder, confusion, being jumbled, being mixed up
- very, extremely, excessively
popular search-only kana form ateji JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) adverb
- absurd, unreasonable, nonsensical, preposterous, incoherent
- extreme, senseless, reckless, wanton
- disorderly, chaotic, confused, messy
- incredibly, really, so, super
popular ateji な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- boorish, unsophisticated, unrefined, uncouth, tasteless, insensitive, thoughtless, dumb
popular gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone adverb な adjective adjective (generic)
- as one would expect, just as you'd expect (from), just like (someone)
- still, all the same, after all
- even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- fluent (in a language), flowing
popular JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic)
- cheerful, merry, sunny, melodious
- bright (sky, day, etc.), fine, clear
popular ateji usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- naughty, mischievous, unruly
popular usually written using kana alone expression archaic な adjective adjective (generic)
- not to mention ..., needless to say ..., not to speak of ..., not only ...
- negligent, neglectful, careless, remiss
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- methodical, precise, meticulous, scrupulous, regular, punctual
- wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it