List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- euphemistic, circumlocutory, roundabout, indirect
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- supple, flexible, elastic
- graceful, elegant, refined
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- gorgeous, gaudy, dazzling, gay, resplendent
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- homely woman, plain-looking woman
- female demon
popular irregular okurigana JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) adverb noun noun (generic)
- straight (ahead), direct, upright, erect
- straightforward, honest, frank
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic) adverb dated term
- direct
- honest, frank, straightforward, candid
- easygoing, lighthearted, friendly
- night duty, night watch
- being on duty (in a factory), shift
popular ateji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) Kansai-ben
- fool, idiot, simpleton
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- faint, dim, weak, slight, vague, indistinct, hazy
- poor, wretched, meagre, meager, scanty
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- perfect, complete, flawless
popular search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N5 な adjective adjective (generic) usually written using kana alone
- pretty, lovely, beautiful, fair
- clean, clear, pure, tidy, neat
- completely, entirely