List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular obsolete reading rarely used kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- greedy, avaricious, covetous
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の abbreviation noun noun (generic) slang
- sudden, abrupt, unexpected, immediate, hasty, improvised, impromptu, offhand
- impromptu skit
- bandwagon fan, fair-weather fan
popular search-only kana form ateji rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- easy, easygoing, carefree, happy-go-lucky, optimistic, leisurely, careless, thoughtless
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の shogi noun noun (generic)
- inevitable, necessary, foregone
- brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
popular rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- unhappiness, misfortune, ill luck
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- faint, indistinct, dim, vague, subtle, delicate
popular JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- pitch black
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- perfect circle
- cute
popular ateji usually written using kana alone yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) adverb
- disorderly, messy, ruined
- absurd, unreasonable, excessive, rash
- very, extremely
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- depression, melancholy, dejection, gloom, despondency