List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- blockhead, dunce, dimwit, dolt, slowcoach, slowpoke
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- thickheaded, slow-witted, phlegmatic, stolid, bovine
- slow (of one's movements), sluggish
な adjective adjective (generic)
- immanent, internal, intrinsic
な adjective adjective (generic)
- internal
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- richer than it appears
な adjective adjective (generic)
- inner, internal, inside
な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic) psychology
- persistent, stubborn, clingy (personality), obsessive, grudge-holding
- sticky, viscous
- viscous temperament (in Kretschmer's classification), epileptoid temperament
formal or literary term noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- bravery, valor, prowess
な adjective adjective (generic)
- businesslike, operational, matter-of-fact, professional, transactional
noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- viscous, mucilaginous