List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- once and for all, completely
- spotlessly
noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- ambitious
な adjective adjective (generic)
- concise, brief
- humble, frugal
- modest, discrete
search-only kana form な adjective adjective (generic)
- immoral
ateji な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- suspicious
な adjective adjective (generic)
- procedural, methodical
noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- chromatic
abbreviation な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- high society
gairaigo waseigo English origin な adjective adjective (generic)
- fantastic, fanciful
な adjective adjective (generic)
- linguistic