List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- Orwellian
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- neither gain nor loss, neither too much nor too little
noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- bright yellow
な adjective adjective (generic)
- insulting, offensive
noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- wrong (guess or estimate), misdirected
な adjective adjective (generic)
- violent
noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- somewhat hard, somewhat firm, fairly hard, on the hard side
noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- softish, relatively soft, somewhat soft, on the soft side
obsolete reading search-only kanji form な adjective adjective (generic)
- laconic, of few words, reticent, quiet
JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- lavish, luxurious, showy, gaudy