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)
- carefree, comfortable, at ease
- easygoing, happy-go-lucky
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) jocular, humorous term dated term な adjective adjective (generic)
- masterpiece, masterwork, chef d'oeuvre, fine piece of work
- (unintentionally) hilarious, absurd (e.g. blunder), outrageous, wild
popular JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- modest, humble
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic)
- strict, close, precise, scrupulous
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する な adjective adjective (generic)
- filial piety
- showing devotion (to someone)
popular irregular okurigana JLPT N3 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- bright red, deep red, flushed (of face)
- downright (e.g. lie), complete, utter
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- relative
popular JLPT N5 adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- probably, likely, perhaps, maybe
- a lot of, much, many, considerable, large (amount), generous
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- economic slump, hard times, depression, recession
- poor (business), dull, slack, inactive
- gloomy, cheerless, dismal
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- unfairness, injustice, partiality