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)
- negative, contradictory
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- surface, outward appearance
- superficial, shallow
な adjective adjective (generic)
- unrealistic, impractical, infeasible, unreal
な adjective adjective (generic)
- impractical, unpractical
な adjective adjective (generic)
- unsociable, retiring, solitude-loving
な adjective adjective (generic)
- inhuman, inhumane
noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- non-linear, nonlinear
な adjective adjective (generic)
- unscrupulous, dishonest, irresponsibly done (work, etc.)
な adjective adjective (generic)
- illogical
な adjective adjective (generic)
- tremendous, rapid, dramatic