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 search-only kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- presumptuous, arrogant, audacious, forward, insolent
obsolete reading rare term noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- audacity, forwardness, effrontery, impertinence
な adjective adjective (generic)
- ephemeral, transitory
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- appropriateness, adequacy, aptness, relevance
usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- facetious, droll, funny
search-only kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- fierce, daring, savage, intrepid
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- miser, cheapskate, skinflint
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- many, plentiful
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- luxury, extravagance
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- perverseness, perverse person