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 noun (generic)
- wealth, prosperity
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- sophisticated, refined, witty, urbane, unconstrained
JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- free and easy, open-hearted, relaxed, not fussy, frank
irregular reading な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- fierce (fight, competition, etc.), severe, hot, hard, bitter, keen, cutthroat
rarely used kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- sly, cunning, crafty
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- vulgar, indecent, crude, sordid
- jumbled (of a place), disorderly, chaotic, messy
usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- obscene, indecent, dirty, improper
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) dated term
- annoyance, irritation, vexation
- abdominal spasms, convulsions, cramps
search-only kana form ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- crumpled, wrinkled, crinkled, creased
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- weakness, feebleness, imbecility