List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
search-only kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- desperate, reckless
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- naked, nude
- unvarnished (e.g. truth), plain (e.g. fact), frank, candid, outspoken
yojijukugo noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- monotonous, humdrum, stereotyped, banal, dull
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) expression
- hurry, rush, flurry
- simple, brief, quick
- rough, crude, careless, inadequate
- yours sincerely, yours in haste
obsolete kanji な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- cool and refreshing
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- abrupt, sudden
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb
- dense, populous, crowded, thick
yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- plain and simple, straightforward
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- intuitive
usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- round and cute (esp. of eyes)