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List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.

Showing 4911 - 4920 of 5538 words for the list adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi). #adj-na
なだらかnadaraka

な adjective  adjective (generic) 

  • gently sloping, gentle, gradual, easy
  • smooth (process), gentle (e.g. tone of voice), slow (e.g. growth)
びちゃびちゃbichabicha

onomatopoeic or mimetic word  な adjective  adjective (generic)  adverb  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する 

  • splashing, dabbling
ふかふかfukafuka

search-only kana form  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  な adjective  adverb  adverb taking the と particle  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  noun (generic)  archaic 

  • soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato)
  • absent-mindedly
不器用ぶきっちょbukitcho

usually written using kana alone  colloquial  な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun  noun (generic) 

  • clumsy, awkward, unskillful
  • incompetent, inept, bungling, (socially) awkward, gawky, gauche
ぼそぼそbosoboso

onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb  adverb taking the と particle  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  verb (generic)  noun (generic)  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

  • in a subdued voice, in undertones, in a whisper, in a mumble, in a murmur
  • dry and tasteless, stale
ヨレヨレyoreyore

onomatopoeic or mimetic word  な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の 

  • worn-out, shabby, seedy, wrinkled-up, threadbare
  • completely exhausted
金ピカきんピカkinpika

な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  noun  noun (generic) 

  • golden and shiny
  • gaudy, gaudily decorated
  • brand spanking new, new and shiny
四角四面しかくしめんshikakushimen

yojijukugo  な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  noun  noun (generic) 

  • square, formal, prim, stuffy
長めながめnagame

noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  な adjective  noun  noun (generic) 

  • longish, moderately long, somewhat long, fairly long
潤滑じゅんかつjunkatsu

noun  noun (generic)  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

  • lubrication, smoothness

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