List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- truth, reality, actuality, fact
- proper, right, correct, official
- genuine, authentic, real, natural, veritable
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun (prefix)
- honor, honour, credit, glory, fame, distinction
- prestige, dignity, reputation, honor, good name
- honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
popular JLPT N3 な adjective adjective (generic)
- clear, precise, definite, distinct
popular JLPT N3 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) martial arts
- valid, effective
- yuko (judo)
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- influential, prominent
- strong, likely, plausible, potent
popular irregular okurigana rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 な adjective adjective (generic) adverb
- sure, certain, positive, definite
- reliable, trustworthy, safe, sound, firm, accurate, correct, exact
- If I'm not mistaken, If I remember correctly, If I remember rightly
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- doomed (business, trade, etc.), in a bad state, poor
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- lively, active, vigorous, animated, brisk
popular JLPT N4 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- sudden, abrupt, unexpected
- urgent, pressing
- steep, sharp, precipitous
- rapid, swift, fast
- emergency, crisis, danger
- urgency, hurrying, haste
- (in gagaku or noh) end of a song
popular JLPT N3 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- rapid (e.g. progress)