List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- severe, bitter, scathing
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- difficult to understand, unintelligible, abstruse
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb dated term な adjective adjective (generic)
- invention
- intelligent, clever, smart
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- remnant, fragment, incomplete set, incompleteness
- fraction, odd sum
- halfway, half-hearted, perfunctory
- irresponsible, foolish
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- inequality, unfairness
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- reluctant, unwilling, involuntary, unintentional, unintended, unlooked-for, disappointing
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- apathetic, indifferent, nonchalant, callous
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic)
- cheerful, bright
- clear, clean, honest, fair
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- significant, useful, meaningful, worthwhile, valuable, of interest
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- beneficial, profitable, useful, helpful, instructive