List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic) な adjective
- hack, untrained, incompetent, useless, quack (doctor)
onomatopoeic or mimetic word な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の colloquial manga slang noun noun (generic)
- crushed flat, flattened, squashed, flat-topped
- flat-chested girl
- sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- vain person, ostentatious person, show-off
な adjective adjective (generic)
- proud, triumphant, boastful
な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- refreshing
- neat, tidy, trim
search-only kanji form noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- very busy
colloquial な adjective adjective (generic)
- crummy, shabby, petty, lousy, puny, cheap, pathetic, feeble
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- good correspondent, ready writer
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- in high spirits, excited, energetic
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) abbreviation Buddhism
- dense, thick, crowded
- close (relationship), intimate
- minute, fine, careful
- secret
- esoteric Buddhism, secret Buddhist teachings