List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- wealth, riches, affluence, opulence
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- wild, uninhibited, extravagant, rampant
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- chronic
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- grace, refinement, elegance, daintiness
popular obsolete kanji noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- eloquence, fluency (of speech)
popular rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- darkness
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- mincing, chopping finely
- short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps)
- gradual, bit by bit, little by little
popular irregular okurigana な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- back-facing, backwards
- backward-looking, retrogressive, reactionary, retrospective, negative
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- one's original intention, one's initial enthusiasm
- inexperience, naivety, greenness
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- holiness, sacredness, sanctity, dignity