List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- in good health, healthy, well, fit, robust, strong
- skilled, proficient, adept
- master, expert
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb
- composure, calmness, self-possession, presence of mind
- depositing (at the bottom), deposition, accumulation, adherence
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.), irregularity, nonuniformity, blotchiness
- unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.), inconsistency, instability
- fickleness, capriciousness, fitfulness
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- complex, intricate, complicated, confused, troublesome, vexatious, cumbersome
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- tragic but brave, heroic, grim
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- disquieting, threatening, turbulent, restless, unsettled, disturbing
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- calm, peace, serenity, tranquility, tranquillity
- composure, equanimity, presence of mind
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- irregularity, anomaly
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- apathy, lassitude, lethargy, languor
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) sensitive な adjective
- blindness
- blind (e.g. love, faith), reckless