List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- ordinary, common, commonplace, mediocre, unremarkable, undistinguished, uneventful
popular search-only kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- novel, original, new, innovative
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic) adverb
- separate, special, another
- separately
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- exaggeration, hyperbole
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- lofty, sublime, noble
- the sublime (aesthetics)
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- persistence, fortitude, indomitability
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- cool-headed, level-headed, hard-headed
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の historical term noun noun (generic)
- secret, clandestine, covert, stealthy
- spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.), secret agent
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する noun taking the genitive case particle の
- centrifuge
popular yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic)
- free, unrestricted, (with) complete mastery, completely in control