List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- ordinary, average, common, normal, like the average person, like most people
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- harmless
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- solid, firm, stout, burly, strong, sturdy
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb な adjective adjective (generic)
- filial piety, being kind to one's parents, taking care of one's parents
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone adverb adverb taking the と particle な adjective adjective (generic)
- very, extremely, surprisingly, fairly, quite, considerably, awfully, terribly
- terrible, horrid, contemptible, reprehensible
- remarkable, extraordinary
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- thickheaded, insensitive, dull, thick-skinned
popular JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- unclean, dirty, unsanitary, filthy
- indecent, dirty (story, money, etc.), obscene, immoral
popular JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) colloquial
- cool, calm, composed, unconcerned, nonchalant, unmoved, indifferent
- all right, fine, OK, okay
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- exorbitant, outrageous, ridiculous, absurd, excessive, inordinate, extravagant, immoderate
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- incompetence, inefficiency, inability, incapacity
- incompetent person