List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- whim, caprice, fancy
- capricious, fickle, whimsical, impulsive, changeable, temperamental
popular JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- quadrilateral, square
popular obsolete reading noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb な adjective adjective (generic) expression
- discourtesy, impoliteness
- excuse me, goodbye
- to leave
- to be rude
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- deep affection
- dear, beloved
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- ominous, sinister, unlucky, inauspicious
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- full stomach, filling one's stomach, eating one's fill
- complete, total, full, heartfelt, sincere
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- clear, serene
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- eternal, everlasting, perpetual, immemorial
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic) mathematics
- reversible
- invertible
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- strict, rigid, exact, fair, impartial