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 (prefix) noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun
- rough, crude, sloppy, messy
- miscellaneous
popular JLPT N5 noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic) な adjective adverb
- same, identical, equal, alike, equivalent
- anyway, in any case, if one must ..., if one has to ..., as long as ...
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- unreliable, uncertain, indefinite, unclear
popular JLPT N1 noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic) intransitive verb noun な adjective adjective (generic)
- to be stumped, to be at a loss, to be at one's wits' end, to be nonplussed
- to be fed up, to be tired (of), to be unable to bear, to be annoyed
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- omission, failure, incompleteness
- irregularity, mismanagement, misconduct, malpractice, carelessness, wastefulness, extravagance
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- originally, from the start, from the beginning, from the outset, by nature
- none the worse (for), (coming out) even, in the same position (as before)
popular rarely used kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- busy, high-stress, hectic, pressed (with business)
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- stout-hearted, firm, courageous, brave, tough
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- solemn, sublime, grand, magnificent, impressive
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- provocative, incendiary, inflammatory
- suggestive, lascivious, risqué