List: pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
Adjectives occurring before nouns and not in a predicative position.
popular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- a certain ..., some ...
popular irregular reading pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- outrageous, wild (ambition, idea, etc.), crazy, inordinate, extravagant (e.g. claims), audacious, reckless, thoughtless, monstrous, appalling
popular JLPT N4 pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- that sort of, that kind of, like that, such, so
popular JLPT N5 pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- this sort of, this kind of, like this, such
popular JLPT N4 pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic) colloquial interjection
- such, that sort of, that kind of, like that
- no way!, never!
popular JLPT N3 pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- what kind of, what sort of, what
- no matter what (kind of), whatever, any, all
popular gikun or jukujikun JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- what is called, what you call, what they call, so-called
popular JLPT N3 pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- considerable, great, important, significant, a big deal
popular irregular kanji usage JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- next (day, morning, etc.), following
popular usually written using kana alone colloquial pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- various, a variety of, all sorts of, many (different)