List: pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
Adjectives occurring before nouns and not in a predicative position.
formal or literary term pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- devoted, loyal, true, faithful
pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- uncommon, extraordinary, rare
pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- worth seeing, must-see, noticeable, noteworthy
pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- meaningless, senseless, absurd
idiomatic expression expression pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- innocent-looking, looking as though one wouldn't hurt a fly, looking as though butter would not melt in one's mouth
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- which, what (way)
pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic) usually written using kana alone interjection
- what, what kind of, what sort of
- no ..., any
- adds emphasis to the preceding word
- no, not at all, oh (it's nothing)
pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- long, eternal
usually written using kana alone expression pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- (any) particular, special, particularly noteworthy, worth mentioning
usually written using kana alone expression pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- such