List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- special, particular, peculiar, unique
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の Buddhism
- secret, secrecy, confidentiality, privacy
- mystery
- secret (e.g. to success)
- esoteric teachings
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- dullness, slump, stagnation, inactivity, depression
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- injustice, unfairness, wrongdoing, iniquity, impropriety, irregularity, dishonesty, illegality, fraud
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- opaque, obscure, murky, turbid
- opacity, obscurity
- unclear, unpredictable, uncertain
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- legal
popular な adjective adjective (generic) adverb noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- soon, in a moment, before long, shortly
- nearby, close
- direct
- spot transaction, cash transaction
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun (suffix)
- shape, form, figure, posture, pose
- appearance
- state, situation
- suitable, fit, reasonable
- about
popular irregular kanji usage JLPT N3 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- advantageous, favourable, better, stronger
- profitable, lucrative, gainful, paying
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- economic, financial
- economical, thrifty, frugal