List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb な adjective adjective (generic)
- settling down, quieting down, cooling down, cooling off
- stillness, quiet, tranquility
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- obstinate, stubborn, inflexible
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- formal, courteous, ritual, ritualistic
popular search-only kanji form yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- absurd, nonsensical, preposterous
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- noble, high and noble, exalted
- noble (character), refined, dignified
- precious, expensive, valuable
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- dreary, bleak, monotonous, barren
- tasteless, unrefined
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- empirical, positive
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- delicate, minute, fine, detailed, subtle
popular mathematics physics computing noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- linear
popular search-only kanji form noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) な adjective abbreviation finance
- bottomless (bucket, etc.)
- unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.), boundless, extreme, uninhibited
- imprudent, indiscreet, undisciplined, careless
- extremely heavy drinker
- freefall (of a market)