List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
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
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- partial, incomplete, imperfect
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- immediate, prompt, quick, rapid, urgent, pressing
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- timely, opportune
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- social, societal, societary
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- overwhelming
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- exceptional, unusual, extraordinary, unprecedented, singular
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- huge sum (esp. of money), enormous sum, massive amount
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- firm, strong, unbending, unyielding, uncompromising, stubborn, tough, hard-line