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List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.

Showing 1381 - 1390 of 5395 words for the list adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi). #adj-na
ロマンチックromanchikku

popular  search-only kana form  JLPT N1  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

  • romantic
あべこべabekobe

popular  JLPT N1  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  な adjective  noun  noun (generic) 

  • contrary, opposite, inverse, reverse, back-to-front
あやふやayafuya

popular  JLPT N1  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

  • uncertain, indefinite, vague, ambiguous, equivocal, dubious, doubtful, non-committal
お喋りおしゃべりoshaberi

popular  search-only kanji form  JLPT N3  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  transitive verb  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

  • chattering, talk, idle talk, chat, chitchat, gossip
  • chatty, talkative, chatterbox, blabbermouth
お洒落おしゃれoshare

popular  search-only kanji form  JLPT N2  usually written using kana alone  な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb 

  • stylish, fashionable, trendy, chic, smartly dressed, careful about one's appearance
  • dressing (oneself) up, dressing smartly, dressing nicely, making oneself look attractive
  • fashionable dresser, smartly dressed person
カチカチkachikachi

popular  search-only kana form  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb taking the と particle  adverb  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  な adjective 

  • ticktock
  • chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock), knocking, clicking, clacking, clattering
  • dry and hard, (frozen) stiff
  • hidebound, die-hard, stubborn, obstinate, bigoted
  • scared stiff, tense, nervous, frightened
がさがさgasagasa

popular  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb  adverb taking the と particle  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  verb (generic)  noun (generic)  な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  noun 

  • rustling
  • dry, rough feeling, rough to the touch
  • rough (of a person), coarse, crude, unrefined, uncouth
  • catching fish with a net
がぶがぶgabugabu

popular  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb  adverb taking the と particle  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

  • gulping down (a drink), guzzling, chugging
  • sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
ぎゅうぎゅうgyuugyuu

popular  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb  adverb taking the と particle  な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の 

  • creaking, squeaking
  • packing in tightly, cramming, squeezing
  • hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.), tightly, with force
  • going hard (on someone), tormenting (e.g. with questions)
限り限りぎりぎりgirigiri

popular  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  usually written using kana alone  な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  noun  noun (generic)  adverb 

  • just barely, only just, at the very limit, at the last moment

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