List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- inferior, base, vulgar, low grade, lower class
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- stupid, foolish, idiotic, inane
- fool, idiot, blockhead, half-wit
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- willful, wilful, selfish, self-centered, egoistic
- carefree, do-as-you-please, freewheeling, free spirited
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- affected, smug, pompous, conceited, snobby, pretentious
popular irregular kanji usage adverb obsolete term な adjective adjective (generic)
- hurriedly, in a hurry, hastily, in haste
- sudden, abrupt
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- macroscopic
- comprehensive, all-including, broad
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adverb
- a little, a few, small, slight, trifling, meagre, meager, narrow (margin)
- only, just, merely, no more than
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- nearsightedness, shortsightedness, myopia
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- admirable, commendable, praiseworthy, laudable, brave, heroic, noble, courageous
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb な adjective adjective (generic)
- modesty, humility, being humble