List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic) adverb dated term
- direct
- honest, frank, straightforward, candid
- easygoing, lighthearted, friendly
- night duty, night watch
- being on duty (in a factory), shift
popular search-only kana form ateji rarely used kanji form colloquial usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) Kansai-ben
- fool, idiot, simpleton
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- faint, dim, weak, slight, vague, indistinct, hazy
- poor, wretched, meagre, meager, scanty
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- perfect, complete, flawless
popular search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N5 な adjective adjective (generic) usually written using kana alone
- pretty, lovely, beautiful, fair
- clean, clear, pure, tidy, neat
- completely, entirely
popular obsolete reading rarely used kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- greedy, avaricious, covetous
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の abbreviation noun noun (generic) slang
- sudden, abrupt, unexpected, immediate, hasty, improvised, impromptu, offhand
- impromptu skit
- bandwagon fan, fair-weather fan
popular search-only kana form ateji rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- easy, easygoing, carefree, happy-go-lucky, optimistic, leisurely, careless, thoughtless
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の shogi noun noun (generic)
- inevitable, necessary, foregone
- brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
popular rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- unhappiness, misfortune, ill luck