List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- faint, indistinct, dim, vague, subtle, delicate
popular JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- pitch black
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- perfect circle
- cute
popular ateji usually written using kana alone yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) adverb
- disorderly, messy, ruined
- absurd, unreasonable, excessive, rash
- very, extremely
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- depression, melancholy, dejection, gloom, despondency
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- very, greatly, much, to a large extent, quite
- just about to, almost, very nearly
popular ateji rarely used kanji form な adjective adjective (generic)
- shallow, superficial, thoughtless, short-sighted, foolish, silly
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- abstemious, austere
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- degenerate, decadent, corrupt
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- good handwriting, skillful penmanship
- speedy writing, vigorous writing