List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular usually written using kana alone suffix な adjective adjective (generic)
- does not seem, unlikely, improbable
popular abbreviation な adjective adjective (generic) prefix
- ecological, eco-
パーpaapopular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- paper (in rock-paper-scissors)
- disappearing completely, coming to nought, becoming worthless, losing everything
- foolishness, stupidity
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- overall, general, as a whole
popular gikun or jukujikun JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone adverb な adjective adjective (generic)
- how, in what way, how about
- questionable
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- future, possible, potential, prospective
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)
- tediously, persistently, repeatedly, at length
- lazily, idly, slovenly, sluggishly
- (boiling) to a pulp, to a mash, to a mush
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- rattling, clattering
- trembling, shivering, quaking, wobbling, swaying
- whining, grumbling, griping, bellyaching
- rickety, shaky, wobbly, decrepit, ramshackle, broken down
popular JLPT N2 polite language expression な adjective adjective (generic)
- thank you (for your hard work), I appreciate your efforts
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- rough (touch, voice, etc.), coarse, gritty, sandy, granular
- rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)