List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) archaic
- selfish, egoist
- self-indulgent, wilful, willful
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- forced, compulsory
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- hygienic, healthy, healthful, sanitary
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- realistic, pragmatic
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- individual, distinctive, unique, characteristic, personal, idiosyncratic
popular search-only kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- moderate, reserved, modest, temperate, restrained, low-key, conservative (estimate), self-effacing, unassuming
popular rarely used kanji form な adjective adjective (generic)
- trivial, trifling, slight, insignificant
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- season (for fruit, seafood, etc.), best time of the year (for)
- in vogue, popular, hot, fresh
popular ateji search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) archaic adverb
- proper, respectable, decent, honest
- entirely, completely, wholly, perfectly
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- nationwide, countrywide, national, throughout the country