List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
gairaigo English origin popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic)
- careless (with something, esp. time, money, promises, etc.), lax, sloppy, slack
- loose-fitting, relaxed-fit, baggy
- laid-back (e.g. beat, rhythm), easygoing (e.g. atmosphere), relaxed
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- rare, uncommon, unusual
- rare, lightly cooked
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- retro, nostalgic, old-fashioned
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- local
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- long
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- wide
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- wild
popular noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) な adjective noun taking the genitive case particle の abbreviation
- one-man (show, team, etc.)
- tyrant, dictatorial person
- conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver), conductorless train
rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front, wrong way round
search-only kanji form yojijukugo noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- stormy and full of drama, full of ups and downs, with many vicissitudes