List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
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
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) abbreviation
- hot
- (hot) coffee
な adjective adjective (generic)
- average, ordinary, normal
な adjective adjective (generic)
- standard
- average, typical, normal, ordinary
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- anarchy
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- algorithmic
な adjective adjective (generic)
- eccentric
ateji rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- plain, frank, candid, open, direct, straightforward, unabashed, blatant, flagrant
usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- gallant, dashing, smart
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- careless person, scatterbrain, birdbrain, hasty person