List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
colloquial な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- dead drunk, blotto
colloquial noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- bungler, greenhorn, clumsy, poor hand
- low quality (of crops, fruits, etc.), poor produce
- wasp larva (esp. of yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps; used as food), bee larva, hornet larva
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- blunder, bungle, gaffe, mistake
- bungling, stupid, tactless, clumsy, awkward
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) archaic
- (laughing) foolishly, (smiling) thoughtlessly
- indiscreetly (talking), carelessly (speaking), frivolously, flippantly
- thin (paper, cloth, etc.), flimsy
- flaring up, bursting into flames
onomatopoeic or mimetic word な adjective adjective (generic) adverb noun or participle taking the aux. verb する noun (generic)
- chattering, prattling, gooey, messy (from mud, ink, etc.), slushy (e.g. snow)
onomatopoeic or mimetic word な adjective adjective (generic) adverb adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する noun (generic)
- sticky
onomatopoeic or mimetic word な adjective adjective (generic) adverb noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する
- non-stop talking, speaking indiscreetly, chattering
- thin, flimsy
popular JLPT N1 onomatopoeic or mimetic word な adjective adjective (generic) adverb noun or participle taking the aux. verb する noun (generic) adverb taking the と particle
- very hungry, starving, famished
- bowing repeatedly, kowtowing, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile
- denting, buckling, giving (in)
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun or participle taking the aux. verb する noun (generic)
- fluently (speaking a foreign language)
- incessantly (speaking), glibly, garrulously, volubly
- one after the other (flipping through pages)
- thin (paper, cloth, etc.), flimsy, weak
onomatopoeic or mimetic word noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective adverb adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する noun (generic)
- comfortably warm, steaming hot (food), piping hot, glowing (with warmth)