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List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.

Showing 1861 - 1870 of 5395 words for the list adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi). #adj-na
ほかほかhokahoka

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)
ほやほやhoyahoya

onomatopoeic or mimetic word  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  な adjective 

  • hot (e.g. from the oven), steaming (from the pot), fresh
  • fresh (e.g. out of university), new (e.g. married couple)
ボサボサbosabosa

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) 

  • ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.), unkempt, dishevelled, untidy, tousled
  • idling away time, dawdling, dilly-dallying
ぼちぼちbochibochi

onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb  adverb taking the と particle  な adjective  adjective (generic)  Kansai-ben 

  • leisurely, slowly, gradually, steadily, little by little
  • soon, shortly
  • here and there, scattered, dotted
  • not bad, passable, so-so
ぽろぽろporoporo

onomatopoeic or mimetic word  な adjective  adjective (generic)  adverb  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する 

  • in large drops
まっ四角まっしかくmasshikaku

noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  な adjective  noun  noun (generic) 

  • square
やんちゃyancha

な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun  noun (generic) 

  • naughty, mischievous
  • rascal, naughty kid
緩々ゆるゆるyuruyuru

search-only kana form  rarely used kanji form  search-only kanji form  usually written using kana alone  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  な adjective  adjective (generic)  adverb 

  • very loose, slowly, leisurely
よぼよぼyoboyobo

onomatopoeic or mimetic word  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  な adjective  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  noun (generic)  adverb  adverb taking the と particle 

  • doddering, tottering, unsteady, shaky, decrepit, infirm, frail, feeble
碌ろくroku

ateji  usually written using kana alone  な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun  noun (generic) 

  • satisfactory, decent, good, proper, worthy

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