List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の prefix
- pseudo, fake, imitation
な adjective adjective (generic)
- false pregnancy, phantom pregnancy, pseudopregnancy
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- long time (since the last time), first in a long time
yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の たる adjective adverb taking the と particle noun noun (generic)
- remaining unchanged (from the old state of things), none the better for the change (if at all)
irregular kanji usage noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- old evils, long-standing abuses, old-fashioned ways, outdated notions
- old-fashioned, outdated, outmoded, antiquated
な adjective adjective (generic)
- pleasure-seeking
usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) archaic
- pert, tomboyish, impudent, lively, boisterous
- gallant, chivalrous
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- robust (health), strong (constitution), sturdy
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- tetanus
rarely used kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- greedy, avaricious, rapacious, insatiable