List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- modesty, humility
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- rage, frenzy
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- narrow-minded, intolerant, petty
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- radical, extreme, eccentric
な adjective adjective (generic)
- menacing, threatening
irregular kanji usage noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb
- spoiled fun, loss of interest, damper (e.g. on the party), wet blanket, turn-off
yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- (just) out of curiosity, (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity, aimed chiefly at amusing, sensational (e.g. magazine)
usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) adverb Kansai-ben
- a lot, plenty, abundant, great many
- exaggerated, grandiose
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- stubbornness, pigheaded person
- miser
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- spite, resentment