List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) dated term
- skillful, adroit, dexterous, masterful, clever, ingenious, cunning
- craft, craftsmanship, skill, dexterity, design
- plot, scheme, artifice, trick
popular JLPT N3 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- extravagant, lavish, opulent, luxurious, magnificent, splendid, fancy, gorgeous
popular JLPT N1 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- regular, normal, formal, legal, established, legitimate
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- best, ideal, perfect
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- quick, speedy, prompt, rapid, swift
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 な adjective adjective (generic)
- liking very much, loving (something or someone), adoring, being very fond of
popular JLPT N4 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- important, serious, crucial
- valuable, precious
- serious matter, major incident, matter of grave concern, crisis
- great undertaking, great enterprise, great thing
- safe, OK
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic) mathematics
- optional, voluntary, arbitrary, random, discretionary, facultative, spontaneous, any
- arbitrary
popular JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- showy, loud, flashy, gaudy
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- sensitive, alert, aware, susceptible