List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- sparse, thin, scattered, straggling, sporadic
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- carelessness, negligence, oversight
noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) archaic な adjective
- not wearing a mask (in kendo, noh, etc.)
- sober face
- sobriety
- face with no make-up, unpainted face
な adjective adjective (generic)
- creative
rarely used kanji form formal or literary term な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- hurried, hasty, busy, precipitate, sudden, abrupt
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- emotionally uplifting, stirring
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- healthy, robust
な adjective adjective (generic)
- quarrelsome, contentious
な adjective adjective (generic)
- reciprocal
な adjective adjective (generic)
- reciprocal