List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
JLPT N3 archaic な adjective adjective (generic)
- straight
- ordinary, common
- doing nothing
yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- impulsive and straightforward, guileless
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- direct, frank, straightforward, plain
- decisive, prompt
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- strange, rare, novel, curious
な adjective adjective (generic)
- analgesic
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- low-grade, low-class, low-quality, vulgar, cheap
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- low and damp
irregular kanji usage noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- low intelligence, low IQ, feeble-mindedness, imbecility
- unintelligent person, person with a low IQ
ateji noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- lowish, somewhat low, on the low side, low (ball)
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- low grade, inferiority, coarseness, vulgarity