List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- perfect beauty with no trace of artifice, flawless
noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- skyrocketing (prices)
obsolete reading yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- peerless, unequaled, unequalled
な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- peerless, unequaled, unequalled
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- naivete
search-only kanji form yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- innocent, naive, artless, unaffected, genuine, childlike
ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) interjection
- splendid, praiseworthy, admirable, brilliant
- well done!, bravo!
な adjective adjective (generic)
- legendary
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- rustic, country-style
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- careless, negligent