List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- cruel and heartless, merciless, implacable
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- the point of an argument being clearly stated, the tenor of an argument being well-reasoned
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- being euphemistic and circumlocutory
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- stubbornly sticking to old ways, narrow-mindedly rejecting other people's views
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- stubbornly sticking to one's own convictions, being stubbornly independent
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- broad-minded and free in disposition, large-hearted and not scrupulous about trifles
irregular kanji usage usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- making light of, disregarding
な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- top-heavy
- big-headed
- overly-theoretical
usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- young and sweet, adorable, cute, tender, innocent
- pitiful, touching, pathetic, helpless
colloquial な adjective adjective (generic) adverb noun or participle taking the aux. verb する noun (generic)
- exhilarated, all smiles, tickled pink, pleased as punch