List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) adverb obsolete term
- safety, security, peace, quiet
- safely, without incident, successfully
- good health
- inaction, ennui
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- harmful, hazardous
popular irregular reading rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic)
- bright and beautiful, gorgeous, showy, brilliant, splendid, gay, colorful, flowery
- prosperous, flourishing, thriving
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- bad condition, poor condition, disorder, slump, being out of form
- failure, rupture, breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) historical term
- peace, tranquility, tranquillity
- Heian period (794-1185)
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- democratic
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- predominance, superiority, ascendancy, advantage, supremacy
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- superior, excellent, fine
popular JLPT N3 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- pleasant, agreeable, comfortable