List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- free and uncontrolled, behaving with abandon, freewheeling, totally uninhibited
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- ordinary and ignorant, mediocre and stupid
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- highly delighted, very pleased, deeply satisfied, brimming over with satisfaction
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- primitive and barbarous, uncivilized and barbaric
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- appropriate to one's lot in life, within one's means, fitting to one's position, suitable to one's social status
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- useless and harmful
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- illiterate and ignorant
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- pure and innocent, immaculate
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- talentless and incompetent, incompetent and unaccomplished
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- colorless and transparent