List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
colloquial な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) Kansai-ben adverb Tsugaru-ben
- unreasonable, absurd, irrational, confused, disordered
- very
abbreviation slang noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- sexy, but still cute
rare term な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- unrefined, tasteless, inelegant, prosaic, unpoetic, unromantic, boorish
gairaigo waseigo English origin colloquial な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する
- lovey-dovey, head-over-heels in love
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- great inconvenience, great deal of trouble, big nuisance, royal pain in the behind
な adjective adjective (generic)
- quiet, still, surreptitious
ateji noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- plump, somewhat large
な adjective adjective (generic)
- insular, closed, unsociable, exclusive
な adjective adjective (generic)
- energetic, vigorous
な adjective adjective (generic)
- wildly enthusiastic, crazy (about something)