List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
な adjective adjective (generic)
- wild, rough, unrefined, unpolished, rugged, tough
な adjective adjective (generic)
- operational
- manipulative
abbreviation slang noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- slightly difficult
abbreviation slang noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- narcissistic
slang な adjective adjective (generic)
- oily (face, hair, food, etc.)
- persistent (person, personality, etc.), insistent
な adjective adjective (generic)
- oily, greasy
onomatopoeic or mimetic word colloquial adverb adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- brimming with youthful enthusiasm, in high spirits, raring to go, overflowing with youthful energy, acting all cute and charged up
expression な adjective adjective (generic)
- stereotyped, stereotypical, invariable, like clockwork, regular
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- without preparation, off the cuff, abrupt, without warning
- unreserved, without restraint, frank, blunt, direct
- beginning, start, outset
な adjective adjective (generic)
- geometrical