List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- big and round (esp. of eyes), round and cute
- spinning, whirling, rolling
- plump and round, chubby
- completely shaven (esp. of head), smoothly round
search-only kanji form expression な adjective adjective (generic)
- (very) cautious, careful
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- knowledgeable
な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- athletic, good at sports
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle な adjective adjective (generic)
- (eating) noisily, (chewing) with an open mouth, while smacking
- crumpled, creased
- messy, disorderly, untidy
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- very unskillful, extremely awkward
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- cheapskate, very miserly
colloquial abbreviation noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- sentimental, sentimentality
obsolete reading search-only kana form rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- fierce look, frightening look, tough look
- aggressive attitude, coercive attitude, taking a hard line
gairaigo waseigo English origin な adjective adjective (generic)
- occult, spooky, eerie