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) noun taking the genitive case particle の archaic
- virtueless
- poor
な adjective adjective (generic)
- extraordinary, unusual, strange, unexpected
rare term な adjective adjective (generic)
- existential
な adjective adjective (generic)
- chronological, over time
な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- dangling, hanging, suspended
- pending, half done, in limbo, indecisive
な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- body-conscious (look), tight-fitting (clothing)
rare term な adjective adjective (generic)
- devilish
な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- too good (for a child, to be true, etc.)
- overproduction (e.g. of crops), making too much
search-only kanji form female term noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- impudence, sauciness
colloquial noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun or participle taking the aux. verb する noun (generic)
- (of a lie, etc.) obvious, transparent