List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular noun noun (generic) dated term な adjective adjective (generic)
- one country
- the whole nation, the whole country
- stubborn, obstinate
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- firm (market), bullish
- strong (sales, economy, etc.), steady, sound
popular search-only kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- remarkable, striking, obvious
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- fundamental, basic
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- young and energetic, up-and-coming, new and excellent, newly produced, up-and-comer
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- faithful, devoted, loyal, honest, true
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- absolute secrecy
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- strict, severe, stern, rigid, rigorous, tough
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- happiness, well-being, joy, welfare, blessedness
popular JLPT N3 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- highly priced, expensive, valuable, costly