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)
- comprehensive, exhaustive, cyclopedic, encompassing
な adjective adjective (generic)
- fruity
な adjective adjective (generic)
- artistic
な adjective adjective (generic)
- deductive
な adjective adjective (generic)
- diachronic
colloquial noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- rudeness, rude person
usually written using kana alone noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- a little tight, a little snug
- a little strong, a little harsh
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- creakily
- close (i.e. with no room to spare)
onomatopoeic or mimetic word noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective adverb adverb taking the と particle
- soggy, soaking, drenched
- incessantly (complaining)
noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- hard (due to freezing, drying, etc.)
- wound up, tense