List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
gikun or jukujikun archaic な adjective adjective (generic)
- clear (miracle, sign from the Gods) manifest
- plain as day, obvious, clear
な adjective adjective (generic)
- profoundly quiet, serene
obsolete term noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- peace, calm, tranquility
archaic noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- avariciousness and inhumanity
Buddhism noun noun (generic) archaic な adjective adjective (generic)
- complete emptiness (i.e. as a denial of the inherent existence of all things), nirvana (where this emptiness is realized)
- quiet and lonely
archaic な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- arrogant, haughty, self-important
な adjective adjective (generic)
- appearing as if something doesn't exist, casual, offhand
な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- arrogant, insolent, overbearing
な adjective adjective (generic) adverb
- halfway-done, mediocre, uncertain, half-hearted
- half-heartedly, insufficiently
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- plausible (but untrue), credible (e.g. lie), specious, seemingly truthful