List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
colloquial な adjective adjective (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する noun (generic)
- obviously known, open secret, clear for all to see, being found out
な adjective adjective (generic)
- dissatisfied-looking, looking discontented
noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) adverb な adjective noun (suffix)
- remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers
- not very, not much
- too much, excessively, overly
- extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible
- more than, over
ateji noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- somewhat thick, relatively thick, thickish, on the thick side
ateji rarely used kanji form noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- relatively hot, fairly hot
な adjective adjective (generic)
- collective, group
な adjective adjective (generic)
- active, dynamic
- behavioural
noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- covered in blood, bloodstained, bloody, gory
な adjective adjective (generic)
- ostentatious, showy
な adjective adjective (generic)
- probable, likely