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)
- 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
noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- excessive self-consciousness, excessively self-conscious person
な adjective adjective (generic)
- productive
- constructive, meaningful
usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- useless, vain, aimless, idle
obsolete kanji な adjective adjective (generic)
- glossy (e.g. hair), sleek, shiny, lustrous
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- medium thickness, medium width
colloquial onomatopoeic or mimetic word な adjective adjective (generic)
- thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.), utter, serious