List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- being the sole winner, beating everyone else
- winner-take-all
- mostly alone, mostly by oneself
usually written using kana alone expression noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- small amount, jot, nothing much, (to a) slight degree, wee bit
usually written using kana alone expression な adjective adjective (generic) adverb
- as if ..., as if to say ..., as though ...
usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- meaningful, suggestive
な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- out of fashion, out of style, outmoded
な adjective adjective (generic)
- leading (e.g. role), instructive, guiding
usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- making light of, disregarding
rare term な adjective adjective (generic)
- very lovely, extremely nice, absolutely wonderful, truly splendid
medicine な adjective adjective (generic)
- percutaneous, transcutaneous
な adjective adjective (generic)
- magical, sorcerous, supernatural