List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- (doing something) in tears
expression な adjective adjective (generic)
- towering, astonishingly high
な adjective adjective (generic)
- minimal
expression な adjective adjective (generic)
- tasteless, dry as dust, insipid, flat, dull
expression な adjective adjective (generic)
- without optical correction (glasses, contact lens, etc.)
colloquial abbreviation noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- nudity
- stark naked
usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- a long time (since the last time), it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)
な adjective adjective (generic)
- pitch black, completely black
Internet slang expression な adjective adjective (generic)
- who benefits (from that)?, who cares?, who would want that?, who is it meant to appeal to?
- pointless, of benefit to no one, of interest to no one, appealing to no one, extremely niche
onomatopoeic or mimetic word noun noun (generic) adverb adverb taking the と particle noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun or participle taking the aux. verb する
- bubbliness (of a carbonated drink), sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink), fluffiness (of a cake, souffle, whipped cream)