List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- atomic, indivisibility
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- opposite, reverse, contrary
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- fluid, unsettled
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun (suffix) archaic
- one line, one stretch (e.g. of road), one strand (e.g. of hair), one beam (e.g. of light), one ray, one length (e.g. of rope)
- earnest, resolute, intent, devoted, single-minded
- one bloodline, one clan
- ordinary, common
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- uncertainty, insecurity, inconstancy, indefinite, undecided
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- comparatively high, fairly expensive
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- economical, comparatively cheap
popular ateji rarely used kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) noun (suffix)
- single-minded, intent, determined, wholehearted, earnest, devoted (to)
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- unique, distinctive, novel, singular, unusual, special
- different color (colour)
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) dated term な adjective adjective (generic)
- a moment, a minute, an instant
- stubborn, obstinate