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)
- mythical, mythological
な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- extremely grateful
noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- perfectly reasonable, completely natural, perfectly good (e.g. reason)
な adjective adjective (generic)
- very rude, very insolent, extremely reprehensible, outrageous
expression な adjective adjective (generic)
- fail-safe, foolproof, totally safe
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- sage, wise man, philosopher, disciple
- sagacity, wisdom, intelligence
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- stupid, foolish
search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- being fond of children, person who likes children
- being liked by children
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- crisp, curt, laconic, terse, spare
な adjective adjective (generic)
- insulting, derogatory