List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
obsolete term noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- calm, peace, tranquility
な adjective adjective (generic)
- ecological
な adjective adjective (generic)
- selfish, self-indulgent, egotistical, self-centered
な adjective adjective (generic)
- no good at cooking
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- magnanimous in one's attitude of mind, grand in one's idea or mind-set
な adjective adjective (generic)
- extremely rude, impertinent, impolite
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- chaste (usu. to one's husband), faithful
な adjective adjective (generic)
- suggestive, pregnant (e.g. pregnant pause)
usually written using kana alone expression noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic) adverb
- a lot more, much more, and then some, and plenty more than that
obsolete reading noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- lotus leaf
- vulgar, wanton