List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
gairaigo waseigo English origin noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- comedic style, humorous, funny, comical
onomatopoeic or mimetic word な adjective adjective (generic) noun or verb acting prenominally noun or participle taking the aux. verb する noun (generic)
- crumply (cloth, clothing, etc.), ruffled
- itchy and runny (nose)
な adjective adjective (generic)
- nontrivial (e.g. solution), non-obvious
な adjective adjective (generic)
- guilty
な adjective adjective (generic)
- reusable, recyclable
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- smooth and refreshing (of sake), light with a clean finish
colloquial noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- extremely low
mathematics noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- plane symmetry, symmetry with respect to a plane
な adjective adjective (generic)
- immoral, unethical
な adjective adjective (generic)
- apolitical, nonpolitical