List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
obsolete reading usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) archaic
- negligent, careless
- easygoing, relaxed
rare term な adjective adjective (generic)
- firm and upright (character)
usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) slang
- delicious-looking, tasty-looking
- hot, sexy, desirable
な adjective adjective (generic)
- massive
な adjective adjective (generic)
- loose, slack
- gentle, easy, slow
- lenient, liberal, lax
gairaigo English origin noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- hot topic, something on everyone's lips
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone expression adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- exactly the same, exactly as is, without any change
な adjective adjective (generic)
- thin (of meat)
な adjective adjective (generic)
- botanical
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- faithful, devoted, true, honest, sincere