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)
- typical, standard, fixed, stereotyped
noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- large-statured, tall
colloquial interjection な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する
- hey!, c'mon!
- pushy, overbearing, self-assured, aggressive
archaic な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- superior, excellent, outstanding
ateji rarely used kanji form onomatopoeic or mimetic word usually written using kana alone adverb adverb taking the と particle な adjective adjective (generic)
- focusing on only one thing, obsessively, intensely
- selfish, self-serving
な adjective adjective (generic)
- intersubjective
slang な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- hung like a horse, big-dicked
idiomatic expression な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- both eloquent and skilled
idiomatic expression expression な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- both eloquent and skilled
noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の な adjective noun noun (generic)
- semi-hard (bag, cheese, etc.)