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) noun noun (generic)
- matte (finish, colour, etc.), matt, mat
- matte (metallurgy)
archaic な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- foolish, stupid, silly
obsolete term noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- elegant beauty, charm
suffix slang abbreviation な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- -less
- sexless (relationship)
な adjective adjective (generic)
- asymmetric
な adjective adjective (generic)
- physical (in science, medicine, etc.)
な adjective adjective (generic)
- time-sensitive
な adjective adjective (generic)
- passionate, ardent, enthusiastic
slang noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- super happy, wonderful, delightful, awesome
な adjective adjective (generic)
- crunchy