List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
noun noun (generic) abbreviation な adjective adjective (generic)
- Sparta (ancient Greek city-state)
- hard education, hard training, Spartan education
- strict, severe, stern, rigid, rigorous, tough
な adjective adjective (generic)
- borderless, without borders
な adjective adjective (generic)
- overall, general
な adjective adjective (generic)
- impracticable, infeasible, unworkable, impossible to carry out
な adjective adjective (generic)
- conservative (esp. medical treatment), preservative
な adjective adjective (generic)
- patriotic
な adjective adjective (generic)
- cooperative, conciliatory
obsolete term な adjective adjective (generic)
- full-speed (dash), sudden
な adjective adjective (generic)
- melodramatic
usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- open, public, overt