List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
noun noun (generic) obsolete term な adjective adjective (generic)
- one color
- using only one type of plant (in ikebana)
- earnest, single-minded, wholehearted
な adjective adjective (generic)
- unavailable, disabled
な adjective adjective (generic)
- unsubstantiated, flimsy
obsolete term な adjective adjective (generic)
- odd, strange, queer, weird, bizarre
ateji search-only kanji form な adjective adjective (generic)
- extremely weird, very eccentric
な adjective adjective (generic)
- self-deprecating
な adjective adjective (generic)
- self-conscious, self-aware
な adjective adjective (generic)
- skeptical, sceptical, incredulous
な adjective adjective (generic)
- dear
ateji noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- shallowish, somewhat shallow, on the shallow side, rather shallow