List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
gikun or jukujikun JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic) な adjective
- rag, old cloth
- tattered clothes, ragged clothes, rags
- fault (one is trying to hide), defect, weakness
- worn-out, run-down, shabby, ragged, tattered
usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- immediate (effect, result, etc.), instant, instantaneous, prompt
な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- slowness of speech, awkwardness of speech
noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- shrewdness, sharpness, astuteness, acumen, tact
popular obsolete reading noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- talkativeness, garrulity, loquacity
formal or literary term noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- pride, arrogance
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- luxury, extravagance
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- arrogant, haughty
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- poor manufacture, poor quality, inferior goods
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- large and small matters, particulars, details, greatness and smallness, circumstances