List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
formal or literary term な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- haughty, arrogant, insolent, proud
irregular kanji usage な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- haughty, arrogant, supercilious
yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic)
- haughty, arrogant, overbearing
obsolete term な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- haughty, arrogant, insolent, proud
rarely used kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- presumptuous, arrogant, audacious, forward, insolent
obsolete reading rare term noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- audacity, forwardness, effrontery, impertinence
な adjective adjective (generic)
- ephemeral, transitory
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- appropriateness, adequacy, aptness, relevance
usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- facetious, droll, funny
search-only kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- fierce, daring, savage, intrepid