List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- miser, cheapskate, skinflint
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- many, plentiful
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- luxury, extravagance
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- perverseness, perverse person
な adjective adjective (generic)
- arbitrary
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- polite, courteous, civil
- friendship, (sexual) intimacy
search-only kanji form yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- superficially polite but actually rude, rude under a veneer of politeness, courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- flat
obsolete reading noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- intimacy, familiarity, closeness
yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic) たる adjective adverb taking the と particle
- obscure, vague, ambiguous