List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- disagreeableness, unpleasantness, nastiness, offensiveness, tastelessness
- cutting remark, disagreeable remark, snide comment, sarcastic comment
rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- cavity, hollow, void
- hollow (voice, smile, etc.), blank (eyes, look, etc.), vacant (expression, stare, etc.), empty (words, heart, etc.)
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- considerably, fairly, quite, rather, pretty
formal or literary term な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- fierce
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) archaic
- vulgar person, low-life, sleazebag, boor
- lowly person, person of humble rank, peasant, churl
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- low birth, humble origin
- lowly, base, vulgar, coarse
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- cruel, inhumane, callous, brutal
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- bold, daring, dauntless, intrepid, stout-hearted
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- obstinacy, stubbornness
な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- bravery, prowess