List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
rarely used kanji form な adjective adjective (generic)
- stimulating, exciting, provocative
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- having one's own way, giving free rein to one's desires, acting as one pleases
irregular kanji usage な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- genius, prodigy, talented person
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) adverb
- real, true
noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- average (ability, looks, etc.), ordinary, normal, run-of-the-mill
rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- whim, caprice, vagary, eccentricity
irregular okurigana usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- lewdness, lewd person, pervert, lecher
search-only kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- desperate, reckless
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- naked, nude
- unvarnished (e.g. truth), plain (e.g. fact), frank, candid, outspoken
yojijukugo noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- monotonous, humdrum, stereotyped, banal, dull