List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
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
JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) sumo
- upper part
- upper stream, upper course of a river
- right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV), stage left (actor's POV)
- skillful (in comparisons), dexterity
- over-arm grip on opponent's belt
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の たる adjective adverb taking the と particle
- tender sentiments, being overcome with emotions, having a tender feeling (for a person)
irregular okurigana archaic な adjective adjective (generic) adverb noun noun (generic)
- straight (ahead), direct, upright, erect
- straightforward, honest, frank