List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- reasonable (price)
obsolete kanji な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- eloquence, oratory
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- poor and lowly
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- dull, slow, sluggish, inactive, inanimate, quiet, lethargic
rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- poor, pitiful, piteous, pitiable
な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- disused, unused
- useless, wasteful, of no use
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- unsightly, ungraceful, clumsy, awkward, unpresentable, unshapely, ungainly, uncouth, untidy
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- impoliteness, carelessness, misconduct, clumsiness
rarely used kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- narrow-minded, obstinate, stubborn, perverse, unreasonable, warped, bigoted, eccentric
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- flattery, adulation