List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- various, diverse, different, divergent, divided, conflicting
irregular okurigana noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- nudity
- stark naked
search-only kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- ignorant, unenlightened, uncivilized, uncivilised
search-only kanji form formal or literary term な adjective adjective (generic) たる adjective adverb taking the と particle
- biting (cold), severe, intense, piercing
な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- forgetful, oblivious of, negligent
な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- oblong, vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes), portrait orientation
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- (idle) ease, idleness, leisureliness
noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- unfortunate, unhappy, ill-fated, hapless
rarely used kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- clever, bright, sharp, wise, intelligent, sagacious
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- large-hearted, generous, liberal, open-handed, magnanimous, easygoing
- placid, composed, cool, collected