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 noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb
- dense, populous, crowded, thick
yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- plain and simple, straightforward
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- intuitive
usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- round and cute (esp. of eyes)
usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- diligent, industrious, skillful, dextrous
noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- coldhearted, pitiless, merciless, heartless
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- treacherous, wicked, perverse
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