List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
onomatopoeic or mimetic word noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective adverb adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する noun (generic)
- frizzy (hair), wiry, kinky, curled up (leaves, etc.), shrivelled up
- sizzling, frizzling
- stingingly (of heat or cold), painfully, piercingly, bitingly
- cowering (in fear), shrinking back, being petrified
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- utterly lacking (in ability), hopeless, useless, poor
gikun or jukujikun noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- tedium, boredom, ennui
yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- flawless, absolute perfection
な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adverb noun noun (generic)
- beyond expectation, contrary to expectations, unexpectedly
な adjective adjective (generic)
- all-inclusive, all-embracing, overall, general
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- fop, swell, dude, coxcomb, vain person
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- sincerity, faithfulness
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- devoutness, devotion
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- nothing, nil, naught, nought