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
- nervous temperament, worrier's disposition
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- knowing look
な adjective adjective (generic)
- calm, serene, tranquil, peaceful
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- horrible, cruel, atrocious
な adjective adjective (generic)
- commercial
な adjective adjective (generic)
- normative
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- keen eyes, piercing gaze, penetrating eyes
- insightfulness, acumen
irregular okurigana な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- kill-joy, wet-blanket, spoiling the fun
rarely used kanji form な adjective adjective (generic)
- intellectual
な adjective adjective (generic)
- theoretical