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)
- smooth
- meticulous, painstaking, detailed
adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- to the limit, to the full, as much as possible, with all one's might
ateji colloquial usually written using kana alone adverb な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- very, extremely, so
- absurd, ridiculous, nonsensical
- excessive, extreme
な adjective adjective (generic)
- escapist, evasive
rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- arrogance, haughtiness, pride
な adjective adjective (generic)
- high-handed, oppressive
ateji search-only kanji form noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic) mahjong
- highish, somewhat high, on the high side, high (ball)
- somewhat expensive, comparatively expensive, on the expensive side
- wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- noble, lofty
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- high pitch
な adjective adjective (generic)
- highbrow, high-toned, transcendent, transcendental