List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb
- tolerance, open-mindedness, forbearance, generosity, magnanimity
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- scarce, rare
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- mighty, powerful
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- grave, solemn, serious
- harsh (e.g. truth), hard, strict
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- the best, ideal
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- digression, many divergences
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- great, grand, extensive, large-scale
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- rare
- strange, odd, peculiar, curious
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- abrupt, sudden
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- prioritized, focused, concentrated, predominant