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)
- dead drunk
irregular reading な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- curt, blunt, brusque
な adjective adjective (generic)
- flat broke, cleaned out, penniless
rarely used kanji form onomatopoeic or mimetic word usually written using kana alone 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)
- smooth (skin, stone, etc.), sleek, velvety, silky
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- sloppy, slovenly, slipshod, negligent, loose, unkempt
obsolete reading な adjective adjective (generic) adverb archaic noun noun (generic)
- madly in love, completely charmed (by), head over heels (for)
- from the heart, entirely, completely
- bottom of one's heart
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- graceful, willowy, lissome, soft and tender
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- height (of summer, party, etc.), (in) full swing
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- heavily laden (of a branch), sagging, drooping, bent low
usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- blunt, curt, brusque