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)
- worst, poor and boring, uncool
noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- good correspondent, ready writer
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- in high spirits, excited, energetic
な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) abbreviation Buddhism
- dense, thick, crowded
- close (relationship), intimate
- minute, fine, careful
- secret
- esoteric Buddhism, secret Buddhist teachings
noun noun (generic) noun (prefix) な adjective adjective (generic)
- Saint, St., S.
- sacred, holy, pure
usually written using kana alone rare term な adjective adjective (generic)
- unconcerned (about), unbothered, unworried, nonchalant, not caring, not minding
- easy, simple
expression な adjective adjective (generic)
- breathtaking, thrilling
usually written using kana alone suffix な adjective adjective (generic)
- apt to (do), liable to, prone to, inclined to, tend to
- predominantly, mostly, having lots of
- ... reaps the rewards, ... takes the prize, ... wins
usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- frequent, continual, constant, repeated
- great, intense, strong, severe, extreme
onomatopoeic or mimetic word な adjective adjective (generic) adverb adverb taking the と particle
- extremely angry, furious, enraged
- fiercely (shine), blazingly, intensely
- merrily (burn away), red-hot
- with a clang