List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- vertical
- perpendicular
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb Buddhism
- suitable, appropriate, befitting, becoming, adequate, reasonable, proper
- conjoining, association, samprayukta
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- according to one's abilities, appropriate, reasonable
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- excessive, exorbitant
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- modern
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- independent, responsible, active, proactive
- subjective
popular JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- handy, convenient
- suitable, reasonable, moderate
popular search-only kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- more than enough, more than ample, exhaustive
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- artificial, unnatural
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- legitimate, orthodox, traditional