List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- cheerful, jovial, merry, lively
- weather, season
- spirit of yang
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- logical
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- parallelism, running parallel (to, with)
- running concurrently, occurring at the same time, keeping pace with
- not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
popular irregular okurigana な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- back-facing, backwards
- backward-looking, retrogressive, reactionary, retrospective, negative
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- one's original intention, one's initial enthusiasm
- inexperience, naivety, greenness
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- holiness, sacredness, sanctity, dignity
popular JLPT N3 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- accurate, correct, precise, exact
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- being very busy, busyness
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- fatal, lethal
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- cheap, economical