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) noun (suffix) な adjective adjective (generic) counter
- authority, expert, connoisseur, well-informed person
- counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.
- understanding (esp. of male-female relations), tact, insight
- supernatural powers, magical powers
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- reverse, inversion, upside down
- unreasonable, absurd, wrong
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- minute, fine, detailed, subtle
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- minuscule amount, extremely small quantity
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- unknown, unidentified, unspecified
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- unpopular
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- poor (quality, conditions, etc.), bad, inferior, poor-quality
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- light, easy, non-serious, minor
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- intelligent, wise, bright, brilliant, clear-sighted
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- lack of policy, having no measures, lacking means