List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular gikun or jukujikun JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- adult, grown-up
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- large quantity, massive (quantity), mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
popular ateji rarely used kanji form noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective adverb
- natural, right, proper, just, reasonable, appropriate, deserved
- naturally, as a matter of course, rightly, deservedly, justly, of course
popular JLPT N3 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) colloquial
- subtle, delicate, fine
- difficult, complex, tricky, delicate (situation, position, etc.), close (e.g. decision)
- doubtful, questionable, dicey
- not great, iffy
popular JLPT N4 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- complex, complicated, intricate, mixed (feelings)
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- genuine, real, authentic, standard, orthodox
- full-scale, full-blown, all-out, full-fledged, fully fledged, full, proper, real, earnest, serious
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- flavor, flavour, taste
- charm, appeal, uniqueness, attractiveness
- experience, taste (e.g. of victory)
- smart, clever, witty, strange
popular JLPT N5 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- famous
- fame
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- fundamental, basic
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- public, official