List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular search-only kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- rapid succession (e.g. questions)
popular yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- fantastic, bizarre, incredible, unbelievable
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- heroic, fierce, grand, sublime, magnificent
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- overhasty, rash, premature
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- handsome, shapely, clean-cut (features)
- decent, proper, correct, upright, graceful
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- mid-range, mid-scale, mid-size
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- grave, sad, mournful, sorrowful, pensive
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- keen, acute, heartfelt
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- young and old, all ages
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- inconvenient, inexpedient, unfavourable, troublesome, difficult
- wrong, improper, objectionable, unjustifiable