List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular irregular okurigana search-only kanji form JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- deep blue, bright blue
- ghastly pale, pallid, white as a sheet
popular yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- indecisive, irresolute, shilly-shally, vacillating
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- cleverness, skill, tact
- clever person (in a particular field), skillful person (skilful)
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- malicious, spiteful, vicious, wicked, devious, underhanded, sly
- shady and damp
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- fine quality
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- good performance, good work, great success
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) abbreviation interjection
- eager, earnest, ardent, kind, keen, acute
- OFF (on switch)
popular yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- a great variety of, diversity
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- exhilarating, thrilling, intensely pleasurable
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- philosophical