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 taking the genitive case particle の
- defenseless, defenceless, unprotected, vulnerable
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- heroic, brave, majestic, soul-stirring, lively, gallant
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- disorder, confusion, chaos
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- tragic
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- fragmentary
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- great storm, very severe weather
- upset, surprise result
- agitation, upheaval, great confusion, disorder
popular JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- unclean, dirty, unsanitary, filthy
- indecent, dirty (story, money, etc.), obscene, immoral
popular JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) colloquial
- cool, calm, composed, unconcerned, nonchalant, unmoved, indifferent
- all right, fine, OK, okay
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- exorbitant, outrageous, ridiculous, absurd, excessive, inordinate, extravagant, immoderate
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- incompetence, inefficiency, inability, incapacity
- incompetent person