List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- ordinary, average, common, normal, like the average person, like most people
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- harmless
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- solid, firm, stout, burly, strong, sturdy
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb な adjective adjective (generic)
- filial piety, being kind to one's parents, taking care of one's parents
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone adverb adverb taking the と particle な adjective adjective (generic)
- very, extremely, surprisingly, fairly, quite, considerably, awfully, terribly
- terrible, horrid, contemptible, reprehensible
- remarkable, extraordinary
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- thickheaded, insensitive, dull, thick-skinned
popular rarely used kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- polite, courteous, hospitable
popular search-only kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- slow, sluggish, dull, slack, inactive
- lax (regulation, handling, etc.), slack, sloppy
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- quiet (e.g. neighbourhood), peaceful, tranquil
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- cramp, sprain, crick, strain (muscle)
- unreasonableness, absurdity
- illogical, unreasonable
- misdirected, misplaced, wrong (of estimate, guess)