List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular rarely used kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- brutal, cruel, merciless, ruthless, cold-blooded
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- excellent, superb, first-rate
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- popular, folksy, plebeian, ordinary, unpretentious
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- very great, enormous, serious
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- low price, moderate price
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- esthetic, aesthetic
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- unfit, unsuitable, unmarketable
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- blur
- blurred, indistinct
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- dishonor, dishonour, disgrace, shame
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- immortal, undying, indestructible