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)
- subjective
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- comfortable, carefree
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- security, stability, safety, peace
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- invincible, unrivaled, unrivalled, matchless, unbeatable, undefeatable
popular rarely used kanji form formal or literary term な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- intense, violent, severe, vehement
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- stubborn, dogged, persistent, tenacious
- tough, sturdy, hardy, strong
popular obsolete reading noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk), laity, man of the world, the world
- local manners, modern customs
- common, popular
- vulgar, low
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- variable, changeable, convertible, controllable
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- questionable, doubtful, suspicious
popular irregular kanji usage search-only kanji form yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- outrageous, preposterous, scandalous, inexcusable, absurd, execrable