List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- vulgar, indecent, coarse, crude
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- frivolous, flippant, superficial, shallow, trifling, insincere
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun (prefix) noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun
- rough, crude, sloppy, messy
- miscellaneous
popular JLPT N5 noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic) な adjective adverb
- same, identical, equal, alike, equivalent
- anyway, in any case, if one must ..., if one has to ..., as long as ...
popular rarely used kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- busy, high-stress, hectic, pressed (with business)
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- idleness, inactivity
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- stout-hearted, firm, courageous, brave, tough
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- solemn, sublime, grand, magnificent, impressive
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- provocative, incendiary, inflammatory
- suggestive, lascivious, risqué
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- comfort, ease