List: pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
Adjectives occurring before nouns and not in a predicative position.
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic) Ichidan verb intransitive verb
- roaming, loitering, wandering, far astray
- to be able to loiter, to be able to roam
pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- inner (self, voice, man, etc.), internal (conflict, tension, competition, etc.), interior
pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- outer (self, etc.), external (conflict, tension, competition, etc.)
pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- exquisite (e.g. melody), melodious, delicate, enchanting
expression pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- indisputable
expression pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- inexcusable, unthinkable, unacceptable
- utterly unexpected, totally unforeseen
pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- minimum, (very) least, at least some (comfort, etc.), only (consolation, saving grace, etc.), sole
pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic) colloquial godan verb godan verb (archaic) intransitive verb
- savage, wild, unruly, fierce, rough
- to behave roughly, to get wild
pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- Mother (as in Mother Earth, Mother Nature, etc.)
rarely used kanji form pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- seeming (to be), appearing, apparently