形けい容よう動どう詞し

noun

adjectival noun; na-adjective

A Japanese part of speech that behaves like a noun but functions adjectivally with な or の. In traditional Japanese grammar, it includes ナリ活用 and タリ活用 types. Often called 'na-adjective' in learner materials.

• 「静しずか」は形けい容よう動どう詞しの典てん型けい的てきな例れいです。

  "Shizuka" is a typical example of an adjectival noun.

• 日本にほん語ご教きょう育いくでは、形けい容よう動どう詞しを「な形けい容よう詞し」と呼よぶことも多おおい。

  In Japanese language education, adjectival nouns are often called "na-adjectives."