List: nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Nouns that can be converted into genitive case using the particle の.
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- (private) secretary
- treasured book, secret book
popular search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) colloquial noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold), disease, sickness
- bad habit, bad behaviour, weakness, failing
- crazy, insane, disturbed, sick in the head
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の suffix
- unclear, obscure, indistinct, uncertain, ambiguous
- unknown, unidentified
- ignorance, lack of wisdom, lack of insight
popular JLPT N4 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective adverb abbreviation noun noun (generic)
- normal, ordinary, regular, usual, common, average
- normally, ordinarily, usually, generally, commonly
- local train, train that stops at every station
popular search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- truth, reality, actuality, fact
- proper, right, correct, official
- genuine, authentic, real, natural, veritable
popular JLPT N3 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- free (of charge), gratuitous
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast, conjecture
popular JLPT N2 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- temporary, provisional, interim
- special, extraordinary, extra
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- topic, subject
- much talked about, topical, in the news, hot
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- mutual, reciprocal