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 or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- waste, extravagance
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- fallen leaves, leaf litter, falling leaves
- leaf fall, dropping leaves, defoliation
- deciduous
popular noun noun (generic) adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- the whole face
- (wearing an expression) all over one's face
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- grief, sorrow, extreme sadness, heartbreak
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- bad reputation, poor reception, unpopularity, disrepute
popular rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- remote region, outlying district, border district, frontier
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- fairy, sprite, elf
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) な adjective
- positive (result)
- positive (attitude), cheerful, optimistic
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) adverb noun noun (generic)
- private, confidential, informal, secret, (within the) family circle, (on the) inside
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- lyricism, description of one's feelings