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 taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) adverb
- lengthy (of a book, etc.), voluminous
- most (e.g. most part), greater, fairly, a good deal, much
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- same family (race, tribe)
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) law
- ill will, spite, evil intention, malice
- bad meaning
- mala fides, bad faith, criminal intent to deceive
- malice
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- long way, distant place
popular JLPT N2 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- empty, vacant, hollow
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- empty stomach, hunger
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb intransitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- regret, repentance, remorse
popular obsolete reading JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- wholly, solely, entirely, exclusively, devotedly, fixedly
- principally, mostly, chiefly, mainly
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb intransitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- colouring, coloring, colorant
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) grammar
- neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.), indifference
- sexlessness, androgyny, androgyne, neuter
- neuter gender