List: nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Nouns that can be converted into genitive case using the particle の.
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective adverb
- corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.), being equivalent to
- appropriate, suitable, befitting, proportionate
- to be proportionate to, to be in keeping with, to be deserving of, to be worthy of
- considerable, substantial
- considerably, rather, quite, fairly, pretty
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)
- promotion, acceleration, encouragement, facilitation, spurring on
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- diverse, varied
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- representation, agency, proxy
- proxy, agent, representative, deputy, substitute, surrogate, stand-in
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- large, large-sized, large-scale, big
popular gikun or jukujikun JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- adult, grown-up
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) adverb
- majority, more than half, most (of)
- mostly, largely, mainly, predominately, nearly
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- large quantity, massive (quantity), mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- underground, below the ground
- world of the dead, the grave
- underground (activities, movement, etc.), secret, illegal, in hiding
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- above ground, on the ground, earth's surface
- this world, this earth