List: nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Nouns that can be converted into genitive case using the particle の.
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- standing, regular, permanent
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) sports
- starting in advance, starting first, going first, going ahead
- starting (in team sports)
popular JLPT N1 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- sole, single, solo
- independence, singleness, singularity
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- democracy
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun (suffix)
- inside and outside, interior and exterior
- inside and outside the country, home and abroad, domestic and foreign
- around, about, approximately
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- first place, head position, leading position
popular JLPT N3 adverb noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- other (esp. people and abstract matters)
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) biology
- half the number
- haploid
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- semiconductor, solid-state
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の Buddhism
- secret, secrecy, confidentiality, privacy
- mystery
- secret (e.g. to success)
- esoteric teachings