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 taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) adverb
- postwar period, period after Second World War
popular irregular okurigana JLPT N5 numeric noun noun (generic) adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- one
- for one thing
- only
- (not) even
- just (e.g. "just try it")
- some kind of, one type of
popular JLPT N3 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) archaic
- general, universal
- ordinary, average, common, non-celebrity
- the same, no different, (just) as if
popular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) adverb
- number one, first, first place
- best, most
- game, round, bout
- as a test, as an experiment, by way of experiment, by way of trial, tentatively
- song (e.g. in noh), piece
popular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- right, right-hand side
- right hand
- the above (in a piece of vertical writing), above-mentioned
- the right (wing), rightist
- the better (of two)
popular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) abbreviation hanafuda noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- flower, blossom, bloom, petal
- cherry blossom
- beauty
- blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)
- ikebana
- hanafuda
- (the) best
- glorious, lovely
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) grammar Buddhism
- the past, bygone days
- one's past (that one would prefer remained secret)
- past (tense), preterit, preterite
- previous life
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- revision, amendment, alteration
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- foreign, abroad, overseas
popular obsolete reading JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- foreign country