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 intransitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- protest, objection
popular JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- high-class, high-grade, high-quality, high-end, luxury
- high-ranking, high-level, senior
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- municipal, city
popular JLPT N3 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) abbreviation linguistics
- automatic
- intransitive verb
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)
- defense, defence
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- weekly publication
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)
- belonging to (a group, organization, etc.), affiliation (with), being attached to, being under the control of, serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- commerce, trade, business
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- forest, woods
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- century
- era
- of the century (e.g. fight of the century)