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 taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) numeric abbreviation mathematics philosophy
- (logical) true, regular
- 10^40, ten duodecillion
- original
- positive, greater than zero
- thesis (in dialectics)
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) prefix
- front, frontage, facade, main
popular JLPT N3 adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- absolutely, definitely, unconditionally
- absolute, unconditional, unmistakable
- absoluteness
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- acting as agent, acting on (someone's) behalf, executing business for
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) adverb
- crowd of people, great number of people
- in great numbers
popular JLPT N2 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- short-term
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) baseball
- nucleus, backbone, mainstay, key figure
- medium-level, mid-level, middle-ranking, midsize
- main body (of troops), crack troops, select troops
- center field, centre field, center fielder, centre fielder
- athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition, i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 (kendo, judo, etc.)
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) abbreviation noun (suffix) noun (prefix) colloquial
- iron (Fe)
- steel
- iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.)
- railway
- railway enthusiast
popular JLPT N3 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- identical, same, one and the same, equal
- fair, equal treatment, without discrimination
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する
- same period, corresponding period
- same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.), contemporary, classmate
- synchronization, synchronism