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 taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- urban areas, the streets, town, city
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) usually written using kana alone
- purple, violet
- purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon), red gromwell, red-root gromwell
- soy sauce
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)
- pride, boast
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- national holiday, public holiday
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun (prefix)
- ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb
- up-train, train heading toward the starting point of its route
- upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
- upstream, uphill
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- upper level, upper grade, high rank, advanced level, senior level, upper class
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- dining table
popular obsolete reading rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- mind and body
popular JLPT N1 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- rising, developing, emergent, burgeoning, new
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)
- new building, new construction