List: nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Nouns that can be converted into genitive case using the particle の.
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.), even, uniform
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- phantom, vision, illusion, apparition
- something fleeting, short-lived dream
- fabled item, mythical thing, very rare thing
popular irregular okurigana JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- interval, break, pause, spare moment
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- legal, lawful, legitimate
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- insect, bug
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- left hand
- left-hand side, left-hand direction, (on) the left
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- most suitable, optimum, optimal, best
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- residing (esp. abroad), staying, living
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