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)
- unrelated
popular search-only kana form search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- right side, right-hand side
popular obsolete reading JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- pure white
- blank (e.g. mind, paper)
popular obsolete reading JLPT N1 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- all-purpose, utility, universal
- all-powerful, almighty, omnipotent, all-round (e.g. athlete)
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) adverb な adjective colloquial noun (suffix)
- remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers
- (not) very, (not) much
- too much, excessively, overly
- extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible
- not very good, so-so, mediocre
- more than, over
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- minority (i.e. being under age), minor, underage person
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- ageing, aging, senile deterioration
popular obsolete kanji search-only kanji form JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) usually written using kana alone な adjective noun (suffix) adverb
- one cup (of), one glass (of), one bowl (of), cupful, glassful, bowlful, spoonful
- one drink (of alcohol)
- full, filled (with), brimming (with), crowded, packed
- fully, to capacity, to the maximum, as much as possible
- a lot, much, many
- all of ..., the entire ...
- one (squid, octopus, crab, etc.)
- one (boat)
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- indoors
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- congeniality, satisfaction, gratification