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 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 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- necessary
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- inviolability, nonaggression, sacredness
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- main course (of a river)
- mainstream, main current (e.g. of thought)
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- burial