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)
- self, oneself
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) adverb Buddhism
- reality, actuality, truth, fact, actual conditions
- practice (as opposed to theory)
- truly, really, indeed, actually
- bhutakoti (limit of reality)
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- rising, ascending, climbing
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) card games mahjong noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- parent, parents, mother and father
- dealer, banker
- founder, inventor
- (pet) owner
- key, parent (organization), main
- ancestor, forefather
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)
- recommendation, referral, endorsement
popular JLPT N3 な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- formal, official, regular, proper, legal, due (formalities)
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)
- manufacture, production
popular search-only kana form JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) adverb
- the old days, the past, former times, a long time ago
- the past ten years, the past decade
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- early stage
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- large number (of), many
- majority