List: nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Nouns that can be converted into genitive case using the particle の.
popular noun noun (generic) noun (suffix) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- demon, devil, evil spirit, evil influence
- -crazed person, -obsessed person, fiend
- dreaded, terrible, awful, dreadful
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- delinquency, misconduct
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- satire, irony, sarcasm
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- one side, one party, the other side, the other party
- one (of a pair), the other (one), the mate, the fellow
popular obsolete reading JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- (unlikely event of) emergency, the worst(-case scenario), 10000 to 1
- (if) by some chance, by some possibility, in the unlikely event that
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb intransitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- tax exemption, duty exemption
popular obsolete reading JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- white hair, grey hair, gray hair
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- dry taste (e.g. sake, wine)
- a liking for sake, one who likes sake
- salty (taste)
- harsh, scathing
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) chemistry
- the opposite sex
- isomerism
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- one portion, one serving, one person
- adult, grown-up, person who has come of age
- fully fledged, established, qualified