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 taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) adverb
- usual, ordinary, normal, regular, general, common
popular JLPT N3 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic) noun (suffix)
- same, similar, (just) like, equal
popular JLPT N1 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- original, unique, distinctive, characteristic, peculiar
- independent, one's own, personal
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- interior, inside, internal
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- clique, faction
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- (private) secretary
- treasured book, secret book
popular search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) colloquial noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold), disease, sickness
- bad habit, bad behaviour, weakness, failing
- crazy, insane, disturbed, sick in the head
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の suffix
- unclear, obscure, indistinct, uncertain, ambiguous
- unknown, unidentified
- ignorance, lack of wisdom, lack of insight
popular search-only kana form JLPT N4 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective adverb abbreviation noun noun (generic)
- normal, ordinary, regular, usual, common, average
- normally, ordinarily, usually, generally, commonly
- local train, train that stops at every station
popular search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- truth, reality, actuality, fact
- proper, right, correct, official
- genuine, authentic, real, natural, veritable