List: nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Nouns that can be converted into genitive case using the particle の.
popular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) go (game) mahjong food, cooking
- white
- innocence, innocent person
- blank space
- white stone
- white dragon tile
- skewered grilled pig intestine
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) grammar
- plural, multiple
- plural (number)
popular JLPT N2 adverb noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- originally, primarily
- essentially, intrinsically, naturally, by nature, in (and of) itself
- proper, rightful, legal, normal
popular irregular reading JLPT N3 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) adverb
- only, sole, unique
popular JLPT N1 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)
- preference, priority, precedence
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- main cause, primary factor
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- green
- greenery, verdure
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) abbreviation
- substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing
- stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor
- compensation, exchange, return
- another helping, second helping, seconds, refill
- upcoming program, upcoming programme
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- many-sided, versatile, polygonal, diversified
popular JLPT N2 noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- to fix, to settle, to standardize, to regularize
- constant, definite, uniform, defined, certain, prescribed