List: nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Nouns that can be converted into genitive case using the particle の.
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) prefix
- emptiness, being empty
- not carrying anything, unburdened, empty-handed
- dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.), false, no-show (reservation), put-on (cheeriness, courage, etc.), empty (compliments), insincere
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)
- decrease, reduction, decline
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- favourable, favorable, promising, satisfactory, in good shape
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- advanced age, old age
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) mathematics
- combination, union, joining, incorporation, amalgamation, merger, fusion
- combined, joint, united, shared
- congruence
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- government management, state management
popular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) go (game)
- black
- black stone
- guilt, guilty person
popular search-only kana form JLPT N3 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic) adverb
- least, lowest, minimum
- worst
- awful, horrible, nasty, disgusting
- at the very least
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- remainder, remnant, the rest, what is left, balance, leftovers
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- private (establishment)