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) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の Buddhism
- heartlessness, hardness of heart, coldheartedness, cruelty
- insentient, inanimate
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- colourless, colorless, achromatic
- neutral (position), impartial
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- imitation, copying
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb
- herbivorous, plant-eating, graminivorous
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun (suffix) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- stripe, bar, streak
- (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
popular obsolete reading JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- sincerity, true heart, devotion
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N1 adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- by nature, by birth, naturally, natural, innate
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- the following
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- invincible, unrivaled, unrivalled, matchless, unbeatable, undefeatable
popular obsolete reading noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk), laity, man of the world, the world
- local manners, modern customs
- common, popular
- vulgar, low