List: nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Nouns that can be converted into genitive case using the particle の.
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- surroundings, environs
- circumference
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- small number, few, minority
popular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) abbreviation hanafuda prefix
- blue, azure
- green
- green light (traffic)
- black (horse coat color)
- blue 5-point card
- immature, unripe, young
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- series, chain, sequence
- two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper)
- verse, stanza
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- within the prefecture
popular abbreviation noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する
- nuclear power plant, nuclear power generation
- primary (e.g. primary immunodeficiency syndrome)
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- present post, current office, (an) incumbent
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- individual, separate, personal, case-by-case
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- branch, subdivision
popular JLPT N1 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- prior, beforehand, in advance, before the fact, ex ante