List: nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Nouns that can be converted into genitive case using the particle の.
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- muscular
- lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
popular JLPT N3 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic) interjection
- superior, first-class, excellent, top quality
- (that's) just fine!, bring it on!
popular JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic) adverb noun (suffix)
- a lot, lots, plenty, many, a large number, much, a great deal, a good deal
- enough, sufficient
- enough, too many, too much
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- yearning, longing, aspiration, adoration, admiration
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- being lightly dressed
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- whole house, whole audience
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- below zero, sub-zero
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adverb adverb taking the と particle noun noun (generic)
- various, a variety of, all sorts of, many (different)
- variously, in various ways, in many ways
- various things, this and that
popular gikun or jukujikun noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- peat
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb
- imported, foreign-made