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) adverb
- end, tip, top
- end (of the year, month, etc.), close
- youngest child
- descendants, offspring, posterity
- future
- (finally) after, (at last) after, at the end of
- trifles, trivialities
- degenerate age
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- without an occupation, unemployed, jobless
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- reserve, spare
- preparation, preliminaries
隣となりtonaripopular irregular okurigana obsolete kanji JLPT N5 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- next (to), adjoining, adjacent
- house next door, neighbouring house, next-door neighbour, next-door neighbor
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- customer, client, patron
popular な adjective adjective (generic) adverb noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- soon, in a moment, before long, shortly
- nearby, close
- direct
- spot transaction, cash transaction
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun (suffix)
- shape, form, figure, posture, pose
- appearance
- state, situation
- suitable, fit, reasonable
- about
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb noun (suffix) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- (one's) exclusive use, private use, personal use
- dedicated use, use for a particular purpose
- exclusive use (of particular products), using only (e.g. a certain brand), using solely
popular JLPT N3 sensitive noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) sumo
- old person, elderly person, senior citizen
- trustee of the Japan Sumo Association, retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay
- senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
- important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
popular JLPT N1 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) adverb
- daily, everyday
- days (e.g. of one's youth)
- every day, day after day, day by day, from day to day