List: nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Nouns that can be converted into genitive case using the particle の.
隣となりtonaripopular irregular okurigana search-only kanji form 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, style
- 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
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- Japan and South Korea, Japanese-Korean
popular obsolete reading rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 noun (suffix) noun (generic) noun noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- not exceeding ..., not more than ..., ... and under, ... and below, ... or fewer
- below (a standard, level, etc.), under, beneath, less than
- the following, the below-mentioned, the rest, followed by ...
- including ..., ... and other (employees, officials, etc.)
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) adverb
- all, everything, entirety, the whole
- absolutely (not), (not) at all, (none) whatsoever, without exception