List: nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Nouns that can be converted into genitive case using the particle の.
ワンピースwanpiisugairaigo English origin popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- dress
- one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の shogi noun noun (generic)
- inevitable, unavoidable, certain
- brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
popular JLPT N1 adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- generally, mainly, usually, normally, mostly, for the most part
- nearly all, almost all, most
- gist, summary, outline, main idea
- staying within bounds, not overdoing (something), not getting carried away, not going too far, being moderate
- probably, perhaps, in all likelihood
- considerably, greatly, really
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- great hurry, great haste, rush
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- loud voice
popular JLPT N2 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) adverb
- first, foremost, number one
- most important
- best, greatest, most
- above all, besides, in any case, to begin with
popular JLPT N2 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) grammar
- single, one
- singular (number)
中なかnakapopular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) archaic
- inside, interior
- among, within
- middle, center, centre
- during, while, middle, midst, amid
- interval, gap
- mean, average
- second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes), middle
- medium grade, medium quality
- red-light district
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- long sleeves
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone adverb noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) idiomatic expression Buddhism noun
- (doing) various things, (doing) this and that
- being apt to, being prone to, tending to
- at any rate, anyhow, anyway
- all sorts of (negative things), various
- things that do not exist, rabbit horns