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)
- inferior, base, vulgar, low grade, lower class
popular irregular okurigana noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) prefix
- temporary, provisional, interim, tentative
- fictitious, assumed (name), alias
- hypothetical, theoretical
popular JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- always, all the time, at all times
- never
- usual, regular, habitual, customary
popular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) usually written using kana alone adverb
- another place, some other place, somewhere else, outside
- another (person or thing), other, different, something else, someone else, the rest, et al.
- beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.), outside
- except, but, other than, apart from
- besides, in addition to, as well as, on top of
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- every kind, all sorts
popular abbreviation noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- student discount
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adverb
- a little, a few, small, slight, trifling, meagre, meager, narrow (margin)
- only, just, merely, no more than
近くちかくchikakupopular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) adverb noun (suffix)
- near, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity
- nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"), close to
- shortly, soon
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- nearsightedness, shortsightedness, myopia
popular JLPT N3 adverb noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) dated term
- lately, recently, nowadays
- terribly, awfully, extremely