List: nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Nouns that can be converted into genitive case using the particle の.
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- must-read, required reading
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- bottling
- bottled
popular JLPT N2 mathematics noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- fraction
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- humanities, social sciences, and fine arts, liberal arts
popular obsolete reading JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun (suffix)
- distinction, difference, discrimination
- separate, different, another, extra
- exception, exclusion
- classified by, ranked by, according to
popular irregular okurigana rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 usually written using kana alone adverb noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- almost, nearly, mostly, practically, virtually, basically, just about, all but
- hardly, barely, scarcely, little
- large majority, large proportion, greater part, most (of), almost all (of)
popular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone adverb noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- about, roughly, approximately
- generally, on the whole, as a rule
- completely, quite, entirely, altogether, totally, not at all (with neg. verb)
- outline, gist
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- each, individual
popular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) adverb conjunction
- ordinary, common, usual
- free of charge
- unaffected, as is, safe
- only, merely, just, simply
- but, however, nevertheless
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- previously, already, for some time, for quite a while