List: nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Nouns that can be converted into genitive case using the particle の.
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
金きんkinpopular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) abbreviation counter historical term shogi colloquial
- gold (metal)
- gold (color)
- gold (medal), first place (prize)
- something of great value, something golden (e.g. silence)
- money, gold coin
- sum (of money)
- Friday
- karat (measure of purity of gold), carat
- metal (fourth phase of Wu Xing)
- Jin dynasty (of China; 1115-1234), Chin dynasty, Jurchen dynasty
- gold general
- testicles
popular ateji noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- bitterness, bitter taste
popular search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- patching (clothing), darning
- cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.), gathering
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- seeming, pose, show, pretense, sham, mock
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) archaic
- later, afterwards
- future
- after one's death
- descendant
popular JLPT N1 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- official, governmental, formal
- public (use, matter, forum, etc.), common
- being public knowledge, being out in the open, exposure to public view
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- national holiday, festival day