List: nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Nouns that can be converted into genitive case using the particle の.
popular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- next, following, subsequent
- stage, station
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective grammar martial arts
- the defensive
- passive attitude, passivity, passiveness
- the passive, passive voice
- ukemi (the art of falling safely)
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) colloquial noun noun (generic)
- for the first time
- only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ...
- first time, (one's) first
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- fraction (part of), decimal fraction
上うえuepopular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) honorific language suffix archaic
- above, over, up
- top, summit, upper part, head (e.g. of a staircase)
- surface, on (top of)
- the above (in a piece of writing), earlier part
- superior, better, higher (position, rank, etc.), upper (class)
- elder, older, senior
- with respect to ..., in terms of, as far as ... is concerned, when (e.g. drunk)
- besides ..., in addition to ..., on top of ..., as well as ...
- after ..., upon ..., on ..., with (e.g. full awareness), as a result of ...
- since ..., now that ..., because ...
- honorable, venerable, dear
- emperor, sovereign, shogun, daimyo
popular JLPT N3 suffix noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) expression
- from the standpoint of, from the viewpoint of, with respect to, in terms of, as a matter of, in view of, so far as ... is concerned
- on, above, on top of, aboard (a ship or vehicle)
- the best, top, first class, first grade
- first volume (of a two or three-volume set), first book
- with my compliments
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- top and bottom, up and down, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends
- upside-down
popular search-only kanji form な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- out-of-place, inappropriate, sticking out like a sore thumb
- produced at an unorthodox location
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- talking in one's sleep, somniloquy
- nonsense, gibberish
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- sleeping in late, oversleeping
- late riser, sleepyhead