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)
- 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 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
popular linguistics noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) music
- homophony, same pronunciation, same sound
- unison, same pitch
- (in) one voice, (speaking in) unison
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) Buddhism
- secrecy, confidentiality, privacy, secret
- one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
- inner realization, personal enlightenment
- kitchen
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- bent back, hunchback, stoop
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) dated term adverb
- approximate age, apparent age
- marriageable age (esp. of a woman), age of maturity, age of adulthood
- age (when ...)
- for years (past), for a long time