List: nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Nouns that can be converted into genitive case using the particle の.
gairaigo waseigo English origin popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) sports
- single touch (of a button, etc.), one-touch operation
- touch (of the ball before it lands out of bounds; in volleyball)
- one-touch play (in soccer)
popular noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) な adjective noun taking the genitive case particle の abbreviation
- one-man (show, team, etc.)
- tyrant, dictatorial person
- conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver), conductorless train
search-only kana form pronoun noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- I, me
- personal (affairs, etc.), private
- selfishness, partiality
- secrecy, confidentiality
rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front, wrong way round
search-only kanji form yojijukugo noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- stormy and full of drama, full of ups and downs, with many vicissitudes
rarely used kanji form noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- wide (esp. of clothing), broad
abbreviation noun noun (generic) prefix noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- cold water
- cold sake
- cold, cool, chilled, unheated
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- on hand, readily available
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form polite language noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- long-awaited, long-waited-for
- someone who has waited a long time, something that one has waited impatiently for
noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- same time (period)