List: nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Nouns that can be converted into genitive case using the particle の.
yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- elastic, flexible, telescoping, expandable, retractable, extensible
noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- honeymoon
noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- new bill, banknote
noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- new species, new variety
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- young and energetic, up-and-coming
noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- new employee, freshman employee, new hire
irregular kanji usage な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- solemn
JLPT N1 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) adverb
- right in front, just opposite, under the nose
popular ateji rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone interjection adverb noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) archaic
- by no means, never!, well, I never!, you don't say!, no way!
- certainly (not), surely (not), hardly (expected)
- something unexpected, emergency
- indeed, really, truly, unexpectedly
- (the) present, (the) here and now, situation at hand
noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- right behind, just behind, directly behind