List: nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Nouns that can be converted into genitive case using the particle の.
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
search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- right opposite, directly across, just in front of, face to face
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments, elusive, phantom
noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- retainer, subject, vassal, servant
noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- confidential