List: nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Nouns that can be converted into genitive case using the particle の.
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- finance, financing, credit transacting, loaning of money, circulation of money
- monetary, financial, credit
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- military affairs
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun (suffix) grammar Buddhism noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb
- the present, present time, now
- as of
- present tense
- this world, this life
- to actually exist, to exist right now, to exist right in front of one
popular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) adverb archaic
- behind, rear
- after, later
- remainder, the rest
- more (e.g. five more minutes), left
- also, in addition
- descendant, successor, heir
- after one's death
- past, previous
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result
- effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- action, conduct, behaviour, behavior, mobilization, mobilisation
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N4 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) obsolete term
- international
- diplomatic intercourse
popular obsolete reading noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- internal, domestic
popular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- left, left-hand side
- left hand
- the left (wing), leftist
- fondness for alcohol, drinker
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) adverb
- recently, lately, these days, nowadays, right now
- nearest, closest