List: nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Nouns that can be converted into genitive case using the particle の.
popular JLPT N1 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- not yet known, unknown, strange
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- highest (e.g. floor), top
- best, finest, supreme, highest (quality)
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- space, room, gap, emptiness
- vacancy, opening, empty seat
- free time, time to spare
- disuse, unused thing
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- darkness, the dark
- bewilderment, despair, hopelessness
- hidden place, secrecy, oblivion
- black market, shady trading, underhand transactions, illegal channels
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- uniform, equal, even, the same, identical
- common, ordinary, usual
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- horticulture, gardening
popular obsolete reading JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- grey, gray, ashen
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- (husband and wife) both working, dual income
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- running one's own business, doing business on one's own, self-employment
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- serious illness