List: nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Nouns that can be converted into genitive case using the particle の.
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- female (animal, plant)
popular obsolete reading irregular okurigana obsolete kanji JLPT N2 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- slanting, tilted, sloping, diagonal, oblique
- distorted (feeling), slanted (e.g. view of the world), bad (mood), amiss, awry
popular JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- horizontal, level, even
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- clear weather, fine weather
- formal, ceremonial, public
- cleared of suspicion
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- ahead, forward, (in) front
- having a square front
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- brown, light brown, tawny
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)
- flight, desertion, escape
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) adverb mathematics
- inner thoughts, real intention, inmost heart, one's mind
- at heart, deep down, on the inside
- inner center (centre)
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- older, senior
popular JLPT N1 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- normal, usual, ordinary, everyday