List: nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Nouns that can be converted into genitive case using the particle の.
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb intransitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- transformation, variation, metamorphosis, modification, deformation, variety, deformity, monster
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- discussion, debate, argument
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- unrelated
popular search-only kana form search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- right side, right-hand side
popular obsolete reading JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- pure white
- blank (e.g. mind, paper)
popular obsolete reading JLPT N1 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- all-purpose, utility, universal
- all-powerful, almighty, omnipotent, all-round (e.g. athlete)
popular obsolete kanji search-only kanji form JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) adverb な adjective colloquial noun (suffix)
- remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers
- (not) very, (not) much
- too much, excessively, overly
- extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible
- not very good, so-so, mediocre
- more than, over
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- minority (i.e. being under age), minor, underage person
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- ageing, aging, senile deterioration
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- medium size