List: nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Nouns that can be converted into genitive case using the particle の.
popular obsolete reading JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- white hair, grey hair, gray hair
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- dry taste (e.g. sake, wine)
- a liking for sake, one who likes sake
- salty (taste)
- harsh, scathing
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) chemistry
- the opposite sex
- isomerism
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- one portion, one serving, one person
- adult, grown-up, person who has come of age
- fully fledged, established, qualified
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- militarism
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- lipstick
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- habitual use, daily use
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- new rice, first rice crop of the year
- novice, beginner, newcomer, new hand
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb
- iron manufacture