〜の（possessive）

's; of (possession, belonging or description)

Formation

Noun + の + Noun

Chinese meanings

的；所属或性质

Chinese formation

名词＋の＋名词

Chinese usage

前面的名词修饰或限定后面的名词，表示所属、性质或位置等。

Chinese notes

后面的名词在语境明确时可以省略。

Examples

Furigana

これは私わたしのかさです。
This is my umbrella.
这是我的伞。
日本語にほんごの先せん生せいはとてもやさしいです。
The Japanese teacher is very kind.
日语老师非常和蔼。
駅えきの近ちかくに新あたらしい店みせがあります。
There is a new shop near the station.
车站附近有一家新店。

Notes

The first noun describes the second: 日本の車 (a Japanese car). The second noun can be dropped when clear: それは私のです.

#particle

Related N5 grammar

〜は〜が（subject）〜を〜に（time）〜に（destination）〜に（place of existence）〜に（indirect object）〜に（frequency）

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('no');

{
  "id": "no",
  "pattern": "〜の（possessive）",
  "romaji": "no",
  "level": "N5",
  "meaning": "'s; of (possession, belonging or description)",
  "formation": "Noun + の + Noun",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "これは私のかさです。",
      "furigana": "これは{私|わたし}のかさです。",
      "en": "This is my umbrella."
    },
    {
      "ja": "日本語の先生はとてもやさしいです。",
      "furigana": "{日本語|にほんご}の{先生|せんせい}はとてもやさしいです。",
      "en": "The Japanese teacher is very kind."
    },
    {
      "ja": "駅の近くに新しい店があります。",
      "furigana": "{駅|えき}の{近|ちか}くに{新|あたら}しい{店|みせ}があります。",
      "en": "There is a new shop near the station."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "particle"
  ],
  "notes": "The first noun describes the second: 日本の車 (a Japanese car). The second noun can be dropped when clear: それは私のです.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "079397fbecb4350d1caa42e5858003ec5144440b007238f503115239929f80dd",
    "meanings": [
      "的",
      "所属或性质"
    ],
    "formation": "名词＋の＋名词",
    "explanation": "前面的名词修饰或限定后面的名词，表示所属、性质或位置等。",
    "notes": "后面的名词在语境明确时可以省略。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "これは私のかさです。",
        "zh": "这是我的伞。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "日本語の先生はとてもやさしいです。",
        "zh": "日语老师非常和蔼。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "駅の近くに新しい店があります。",
        "zh": "车站附近有一家新店。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n5.json#no",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "76fd429eb784e012e072655ab83faeeb7c32a7e8b298579f9895dc21d96ac033"
  }
}