の (Indicates possession)

Indicates possession

JLPT N5
Pattern

Noun A + の + Noun B

How it works

の links two nouns so that the first one describes the second: owner, origin, place, material or type. 日本のラーメン is “ramen from Japan”, わたしの本 is “my book”. The main noun always comes last.

Examples

  • これは わたしの かさです。This is my umbrella.
  • 日本の ラーメンは おいしいです。Japanese ramen is delicious.
  • ギターの れんしゅうを します。I practise the guitar.

Related grammar

Further reading

Bunpro N5 · Lesson 1

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