NใฎN (Noun NO Noun)
Core / Foundation
๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ)
๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ)
ใใฎใใฏใ2ใคใฎ ๅ่ฉ(ใใใ)ใ ใคใชใ ใใชใฎใใใช ๅฝนๅฒ(ใใใใ)ใงใใใ็งใฎๆฌใใฎใใใซใๆๆ(ใใใใ)ใ ๆๅฑ(ใใใใ)ใ ่กจ(ใใใ)ใใพใใ
“NO” acts like glue connecting two nouns. It indicates possession (My book) or category (Japanese car).
ใใฎใ (NO) = Possession Marker (Owner’s Tag) / Linker.
Structure = Owner/Category + NO + Item.
๐ Layer B: Deepening (ๆทฑๆใ)
๐ก Raya’s Hack (ๆป็ฅๆณ)
่ฑ่ช(ใใใ)ใฎ ใขใในใใญใใฃใ’sใใจ ๅใใ ใ๏ผใ็ง(ใใใ)ใฎใใฏ “Me’s” (=My)ใใ็ฐไธญ(ใใชใ)ใใใฎใใฏ “Tanaka’s” ใฃใฆ ่(ใใใ)ใใใฐ ใซใณใฟใณ๏ผ
It’s the same as the English apostrophe “‘s”! Think of “Watashi no” as “Me’s” (My). It makes it super easy!
๐ง Joy’s Mistake (ใใใใ้้ใ)
Scene: Joy trying to say “My book” but switching the order.
Joy: ใๆฌ ใฎ ็ง ใงใใ
(Hon no watashi desu)
โ Wrong!
Why?
ใใใ ใจใๆฌใฎ็ง (The Book’s Me)ใใซใชใฃใกใใใ๏ผๆฅๆฌ่ช(ใซใปใใ)ใงใฏใๆ(ใ)ใกไธป(ใฌใ)๏ผใชใผใใผ๏ผใใๅ (ใใ)ใซๆฅ(ใ)ใพใใ
This means “The Book’s Me”! In Japanese, the “Owner” or “Category” always comes first.
๐ฅ Layer C: Practice Loop
Now itโs time to test your learning through the next 10 practice drills!
Level 1: ๅบ็คใใชใซ (Basic)
Q1. Watashi ___ hon. (My book)
(My book)
Q2. Sensei ___ pen. (Teacher’s pen)
(Teacher’s pen)
Q3. Nihon ___ kuruma. (Japanese car)
(Japan’s car / Japanese car)
Q4. Gakkou ___ sensei. (School teacher)
(Teacher of the school)
Q5. Anata ___ namae. (Your name)
(Your name)
Level 2: ๅฟ็จใใชใซ (Advanced)
Q6. ๆฅๆฌ(ใซใปใ)๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ ๆญ(ใใ)ใ (Japanese song)
(A song of Japan / Japanese song)
Q7. ่ฑ่ช(ใใใ)๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ ๆฌ(ใปใ)ใ (English book)
(A book of English / English book)
Q8. ใใใฏ ่ชฐ(ใ ใ)๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ ใใณใงใใใ (Whose pen is this?)
(Whose pen…?)
Q9. Translate: “My name is Ken.” (Watashi, namae, Ken, desu)
(Watashi no namae wa Ken desu.)
Q10. Translate: “Tokyo University.” (Toukyou, Daigaku)
(Toukyou no daigaku)




