I have seen both uses in different contexts, but I'm having trouble figuring out in which case to use the 'no' particle!
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4Do you mean a student of the Japanese language, or a student who is Japanese? – Angelos Jul 18 '19 at 15:07
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@AeonAkechi It makes all the difference, doesn't it? In English we tend to take for granted this level of specificity. The answer would be very different depending on the case. – psosuna Jul 18 '19 at 16:21
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Closely related: japanese.stackexchange.com/q/19365/7810, japanese.stackexchange.com/q/27485/7810 – broken laptop Jul 20 '19 at 7:30
の it is a particle. の-to show possession, of etc... refer this link:enter link description here
eg: japanese student- 日本人学生(nihonjin gakusei) student of japan - 日本の学生(nihon no gakusei)
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While you do technically answer the question, it is a little unsatisfying. Would you mind expanding your answer to explain the usage? On JLSE, we want our answers not only to help people asking the questions, but also to answer the questions of others with similar questions. – ajsmart Jul 19 '19 at 13:30
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I also misinterpreted the question at first. I think this is about dropping の. – mamster Jul 19 '19 at 14:37