形式名詞. A closed subclass of short nouns with general meaning and no specific content. Usually following an appositive clause or a relative clause. The formal noun の is not to be confused with the particle の.
Examples include: こと, もの, ところ, わけ, はず, つもり, よう, の, ため, とおり, まま, おかげ, せい, くせ, かわり, ほう
Examples of questions wrongly tagged as particle-no
- Does ところ mean the exact same thing as こと in this sentence?
- This instance of のに is opposite from my expectations
References
- http://www.geocities.jp/niwasaburoo/14keisikimeisi.html
- the 仮名書き・形式名詞 tag on Yahoo!知恵袋
- http://blog.livedoor.jp/veritedesu/archives/1926640.html
- 名詞 on Japanese Wikipedia
