possessive case
Grammatical term for the case that marks possession, such as English 's or the preposition 'of'. In Japanese, it corresponds to the particle の.
The English possessive case is expressed with 's or 'of'.
日本語では「の」が所有格に当たる。
In Japanese, の corresponds to the possessive case.
Compound of 所有 (possession) and 格 (grammatical case).