noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
common noun
A grammatical term referring to a noun that names a general class of things, as opposed to a proper noun (固有名詞).
「犬」は普通名詞で、「ポチ」は固有名詞です。
"Dog" is a common noun, while "Pochi" is a proper noun.
固有名詞 is a proper noun (e.g., a specific name), while 普通名詞 is a common noun referring to a general category.
Compound of 普通 (common, ordinary) and 名詞 (noun). A straightforward calque from Western grammatical terminology.