普ふ通つう名めい詞し

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).

• 「犬いぬ」は普ふ通つう名めい詞しで、「ポチ」は固こ有ゆう名めい詞しです。

  "Dog" is a common noun, while "Pochi" is a proper noun.