book(s) belonging to, associated with, or specified by the preceding word; for example, あっちの本 means “that book over there.”
→ の
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book(s) belonging to, associated with, or specified by the preceding word; for example, あっちの本 means “that book over there.”の is a possessive or descriptive particle connecting a preceding noun or phrase to 本 (“book”). The term の本 is not normally used alone; it requires something before の, such as 私の本 (“my book”) or 何冊の本 (“how many books”).