Do possessive pronouns exist at all in Japanese or the only way to refer to possession is through the "no" particle? In English or Spanish there are possessive pronouns like my, your, her, his, mi, tu, su, etc. that you can use to show possession. For example, my car. But in Japanese the only way I've seen (or that I remember right now) for a phrase like that is with the use of the particle "no". . Is that the only way there is?

is almost recognized in modern Japanese as a fixed single word that means _my_. was a possession marker like in old Japanese, but this meaning has dropped out of use. Modern dictionaries usually list this as a distinct entry (as a ). is similar.

* vs with possessives



Besides these, I don't think there are common possessive personal pronouns.