How to write の (no) in hiragana
の (no) has no voiced form. It grew out of the cursive form of the kanji 乃 (“from”). One flowing stroke draws it: it starts at the top and runs downwards then up and right, ending at the bottom. Words that start with it include 農業 (“agriculture”), 能力 (“ability”), 残った分 (“amount left over”) and 脳 (“brain”).
- Romaji
- no
- Strokes
- 1
- From
- 乃
- Katakana
- ノ
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- topdownwards → up and right
Where の comes from
- Hiragana
- 乃, cursive of the whole kanji
- Katakana
- ノ from 乃
Here both scripts start from the same kanji, 乃 (“from”).
Look-alikes
- め, 2 strokes
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Words with の
424 common JMdict words with it; ten shown.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 農業 | のうぎょう nougyou | agriculture; farming |
| 能力 | のうりょく nouryoku | ability; faculty |
| 残った分 | のこったぶん nokottabun | amount left over; remaining portion |
| 脳 | のう nou | brain; brains |
| 伸び | のび nobi | growth; development |
| 農家 | のうか nouka | farmer; farming family |
| 脳死 | のうし noushi | brain death |
| 残り | のこり nokori | remainder; remnant |
| 野 | の no | field; plain |
| 残す | のこす nokosu | to leave (behind); to leave (undone) |
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