の
no
Hiragana の (no)
- Reads asno
- ScriptHiragana
- Katakana pair ノ
- Rown
Remember it
A 'no' sign drawn in one circling stroke. Nope.
Words that use it
- のむ nomu to drink 飲む
- のり nori seaweed 海苔
Watch out
の is also the most common particle in Japanese, joining two nouns: わたしのねこ, my cat. You will meet it as grammar far more often than inside a word.