Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level: N1
1978 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 2
Meaning: from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly
Kunyomi: の, すなわ.ち, なんじ
Onyomi: ナイ, ダイ, ノ, アイ
Composition: 丿
Radical: 丿
Meaning: slash
Reading: の
Frequency: 33
Alternative forms:
乃至 (ナイシ) from ... to, between ... and, or
乃公 (ダイコウ) I, me
乃公出でずんば (ダイコウイデズンバ) what will happen to everyone else if I am not the one who goes?
【ノ】 (indicates possessive, nominalizes verbs and adjectives, substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases, indicates a confident conclusion, indicates emotional emphasis, indicates question)
乃 (ノ) 's, of, belonging to
【の】 (indicates possessive, nominalizes verbs and adjectives, substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases, indicates a confident conclusion, indicates emotional emphasis, indicates question)
乃 (の) 's, of, belonging to
即ち (すなわち) that is (to say), namely, i.e., precisely, exactly, just, nothing but, neither more nor less, (and) then