# の — hiragana “no”

の is the hiragana character for the sound “no”. It is written with 1 stroke, and in katakana the same sound is ノ.

- Reading: no
- Strokes: 1
- Katakana: ノ

## Words with の

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| のむ | nomu | to drink |
| のる | noru | to get on |
| のぼる | noboru | to ascend |
| のこる | nokoru | to remain |
| のぞむ | nozomu | to desire |
| のうりょく | nouryoku | ability |

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/hiragana-chart/no/. Last updated 2026-11-01.