Katakana · n row
ノ (no): katakana stroke order and pronunciation
ノ is the katakana for no, the o sound of the n row. It is written with one stroke. Its hiragana twin is の (no).
ノ
- Romaji
- no
- Strokes
- 1
- Listen
- Play no
How to say no
Tip: like 'no' in 'note'
One stroke. That's it. 'No' — the easiest kana you'll ever learn.
ノ in a word
The course introduces ノ with ノート (notebook).
The n row
The n row keeps one consonant and runs through the five vowels, so ノ differs from its neighbours only in the vowel. Reading the row as a set fixes the pattern:
Built from ノ
The same sound in hiragana
Stroke-order data from KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0.
Practice this in Open Lingo
The Open Lingo Japanese course teaches ノ with tracing practice, a listening drill and spaced review, then uses it in real words within the same lesson.
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