くノ一

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Japanese

 くノ一 on Japanese Wikipedia
The order of the three strokes of the kanji
Kanji in this term
いち
Grade: 1
goon

Etymology

From the three strokes of the kanji (woman).[1] The first character is a hiragana, the second character is a katakana, the third character is a kanji.

Pronunciation

Noun

くノ(いち) or くノ(いち) (kunoichi

  1. a kunoichi (female ninja)
  2. Synonym of (onna, woman)

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN