の (no), hiragana basic
の
no
な row · o column
hiraganabasic1 stroke
Stroke order
katakana counterpart
Words with の
飲み物のみものdrink
飲むのむdrink
乗るのるget on; ride
How to remember it
のOne stroke curls around into an open loop. Imagine a “no entry” sign drawn with a single sweep: no.
Where it comes from
乃の
の developed from the cursive writing of 乃, simplified into one curling stroke.