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乃

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Readings

On readingナイ、ダイ、ノ、アイ
Kun readingの、すなわ.ち、なんじ
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. fromRtK
    苦虫を噛みつぶしたような顔で、綾乃ちゃんは舌打ちした。Ayano tutted, making a sour face.tatoeba
    花乃、嘘泣きはたまーにやるから効果あるんだぞ。Kano, pretending to cry has impact from being used sparingly!tatoeba
  2. possessive particle
  3. whereupon
  4. accordingly
  1. indicates possessive
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. indicates a confident conclusion
  5. indicates emotional emphasis

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 741

Compound words

乃至ないし
from ... to; between ... and; or
乃ちすなわち
that is (to say)
乃公だいこう
I
乃父だいふ
father
木乃伊ミイラ
mummy
千乃正法ちのしょうほう
Chino Shōhō (religious group founded by Chino Yūko)
戦えば乃ち勝つたたかえばすなわちかつ
to win every battle (that is fought)
乃公出でずんばだいこういでずんば
what will happen to everyone else if I am not the one who goes?
木乃伊取りが木乃伊になるミイラとりがミイラになる
intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself

Additional Examples

花乃、嘘泣きはたまーにやるから効果あるんだぞ。
Kano, pretending to cry has impact from being used sparingly!tatoeba

Stroke Order

2 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 乃

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