くノ一

Japanese
The order of the three strokes of the kanji 女
Kanji in this term
一
いち
Grade: 1
goon

Etymology

From the three strokes of the kanji 女 (“woman”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) くノ​いち [kùnóꜜìchì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ᵝno̞it͡ɕi]

Noun

くノ一(いち) or くノ一(いち) • (kunoichi) 

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

See also

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