くノ一

Japanese
The order of the three strokes of the kanji 女
女 and くノ一 in Gothic style
Kanji in this term
一
いち
Grade: 1
goon

Etymology

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

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

Noun

くノ一 (hiragana くのいち, hiragana and katakana くノいち, rōmaji kunoichi)

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

See also
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