くノ一

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

• 忍 (にん)者 (じゃ) (ninja)