Type Element Usage Japanese Scripts 乃(Japanese Kanji) の(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /no̞/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Japanese kun reading of nǎi. It is sometimes used as a kanji representation of the possessive particle no, since it is the basis of the hiragana character の. Related ItemsDetails Given Name DescendantsAyano, Noa(Japanese) Same Spellingno 1, no 2, no 4, no 5, nọ̀