Type Element Usage Japanese Scripts 之(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. /no̞/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Japanese kun reading of zhī. It was formerly used as the kanji representation of the possessive particle no. Related ItemsDetails Other Readingszhī(Chinese) yuki(Japanese) Given Name DescendantsRyūnosuke, Ryuunosuke(Japanese) Same Spellingno 1, no 2, no 3, no 5, nọ̀