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no
English
Particle
Usually written using kana alone
orig. written 乃 or 之
indicates possessive

nominalizes verbs and adjectives
See also: が・1
substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases

at sentence-end; falling tone
indicates a confident conclusion

Female term or language
at sentence-end
indicates emotional emphasis

at sentence-end; rising tone
indicates question

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Grammar
~の: 's, of
~の: Turn a phrase ending in a verb into a 'noun phrase'
~の: ? (sentence ending particle - question) [F]
Kanjis
ON: ナイ, ダイ, ノ, アイ KUN: の, すなわ.ち, なんじ
from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly

Stroke: 2 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 3-1-1 FC: 1722.2