のの字 (Nonoji): Loop, Shape of a Hiragana "no"

Meaning

English

loop
shape of a hiragana "no"

Reading

Kana

ののじ

Romaji

nonoji

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 123959 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

文字

もじ

writing

大文字

おおもじ

huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year

名字

みょうじ

surname

赤字

あかじ

corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

黒字

くろじ

black letter

漢字

かんじ

kanji

小文字

こもじ

lowercase letter

習字

しゅうじ

penmanship

十字

じゅうじ

cross

字

あざ

section of village

字

じ

the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

一字

いちじ

(one) letter

Example Sentences

2

ノブをのの字に回して。

Turn the knob clockwise.

普通ネジはね、のの字に回すと締まって、のの字の反対に回すと緩むんだよ。

Normal screws when turned clockwise will tighten and when turned anti-clockwise will loosen.