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之の

Meanings

Particle

1. indicates possessive

orig. written 乃 or 之

2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives

3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases

4. indicates a confident conclusion

at sentence-end; falling tone

5. indicates emotional emphasis

at sentence-end

6. indicates question

at sentence-end; rising tone

Alt. forms

Kanji used

archaic の (manly)

Pitch accent

の

Used in vocabulary (28 in total)

実じつ業ぎょう之の日に本ほん社しゃ

Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Ltd. (name of a publishing company)

一いち之の宮みや

most important provincial shrine; (arch.) first-born imperial prince

奥おく之の院いん

inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.